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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Nick Walker on December 21, 2014, 04:44:53 pm

Title: UK Portrait Photographer Jane Bown has passed away
Post by: Nick Walker on December 21, 2014, 04:44:53 pm

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/interactive/2009/oct/22/jane-bown-photography - many of her pictures.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11306963/Jane-Bown-obituary.html

She transported her Olympus cameras in a shopping bag, used black & white film and natural light, often window lighting.

Title: Re: UK Portrait Photographer Jane Bown has passed away
Post by: Isaac on December 22, 2014, 12:37:39 pm

Thanks, the obit was interesting, and I set the gallery to full-screen and let the decades scroll-by.

Note: Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1957 (camera in-hand).

I've just been looking at Marion Ettlinger author photos (http://www.marionettlinger.com/gallery1.php), so it was good to see a different approach.

Title: Re: UK Portrait Photographer Jane Bown has passed away
Post by: jwstl on December 22, 2014, 02:06:33 pm

I learned today her fantastic book Faces is out of print which is a shame. My copy has a prominent place on the shelf. Someone needs to get that book back in print ASAP.

Title: Re: UK Portrait Photographer Jane Bown has passed away
Post by: Nick Walker on December 23, 2014, 04:43:50 pm

Interesting Channel 4 video interview with Jane Bown - http://blogs.channel4.com/snowblog/point-shoot-doyenne-photography-jane-bown-home-channel-4-news/23679