My quote of the week:


"Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Francis Firth 1822-1898

An English man who came from a Quaker family. Firth is most notable for his photographic concentration in the Middle East as well as creating the biggest photography firm.  In 1843 he suffered a nervous breakdown but after a few years of travel he began to become more stable and made himself a very successful businessman. Firth help founded the Liverpool Photographic Society in 1853. Firth is most notable for his traveling and exotic (mainly architectural) photography. 

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