She presented us the highs and the lows, the ordinary and extraordinary of our society. In June 2019 she went to take photographs of the world from above.
Born in 1927, the artist’s photo work spans from the portraits of the famous to capturing the beauty in the ordinary. For 40 years she has been using the same type of Olympus camera after starting with heavier ones like the Rolleiflex.
Jane Bown was one of the most influential, yet unrecognized, female photographers of the twentieth century. She was also one of the best portrait photographers of her time, with her black and white portraits earning her widespread critical acclaim. Her working method was legendary – both simple and fast. She liked to expose no more than two rolls of films, never had an assistant, never used a light meter, used natural light only, and worked exclusively in black and white.
Article “Jane Bown – The Gentle Eye” – http://www.anatomyfilms.com
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