John Richard Archer

John Richard Archer

Political activist. Born at 3 Blake Street, Liverpool. He travelled the world as a seaman, living in Canada and the USA, before eventually settling in Battersea, where he opened a photographic stud...

Person, Photography, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Canada, USA

2 memorials
David Bailey

David Bailey

Photographer. Born David Royston Bailey in Leytonstone. He was contracted to Vogue magazine in 1960 and played a major part in capturing the images of the 'Swinging 60s'. He photographed both the f...

Person, Photography

1 memorial
Sir Cecil Beaton

Sir Cecil Beaton

Photographer, painter, interior designer and designer for stage and screen. Born 21 Langland Gardens, Hampstead. Excelling in a number of art forms he had equally catholic tastes in his affairs, wi...

Person, Cinema, Craft / Design, Photography, Seriously Famous, Theatre

3 memorials
Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt

Photographer. Born in Hamburg, Germany (although he encouraged the belief that he was born in south London). Moved to London in 1933 and began documenting all levels of society. He became a special...

Person, Photography, Germany

1 memorial
Terence Donovan
1 memorial
Roger Fenton

Roger Fenton

Photographer. Born in Heywood, near Rochdale, Lancashire. Trained and worked in law. In 1853 the Photographic Society of London was founded, with Fenton as its Honorary (unpaid) Secretary. In 1855 ...

Person, Photography

1 memorial
Sir Ambrose Fleming

Sir Ambrose Fleming

Electrical engineer. Born John Ambrose Fleming in a house named Greenfield in Lancaster. Best known for inventing the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube. He was also an accomplished photographer...

Person, Art, Engineering, Photography

1 memorial
William Griggs

William Griggs

Photographer. Born at Woburn, where his father was a gate-keeper to the Duke of Bedford. At the age of 18 he came to London, and was employed in the Indian Court of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Hi...

Person, Photography

1 memorial
Bert Hardy

Bert Hardy

Documentary and press photographer known for his work published in 'Picture Post' 1941-57. Born and grew up in Priory Buildings.   Photo Histories says Bert was "the first of seven children to carp...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Photography

1 memorial
Emil Otto Hoppé

Emil Otto Hoppé

Photographer. Born Munich. Co-founded the London Salon of Photography in 1910. Grandfather of the musician Michael Hoppé. Died Hampshire.

Person, Photography, Germany

1 memorial
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