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Edwin Smith (born Edwin George Herbert Smith) was an English photographer best known for his distinctive vignettes of English gardens, landscapes, and architecture. In 1935 he became a freelance photographer, working as a fashion photographer for Vogue for a short time. However, Smith concentrated his artistic efforts on subjects such as the mining community of Ashington in Northumberland, the docks of Newcastle, and circuses and fairgrounds around London.
In 1954, Smith married artist and writer Olive Cook, whom he authored or contributed to numerous books during his lifetime. A tireless promoter of Smith’s work, Cook left her husband’s archive of 60,000 negatives to the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Robert Elwall Photographs Collection in 2002.
Take a look at Smith’s stunning photography through these 28 gorgeous black-and-white pictures below:
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| Kentish Town station, London |
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| Gateshead |
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| Herring girls gutting fish on the quayside, North Shields |
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| 35 Hallam’s Lane, Chilwell near Nottingham |
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| Church Farm Approved School, East Barnet, London |
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