▁the ▁use ▁of ▁phot ography ▁to ▁document ▁their ▁travel s . ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁his ▁commercial ▁studio ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁Thom son ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁back ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁although ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁write ▁papers ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ▁on ▁the ▁uses ▁of ▁phot ography . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 4 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Thom son ▁was ▁an ▁accomplished ▁photograph er ▁in ▁many ▁areas , ▁including ▁land sc apes , ▁portrait ure , ▁street ▁phot ography , ▁and ▁architect ural ▁phot ography , ▁and ▁his ▁legacy ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁out standing ▁quality ▁and ▁bread th ▁of ▁coverage . ▁His ▁phot ography ▁from ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁en light ened ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁audience ▁of ▁Britain ▁about ▁the ▁land , ▁people , ▁and ▁cult ures ▁of ▁China ▁and ▁South - E ast ▁Asia . ▁His ▁pione ering ▁work ▁document ing ▁the ▁social ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁street ▁people ▁of ▁London ▁established ▁him ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁photo j ournal ism , ▁and ▁his ▁publishing ▁activities ▁mark ▁him ▁out ▁as ▁an ▁innov ator ▁in ▁combining ▁phot ography ▁with ▁the ▁printed ▁word . ▁ ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁work , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pe aks ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ken ya ▁was ▁named ▁" Point ▁Thom son " ▁on ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Henry ▁Well come ▁acquired ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁glass ▁neg atives