Colin O'Brien (photographer)

Colin O'Brien (8 May 1940 – 19 August 2016) was a British street photographer.[1][2][3][4][5] He began documenting life in London in the 1950s and continued to do so for over 60 years, leaving behind a photographic archive of around half a million negatives.[1] His notable publications are London Life (2015)[1][6] and Travellers' Children in London Fields (2013).[1]

  1. ^ a b c d O'Hagan, Sean (26 August 2016). "Colin O'Brien obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. ^ "The last days of London - in pictures". The Guardian. London. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ^ Cheesman, Chris (26 August 2016). "Tributes paid to London street photographer Colin O'Brien (update)". Amateur Photographer. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ^ Gush, Charlotte (2 July 2015). "colin o'brien snapped 70 years of london's street history". i-D. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. ^ Crone, Jack (25 July 2015). "Vanishing London: From the 72 tram on the Thames Embankment to the England captain mingling with fans, photographer spends 40 years capturing the sights of the capital before they disappeared". London: Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. ^ Sanderson, Mark (3 December 2015). "The best books about London". London: London Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 August 2016.