Shapoor N. Bhedwar: Indian Pictorialist Photographer 1858-1916

Shapoor N. Bhedwar was a pioneering pictorialist photographer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

 

About Shapoor N. Bhedwar - click here

Short essay by Gael Newton AM

The first international asian pictorialist, Gael Newton AM,  this 2026 online essay was first published elsewhere in 2022

Times of India 1892: Art Photography in Bombay

Selection of photographs - click here

Fine Books on India & South Asia - click here, includes the book - The Artful Pose, Early Studio Photography in Mumbai

 

Collections: There are no major collections easily accessible online.
The National Gallery of Australia has seven photographs listed,
but after that there a couple in particular collections, and
occasionally a Shapoor Bhewar photograph appears in auctions, including on ebay.

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