Samuel Sweet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Samuel Sweet

Australian settler and photographer

Date of Birth: 01-May-1825

Place of Birth: Portsea Island, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1886

Profession: photographer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Samuel Sweet

  • Captain Samuel White Sweet (1 May 1825 – 4 January 1886) was an English sea captain who settled in Australia in 1864, and was involved in the early colonization of the Northern Territory.
  • After the grounding of his ships Gulnare and Wallaroo, for both of which he was held culpable, he turned his interest in photography from a serious hobby and part-time occupation to a profession.
  • Sweet was a pioneer of Australian landscape photography as an art form, and kept abreast of technical advances in the medium.

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