Newhaven Fisherman 1843 - 1847

"Newhaven Fisherman" (1843-1847) is a calotype photograph by the Scottish partnership of David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson. The photograph, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, depicts a working-class man from Newhaven, a fishing village near Edinburgh, Scotland. The calotype process, a pioneering photographic technique, captures the subject in sharp detail, highlighting the fisherman's worn clothing and the texture of the basket beside him. This photograph is a prime example of Hill and Adamson's work, which aimed to capture the lives and work of ordinary people in a realistic and sympathetic manner.