Capturing the humanity of post-war Britain
Roger Mayne was one of the pioneers of so-called "humanitarian" photography. He turned his lens on daily, commonplace interactions between people and places, with his most famous series capturing the lives of residents of the run-down Southam Street in west London. His photos are being exhibited for the first time in nearly twenty years - in The Photographers' Gallery in London. Karen McQuaid is one of the curators, she told Dan Damon about Roger Mayne's work.
(Photo: Men and boys in Southam Street by Roger Mayne. Courtesy: Mary Evans Picture Gallery)
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