Bob Collins
(1924-2002), PhotographerSitter in 5 portraits
Artist of 220 portraits
In 1956 Collins left his job as a watchmaker to pursue a career as a freelance photojournalist. Working primarily in the field of popular entertainment, he documented the rise of singers and radio and television performers. His work frequently appeared in Picture Post, TV Mirror and Everybody's Magazine and he contributed illustrated articles for a number of photographic magazines. Focusing on spontaneous human-interest subjects, Collins favoured Microcord, Super Ikonta and Rolleiflex cameras and almost always used electronic flash. In 1982 the Royal Photographic Society held a retrospective exhibition of Collins' work entitled Double Image.
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, circa 1950s
NPG x136316
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, 1950s
NPG x136317
Frankie Vaughan and Petula Clark
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, 1950s
NPG x136318
Frankie Vaughan's 30th Birthday at the Palace Theatre
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, 1950s
NPG x136320
Frankie Vaughan's 30th Birthday at the Palace Theatre
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, 1950s
NPG x136321
Wee Willie Harris with his mother
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1950s
NPG x136329
Wee Willie Harris with his mother
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1950s
NPG x136341
Paul Lincoln (James McDonald Lincoln); Wee Willie Harris; Peter ('Pete') Murray (Peter Murray James)
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1950s
NPG x136342
Pete Murray; Paul Lincoln; Wee Willie Harris
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1950s
NPG x136343
Wee Willie Harris with his mother
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1950s
NPG x136433
Catherine ('Kathy') Sykes; Eric Sykes; Susan Sykes
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1950s
NPG x136435
Catherine ('Kathy') Sykes; Eric Sykes; Susan Sykes
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1950s
NPG x136436
by Bob Collins
bromide print, 1950s
NPG x136592
Alfred Edward ('A.E.') Matthews
by Bob Collins
bromide print, 1950s
NPG x136598
by Bob Collins
vintage print, 1950s
NPG x137143
By Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, 1956
NPG x136299
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, 1956
NPG x136312
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, 1956
NPG x136322
by Bob Collins
bromide print, 1956
NPG x136346
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1956
NPG x136588
Richard Todd; Catherine Stewart Crawford Todd (née Grant-Bogle)
by Bob Collins
bromide print, 1956
NPG x136593
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, 1956
NPG x136731
by Bob Collins
bromide fibre print, 1956
NPG x35148
by Bob Collins
bromide fibre print, 1956
NPG x35157
by Bob Collins
modern bromide fibre print from original negative, 1956
NPG x35158
by Bob Collins
selenium-toned bromide print from original negative, 1957
NPG x128714
by Bob Collins
selenium-toned bromide print from original negative, 1957
NPG x128715
by Bob Collins
selenium-toned bromide print from original negative, 1957
NPG x128716
Richard Bernard ('Stinker') Murdoch
by Bob Collins
bromide fibre print, 1957
NPG x35154
by Bob Collins
modern bromide print from original negative, 1957
NPG x35146
The Most Brothers (Mickie Most; Alex Wharton)
by Bob Collins
vintage print, 1958
NPG x127202
The Most Brothers (Mickie Most; Alex Wharton)
by Bob Collins
vintage print, 1958
NPG x127203
The Most Brothers (Alex Wharton; Mickie Most)
by Bob Collins
vintage print, 1958
NPG x127204
The Most Brothers (Alex Wharton; Mickie Most)
by Bob Collins
vintage print, 1958
NPG x127205
The Most Brothers (Mickie Most; Alex Wharton)
by Bob Collins
vintage print, 1958
NPG x127206
The Most Brothers (Mickie Most; Alex Wharton)
by Bob Collins
vintage print, 1958
NPG x127207
Frankie Vaughan's 30th Birthday at the Palace Theatre
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, 1958
NPG x136319
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, circa 1958
NPG x136323
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, circa 1958
NPG x136324
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, circa 1958
NPG x136325
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, circa 1958
NPG x136326
by Bob Collins
bromide print, circa 1958
NPG x136344
by Bob Collins
bromide print, circa 1958
NPG x136345
by Bob Collins
vintage print, circa 1958
NPG x136349
by Bob Collins
bromide print, circa 1958
NPG x136350
by Bob Collins
bromide print, circa 1958
NPG x136351
by Bob Collins
bromide print, circa 1958
NPG x136352
Margaret Lockwood; Julia Lockwood
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136353
Margaret Lockwood; Julia Lockwood
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136354
Margaret Lockwood; Julia Lockwood; Katie Boyle
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136355
Margaret Lockwood; Julia Lockwood
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136364
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1958
NPG x136434
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136439
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136440
Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136443
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