Arthur Edwards (photographer)
Arthur John Edwards (born 1940), MBE, is a British photographer, working for The Sun newspaper, who specialises in pictures of the British royal family, with whom he has toured often.[1]
Edwards' was born on 12 August 1940 and educated at St Bernard's Roman Catholic Grammar School, Stepney, London.[2] His mother worked as a cleaner and bought him his first camera, after saving from her wages.[3]
He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 25 September 2011.[3]
Edwards was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for "outstanding service to newspapers" and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Anglia Ruskin University in 2012.[4][5]
Bibliography
- —— (2011). Arthur Edwards' Magic Moments: The Greatest Royal Photographs of All Time. Metro Books. ISBN 978-1843584131.
References
- ↑ Shorten, Kristin (13 April 2014). "Looking through a royal lens with Arthur Edwards". news.co.au. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Arthur John EDWARDS". Debrett's. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Arthur Edwards". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Arthur Edwards - Professional Insights". Nikon Professional Services. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ Greenslade, Roy (10 October 2012). "Now it's Dr Arthur Edwards, the photographer royal". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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