SOME FAMOUS FOLK FROM FORMER TIMES

As well as being the current archivist to the Society of Women Writers and Journalists, I've started updating my own archive of thousands of photographs and features covering many years of meeting and greeting many fascinating folk. This work is going to take time as it covers a fairly long period of time.  Having met some pretty interesting folk over the years, my work involved writing and photographing them for some of my column work for newspapers and magazines.   

Often, I've experienced some serendipitous moments at media functions where I have whipped out my trusty little camera to snap some well known personality (always with their permission!) and at other times, some of the professionals have kindly given me permission to use their work.  

For many years, I’ve been meeting, interviewing and photographing people in the news.  Some were for commissioned magazine features, inclusion in some of my books and others just happened to be present at media events. Most I found pleasant, often interesting and a lot of fun – of course I was curious about just a few who were bordering on the obnoxious, but you can’t win ‘em all. 

Alongside the photographs, I've collected recordings of some of my interviewees, who have allowed me to use in my social history books published over the last 18 years.

I will be starting this series with images from fifty years ago with names of folk whom perhaps people may never have heard of, but were at that time, well-known in the world of food, horticulture, music, literature and the good things of life.  Watch this space! 

For many years, I’ve been meeting, interviewing and photographing people in the news.  Some were for commissioned magazine features, inclusion in some of my books and others just happened to be present at media events. Most I found pleasant, often interesting and a lot of fun – of course I was curious about just a few who were bordering on the obnoxious, but you can’t win ‘em all.   

Due to timing and geographical distance, some were confined to telephone conversation. Cooperative of my interviews were telephonic, but nevertheless  I appreciated the generosity and contribution of my interviewees' time

Often, I've experienced some serendipitous moments at media functions where I have whipped out my trusty little camera to snap some well known personality (always with their permission!) and at other times, some of the professional snappers have kindly me to use their work.  

Alongside the photographs, I've collected recordings of some of my interviewees, who have allowed me to use in my social history books published over the last 18 years.

I will be starting this series with images from fifty years ago with names of folk whom perhaps people may never have heard of, but were at that time, well-known in the world of food, horticulture, music, literature and the good things of life.  Watch this space!