Looking for Light: Jane Bown 10 years old

Jane Bown photographer

In the almost six decades that Bown worked for The Observer, she became renowned for insightful, highly individualistic portraits of the famous. Some of these portraits are now regarded as classics of the genre - Samuel Beckett, Queen Elizabeth II, The Beatles, Bertrand Russell, Mick Jagger and Margaret Thatcher. For the first time, she spoke candidly about her career and revealed how her very personal approach to the taking of portraits is informed by a deep sense of loss and abandonment. This private portrait is enhanced by a series of insightful interviews with Jane’s peers, family, colleagues, friends, and of course some of her subjects.

Credits

Looking for Light: Jane Bown Cast

Name Character
Nobby Clark

Looking for Light: Jane Bown Crew

Name Department
Michael Whyte as Cinematography. Crew
Michael Whyte as Director. Directing
Michael Whyte as Editor. Editing
Looking for Light: Jane Bown (10 years)

Jane Bown photographer

  • Release day: Friday, April 25, 2014
  • Runtime: 90 minutes