Born in Perth, the son of Thomas Jackson, a carver and gilder, Magnus initially worked in the family business.
In the 1850s he went to London to train in the coming art of photography more...
For a more indepth look at Jackson's life and work, download Magnus Jackson and the Black Art, first published in The Journal of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science – Vol XVII, 2003.
With thanks to the Perthshire Society of Natural Science for allowing the reproduction of the article.
