page_title: Thomas John McMahon
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas John McMahon
caption_attribution_description: English: Nauruan cyclists (1916/1917)
context_page_description: Thomas John McMahon was an Australian photojournalist and author. From 1915 to 1922 he made several trips to Melanesia and Micronesia.
  His photographic reports depicting the Pacific Islanders gained a widespread audience. Thousands of his photographs were published around the world in newspapers, magazines, books, serial encyclopedias and postcards. He contributed to create a popular and visual knowledge of the Pacific. His work answered a demand in Australia, and the Western World, for visual information on the life in the Pacific Islands, the local's physical appearance and customs and whether economic opportunities existed for settlers or investors.
context_section_description: Thomas John McMahon (1864 – 1933) was an Australian photojournalist and author. From 1915 to 1922 he made several trips to Melanesia and Micronesia.
  His photographic reports depicting the Pacific Islanders gained  a widespread audience. Thousands of his photographs were published around the world in newspapers, magazines, books, serial encyclopedias and postcards. He contributed to create a popular and visual knowledge of the Pacific. His work answered a demand in Australia, and the Western World, for visual information on the life in the Pacific Islands, the local's physical appearance and customs and whether economic opportunities existed for settlers or investors.
caption: Photograph depicting Nauruan taken by TJ Mc Mahon around 1916-17.
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