Peter Wickens Fry (1795 – 27 August 1860) was a pioneering English amateur photographer, although professionally he was a London solicitor.

He apparently experimented with photogenic drawing before Henry Fox Talbot developed the calotype process in 1841.

[4][7] Some of the other members of the club were: Robert Hunt, Fellow of the RSA who was director of the Museum of Practical geology and in early days of photography was on authority on the subject; Archer, a sculptor and Dr. Hugh Welch Diamond who was superintendent of the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum.

[10] Fry, in 1852, collaborated with Archer in applying the collodion positive, or ambrotype process for portraiture, which found extensive application.

[9] He was active on the Council of the Royal Photographic Society until he was forced to resign his seat when he became ill, shortly before his death.

[14] He also served as Director of the Legal and Commercial Life Assurance Society whose offices were close by at 73 Cheapside.

[16] Fry died at 14 Montague Street in London on 27 August 1860 and is buried in a family vault in Highgate Cemetery.