Then and now
The other day I had a delightful surprise when I received a
comment from Stuart Nimmo the son of my favourite photographer – Neil Nimmo who I worked
with way back in the fifties.
Stuart - a writer and documentary maker who lives in Paris
Neil was indeed a
very great success but always avoided his own publicity. Unfortunately he
died 20 years ago, he had Parkinson's disease, but while I visited him we
found planning his 1944 story a great project to tackle together.
I know that he
would be thrilled to hear that his photography is still appreciated, as I
think it should be, as a photographer he had the two rare skills of being able
to anticipate the exact split second when to trigger the shutter, and a rare ability
with light and shade, his great hero was Rembrandt!
Neil was a RAF bomber pilot and on Easter Monday 1944 he was
shot down over France
Who knew the gentle humorous man I knew had been such a
hero. He would have been the last person
to speak of it
See photos below.
1 comment:
Lovely, as ever!! xx
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