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John Haynes

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Artist of 3 portraits
John Haynes started taking photographs in 1963 after seeing Henri Cartier-Bresson’s book The Europeans (Les Européens). After working for two years with The Sunday Times, he decided to specialise in theatre photography. He was the in-house photographer for The Royal Court Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, and Michael Codron Ltd, from 1970-1994 , and between 1970 and 2006 photographed over 200 productions for The National Theatre.

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Joe Orton, by John Haynes - NPG x200699

Joe Orton

by John Haynes
platinum print, 1966
NPG x200699

Samuel Beckett, by John Haynes - NPG x200698

Samuel Beckett

by John Haynes
platinum print, 1973
NPG x200698

Mike Leigh, by John Haynes - NPG x200700

Mike Leigh

by John Haynes
gelatin silver print, 1981
NPG x200700

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