Jane bown

A new book celebrates the late Observer photographer’s powerful reportage work

Over the years I’ve read all sorts of advice to get rid of that one unsightly blemish that inevitably seems to appear—out of nowhere—before something important: “avoid stress” (easier said than done), “use toothpaste (really?), “apply crushed garlic” (I hear it burns your skin!). Someone recommended this overnight Sonya Dakar Drying Potion—now Ultraluxe—before my wedding (when I […]

A retrospective exhibition for the significant 20th century photographer.

This has been the centenary year of Orson Welles' birth, and during 2015 there've been retrospectives, re-releases of his most celebrated films, documentaries, new biographies and endless reassessments of his life and work. But before the year ends I thought it would be nice to explore the great man's relationship with Ireland.

A look back at some of the defining images of the career of the Philadelphia-born photographer, who has died aged 99

Her first commission for the Observer was a portrait of philosopher Bertrand Russell in 1949. From then, Bown photographed the great and the good, the rich and the poor, the ordinary and extraordinary with a compassionate and gentle eye

A There is a little of everything, apparently, in nature, and freaks are common. Yes, there were times when I forgot not only who I was but that I ...

Since her first, brilliant portrait of Bertrand Russell appeared in the Observer 60 years ago, Jane Bown has photographed some of the world's most famous faces

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