Harry Goodwin
(1924-2013), PhotographerSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 11 portraits
Born in Manchester. At nineteen, Goodwin was called up to join the RAF. For seven years he travelled, taking photographs. His first images to be published, once back in England, were glamour shots of a beauty pageant, used on the front page of the Daily Mirror. In 1964 he worked as a scene shifter at the BBC and from here he started taking pictures of presenters and musicians such as Val Doonican, Ken Dodd and Harry Worth, which were used in the Radio Times. In 1964 the new music show Top of the Pops commissioned him to take stills for the show, used to illustrate the chart countdown. Goodwin worked on the show for nine years. From 1973 onwards he concentrated on photographing footballers.
by Harry Goodwin
resin print from original negative, 10 April 1965
NPG x128573
by Harry Goodwin
resin print from original negative, 10 April 1965
NPG x128574
by Harry Goodwin
resin print from original negative, 10 April 1965
NPG x128575
by Harry Goodwin
resin print from original negative, 10 April 1965
NPG x128576
Harry Goodwin; Muhammad Ali; John Conteh
by Harry Goodwin
bromide fibre print, 1970s
NPG x87881
Sheet music cover for 'Puppet On A String' by Sandie Shaw
published by The Peter Maurice Music Co Ltd, after Harry Goodwin
halftone reproduction, published 1967
NPG D48556
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