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.
Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136444
Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136445
Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136446
Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136447
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1958
NPG x136587
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, circa 1958
NPG x136730
Sir Huw Wheldon; Sir Michael Redgrave
by Bob Collins
bromide print, circa 1958
NPG x136741
Kenneth Connor with a group of twelve girls
by Bob Collins
modern bromide fibre print from original negative, 1958
NPG x36014
by Bob Collins
modern bromide print from original negative, 1958
NPG x35152
by Bob Collins
contact sheet of twelve 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, circa 1959
NPG x133155
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, 1959
NPG x136313
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, 1959
NPG x136314
Eric Sykes with his daughters, Susan Sykes and Catherine ('Kathy') Sykes
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square transparency, 1959
NPG x136315
Jimmy Logan (James Allan Short)
by Bob Collins
bromide print, circa 1959
NPG x136348
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