Orrin Freeman

Orrin Erastus Freeman (1830–1866) was an American professional photographer in China and Japan. Freeman worked in the ambrotype process.

For a short time, Freeman opened a photography studio in Shanghai in 1859 before leaving China for Japan.^[1]

Freeman established a studio in Yokohama in 1860.^[2] He is considered to have been the first Western professional photographer to establish a permanent residence in Japan.^[3]

He taught the elements of photography to Ukai Gyokusen who established the first phtographer studio in Edo (Eishin-dō) in 1861.^[1] Gyokusen's camera, equipment and supplies were purchased from Freeman.

His death in 1866 was sudden. He is buried in Yokohama Foreigner's Cemetery (Gaijin Bochi).^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Hannavy, John. (2007). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography, Vol. 1, p. 554. at Google Books
2. ^ Bennett, Terry. "American Ambrotypist," Old Japan, citing Rogers, G. W. "Early Recollections of Yokohama," Japan Weekly Mail. December 5, 1903.
3. ^ Hannavy, p. 770. at Google Books

References

• Bennett, Terry. (2006). Photography in Japan, 1853-1912. Boston: Tuttle. 10-ISBN 0804836337/13-ISBN 9780804836333; OCLC 476329765
• Hannavy, John. (2007). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography. London: Routledge. 13-ISBN 9780415972352/10-ISBN 0415972353; OCLC 137221556

Persondata
Name	Freeman, Orrin
Alternative names
Short description	American photographer
Date of birth	1830
Place of birth
Date of death	1866
Place of death