Swaminathar Kanagaratnam Lawton (1851–1919), known professionally as S. K. Lawton, was a well known and popular Ceylonese photographer who pioneered various photographic techniques in his home country of

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

.Martyn's notes on Jaffna: chronological, historical, biographical
Martyn, John. He mainly worked and studied in his birthplace in

Jaffna Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th most ...

where he established his photographic business S.K. Lawton & Co. in 1876.Twentieth century impressions of Ceylon: its history, people, commerce, industries and resources.
Wright, Arnold. Lawton wrote numerous times for the Penrose Pictorial Annual, a London-based review of graphic arts that was printed nearly annually from 1895 to 1982. He was granted a 14-year English patent for his work on preparing paper to prevent its injury during development of the photos. Lawton wrote about the use of fish glue in The Penrose Annual where he discusses how its oxidation over time causes it to gradually make the enamel of the photographic paper tender.The Inland printer
Volume 38 He is also the father of Kalaiarasu Kanagaratnam Chornalingam who pioneered acting in Sri Lanka. Lawton married twice and is an ancestor of Russell Arnold, a former Sri Lankan cricket player.

Publications

Lawton, S. K. "Process experiences in Ceylon". (In ''Penrose's Pictorial Annual'', Vol. 2, 1896, pp. 44–45)Publications in the Penrose
Ebooks.com Lawton, S. K. "Deterioration of fish glue and its remedies". (In ''Penrose's Pictorial Annual'', Vol. 12, 1906–07, p. 96) Lawton, S. K. "A preservative bottle for platinotype paper". (In ''Penrose's Pictorial Annual'', Vol. 13, 1907–08, p. 64) Lawton, S. K. "Simplified colour photography". (In ''Penrose's Pictorial Annual'', Vol. 14, 1908–09, p. 64) Lawton, S. K. "A simple and expeditious method of making blocks". (In ''Penrose's Pictorial Annual'', Vol. 16, 1910–11, p. 109) Lawton, S. K. "Old negatives and their lessons". (In ''Penrose's Pictorial Annual'', Vol. 17, 1911–12, pp. 219–220) Lawton, S. K. "When was photography introduced into the East?" (In ''Penrose's Pictorial Annual'', Vol. 18, 1912–13, pp. 132–134) Lawton, S. K. "On faded photographs". (In ''Penrose's Pictorial Annual'', Vol. 19, 1913–14, pp. 47–48)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawton, S. K. 1851 births 1919 deaths People from Manipay Sri Lankan photographers Sri Lankan Tamil people