Fay Godwin
(1931-2005), PhotographerSitter in 1 portrait
Artist of 48 portraits
Fay Godwin first took up photography in 1966, when she began to photograph her young children. Despite the lack of any formal training, she made a reputation for herself as a photographer of writers and, above all, of landscape, and collaborated among others with John Fowles, Ted Hughes and Alan Silitoe.
by Mayotte Magnus
modern bromide print from original negative, 1977
NPG x138815
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