The 0° and 180°, as well as the 90° differential cross sections for the 2H(γ, p)n reaction have been measured at lab photon energies between 7 and 19 MeV. Special attention was paid to the accuracy, in particular by measuring the forward Compton electron yield. For the extreme angles, the statistical error on our results amounts to 4–5% (0°) and 7–8% (180°), respectively, while the systematic uncertainty is at most 3%. The data confirm the existence of a minimum in the forward cross section and indicate beyond any doubt that the fore/aft ratio is larger than unity. Comparison shows reasonable agreement with the results from recent “conventional” theoretical approaches, including meson exchange and relativistic corrections, although the description of the c-coefficient, appearing in the Partovi expansion of the differential cross section, remains unsatisfactory. A possible source for this discrepancy could be the inadequate description of the El and/or the E2 transition operator.