Jane Bown

I was sad to read of the death last week of the photographer, Jane Bown who worked for the Observer newspaper for 60 years. In the opinion of myself and many others she was the finest portrait photographer of the 20th century although far less well known than many others of lesser ability. She always shot in B&W, using only natural light and went on assignments with her equipment in a shopping bag. I have two books of her photographs which cover the entire range of subjects from rich to poor, famous to unknown. If you want to take a look at some examples of her work, copy and paste the following links in your browser - https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=jane+bown+photographer+national+portrait+gallery&biw=2560&bih=1242&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=fAegVLysH4TjaP_WgqAH&ved=0CC8QsAQ or read the feature in the Observer at http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/dec/28/jane-bown-remembered-obit