Street Life in London was a 1877 book written by Adolphe Smith with photography by John Thomson.

Street Life in London was a 1877 publication of a collaboration between the radical[1] social journalist Adolphe Smith and Scottish photographer John Thomson.

[1] Street Life in London is considered the first[6] or at least one of the earliest examples of social documentary photography.

[2] The book described its aim "to bring before the public some account of the present condition of the London street folk, and to supply a series of faithful pictures of the people themselves.

"[2] Author Emily Kathryn Morgan published Street Life in London: Context and Commentary in 2014 which addresses both the successes and failures of the original book.