Exhibition: A Journey through Light and Shadow - The Invention of Photography and the Earliest Photographs of Macao, China

Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop for The New york Times,"The earliest remaining
known photographs of China were taken by Jules Itier, a Frenchman who
traveled to China in the 1840s as part of a diplomatic mission sent by
King Louis-Philippe.

Itier passed through Macao in 1844 and the subjects of some of his
photographs — like the ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral, once the largest
Catholic cathedral in Asia — look little changed today. But most of
his photographs tell the story of a very different Macao, the one that
existed before land reclamation and rapid urbanization.

His work is a highlight of an exhibit called "A Journey through Light
and Shadow — The Invention of Photography and the Earliest Photographs
of Macao, China," which will run until Aug. 23 at the Museum of
Macau."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/arts/10iht-jessop.html

Related Link: An Early Look at Macao - New York times Slide Show -
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/09/arts/design/20090709_MACAO_SLIDESHOW_index.html

Related link: Museum of Macau: A Journey through Light and Shadow
http://www.macaumuseum.gov.mo/htmls/globaltop/eng_top_temp.htm