John Richard 'Jack' Tyrrell Richardson
In addition to running his studio, Richardson undertook freelance work and had a keen interest in photographing passenger ships as they entered Sydney Harbour. He would take photos of the ships from the north shore, go back to his studio and develop them, then board the ship to sell them to passengers through the official ship store. Richardson’s photographs were popular with the ship’s passengers, particularly when the image included the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and later, the Sydney Opera House under construction.
John Richardson photographed a range of passenger ships including ARAMAC, CHUSAN, CANBERRA, EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA, STRATHMORE, ORONSAY, IBERIA, ARCADIA, ORCADES, HIMALAYA, ORSOVA, ORIANA, ORION, GALILEO GALILEI, STRATHAIRD, ORION, STRATHNAVER, STRATHEDEN and the barquentine Chilean naval training ship ESMERALDA.
Richardson later carried out his freelance photography from the Richard McKinney Studio based at 64 Regent Street, Sydney and later 165 Broadway, Sydney. His photographs are held in local, state and national collecting institutions, including the North Sydney Heritage Centre; the Powerhouse Museum; State Library of New South Wales; National Gallery of Victoria; and the National Library of Australia.
Person TypeIndividual
