Inside a forgotten kingdom: Incredible unseen images of China, Cambodia and Thailand in the 19th century go on show for the first time

被遗忘的王国：19世纪、柬埔寨和泰国令人难以置信的影像首次亮相

These historic images of the Far East captured by Scottish photographer John Thomson will be exhibited in London for the first time this month.

苏格兰摄影师约翰·汤姆森拍摄的远东老照片将于本月首次在伦敦展出。

The incredible negatives were taken during 1862 and 1872 when Thomson set off to Asia for the first time. Throughout his 10-year expedition, he recorded daily lives of east Asian people, as well as the royals and became the first photographer who documented Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious monument found.

这些令人难以置信的底片是在1862年至1872年，汤姆森第一次前往亚洲期间拍摄的。10年间，他用胶片记录了东亚人的日常生活以及皇室成员的生活，并成为第一个记录世界上最大的宗教遗迹吴哥窟的摄影师。

The Scottish photographer and writer was able to capture the individuality and humanity of the diverse people of Asia, whether royalty or street vendor.

这位苏格兰摄影师和作家能够捕捉到从亚洲皇室到街头小贩的各种人物的个性和人性。

In 1862, Thomson travelled to Singapore where he opened his first photographic studio and became a professional photographer.

1862年汤姆森前往新加坡，在那里开办了自己的第一家摄影工作室并成为一名专业摄影师。

He used the method of wet collodion process, where an exposure was made onto a glass negative with highly flammable liquids. This had to be done in complete darkness, on location, in a portable darkroom tent.

他采用了棉胶湿片法，通过高度易燃液体曝光在玻璃底片上。这需要在完全黑暗的环境中进行，出外景时则需要便携式暗房帐篷。