Shirley baker

Tom Gillmor of the Mary Evans Picture Library looks back at the work of photographer Shirley Baker who died recently.

Оригинал взят у katia_lexx в photos by Shirley Baker Manchester 1965 Child in Fancy Dress Robot Costume - 1966 Manchester Dog Show 1966 Butcher's Shop - Stockport 1967 Old and New Housing in Salford, Manchester 1966 Blackpool Beach 1970 Little Boy Stares Out of a Window,1962 Girl with Bernard Dog…

Shirley Baker (1932 - 2014) is a wonderful master photographer whose work gained immense recognition in the early 70's. Most of her work was photographed during the demolition of slums in the Manchester and Salford

This article was first published in August 2014. It's a compilation of 50 Great Black and White Photographs from the… by agosh

Lamp-post swing © Shirley Baker

“© Shirley Baker Manchester Mid 1960’s”

Martin Parr FDN on Instagram: “In the latest Sofa Session to be released, Martin Parr is joined by the daughter of British social documentary #photographer Shirley Baker…”

Kids today might find this hard to believe, but there really was a period in time when smartphones didn't exist. But how did they entertain themselves?. How did they survive without instant and constant access to hilarious videos of cats being cats and people failing at stuff?

Photographer Shirley Baker documented the last days of Manchester’s poorest districts, before concrete flats replaced back-to-back terraces, and pavement games were banished to ‘streets in the sky’