William Gill, FRPS, (1854,

Islington Islington () is a district in the north of Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of Inner London, extending from Islington's High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the ar ...

- 23 February 1912, London) was an English photographer. Based in Colchester (a town recorded in a vast number of his photographs), but born in

, London, "he was an advocate of the real as against the sham studio accessory." At the time of his death, Gill was President of the

Professional Photographers' Association The British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) is a not-for-profit organisation for professional photographers in the United Kingdom. Members must be qualified professionals, and agree to be bound by the BIPP's code of conduct. The ins ...

. A contributor to a number of magazines, his death was widely reported in photographic circles, such as by ''

Wilson's Photographic Magazine ''Wilson's Photographic Magazine'' (1889-1914) was an American periodical published in New York by Edward Livingston Wilson. It featured work by notable photographers such as Elmer Chickering and Imogen Cunningham Imogen Cunningham (; April 12 ...

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Photographers from Essex People from Colchester 1854 births 1912 deaths {{UK-photographer-stub