Evolution of the Photographic Record and Survey Movement, c. 1890-1910

Between 1890 and 1910 a documentary photographic movement
evolved amongst amateur photographic societies, which shared the
notion of the photograph as evidence. The initiation of this
documentary movement has been ascribed to the British amateur
photographer Sir Benjamin Stone, through his work with the
'Warwickshire Photographic Survey' (WPS), the 'National
Photographic Record Association' (NPRA) and the 'Federation of
Photographic Record Series' (FPRS). As the author states,
""Although Stone may be credited with aiding the establishment
and the promotion of Record and Survey photography, it was a
fellow amateur photographer (and eminent geologist), William
Jerome Harrison (1837), who was truly responsible''. The aim of
this well researched essay is to outline the respective roles of
the two men, and the relationship between them.