Thank you for your Channel. I was born & raised not so far from Bolton (actually Stockport, Manchester, England) in 1962. The two towns are (were) quite similar. Working-class, Northern Mill towns. I recognise the feel of the photos from my childhood, though I am not so familiar with Bolton as such. This is why I love "Street" photography. It starts as the mundane, the every-day, but becomes important social documentary over time.
Thankyou for this introduction to Mr. Spender's beautiful and extensive body of work. I can see that your channel will be both inspiring and educational!
Beautiful. Bolton in Lancashire. Worktown was a huge project, notable observers being the author and playwright Bill Naughton ( Alfie, Spring and Port Wine) and Alice Foley, a well known Boltonian who was massively influential in early womens workplace rights. Very proud to be from the town that has its history so well documented. Relatively speaking this isnt that long ago, its (1938) entirely possible that some of the kids in the photos are still alive. Naughtons 4 part biography has an edition called ' Neither Use Nor Ornament" that uses a photo from this collection as its cover, despite his recollections being twenty or so years previous. Superb work.
Thank you for your Channel. I was born & raised not so far from Bolton (actually Stockport, Manchester, England) in 1962. The two towns are (were) quite similar. Working-class, Northern Mill towns. I recognise the feel of the photos from my childhood, though I am not so familiar with Bolton as such.
This is why I love "Street" photography. It starts as the mundane, the every-day, but becomes important social documentary over time.
A breath of fresh air, thank you. ;)
Finally a so-called 'st. photographer' with a soul and with something of some worth to actually say and expressing it !!! suntreader 🌻
some of the interor photos from his website were taken in london
Fabulous and inspiring photographs. Thank you for bringing such a gifted photographer to our attention.
Glad you liked it!
Wonderful work.
A very beautiful document on street photography at the beginning of the 20th century. Thank you for letting us discover it.
Wonderful street history, thank you.
Never heard of him. These are fantastic
I wonder how many watching this, would willingly transport themselves back to this life? See you there guys x
Beautiful work! 🙏
thank you for the effort and the sharing. i am unfamiliar with Spender's work. impressive. thumbs up.
Superb!!
Very nice, thanks for sharing !
Beautiful. How did i not know this awesome photographer.
Ну прсото очень серьезно все! Спасибо за хорошие фотографии!
Superb work!
Thank you Carlos!! Imagine today taking pics of children would probably get you questioned by the police! No caption needed for these
Absolutely
Street documentary at its very best. Wonderful collection.
Thank you for sharing these remarkable and evocative images with us.
What a wonderful video on photography to watch, emotions and the music too.
Merci du partage.
Thankyou for this introduction to Mr. Spender's beautiful and extensive body of work. I can see that your channel will be both inspiring and educational!
Thank you, I hope so too!
Thank you!
The photographs appear to have been taken in the industrial NW England. AS we say up here, life can be grim in the NW. Amazing record of a bygone era.
The photographs were taken in Bolton, Lancashire.
Beautiful. Bolton in Lancashire. Worktown was a huge project, notable observers being the author and playwright Bill Naughton ( Alfie, Spring and Port Wine) and Alice Foley, a well known Boltonian who was massively influential in early womens workplace rights.
Very proud to be from the town that has its history so well documented. Relatively speaking this isnt that long ago, its (1938) entirely possible that some of the kids in the photos are still alive.
Naughtons 4 part biography has an edition called ' Neither Use Nor Ornament" that uses a photo from this collection as its cover, despite his recollections being twenty or so years previous.
Superb work.
some of the indoor photos are from London
Carlos, have you ever seen the photos of Harold Crompton Robinson. ?
No, I haven't, I'll check it.
It appears these images were taken with a 35mm and 50mm lenses. Lovely images and thought provoking they are to me.
motivated....❤️❤️💪