Thomas J Washbourne worked as a photographer in Geelong and Melbourne in the 1860s and 70s. He also worked as an itinerant photographer and was known in particular for his stereoscope images and views of Victoria, his subjects including waterfalls, bridges, towns, pastoral scenes and images of working life. He is also believed to have completed a series of images of a property named Nerrin-Nerrin, near Streatham, Victoria, on commission from the property's owners, the Macpherson family. In the late 1860s, Washbourne also commenced a series of studio portraits of local Aboriginal people. Examples of Washbourne's work are held by the State Library of Victoria and within the Historic Photographs Collection, University of Sydney.
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