Alfred Buckham

Alfred George Buckham (6 November 1879 – 21 September 1956) was a British photographer who specialised in aerial photography.

He began his career in photography in 1905 and joined the Royal Naval Air Service as a reconnaissance photographer in 1917.

He felt the best shots were made standing up, writing "If one's right leg is tied to the seat with a scarf or a piece of rope, it is possible to work in perfect security".

[6] He was also active in the RPS's Affiliation scheme for photographic societies and was elected as an executive committee member in 1911.

[9] His photography was shown in an exhibition of aerial photographs held by Rice and Harper Ltd in their Armstrong-Siddeley showrooms in Guildford in 1934.