Photographer equally admired for his work in politics,conflict zones, documentaries and portraiturePeter Marlow, and who has died aged 63 of bone marrow cancer,was one of Britain’s most respected photographers, making his name initially in conflict zones with the Sygma and Magnum agencies and then moving on to acclaimed portraits and documentary projects.
His most powerful images were often taken at close range and merged reportage and portraiture: a balaclava-wearing IRA youth posing with a rifle in west Belfast, or prisoners peering though wooden bars in a makeshift cell during an rebellion in Manila. In the early 80s,his work shifted in style and tone as, often shooting in colour, and he concentrated on portraiture and extended documentary projects. In 1981 he shot what is now considered an iconic portrait of Margaret Thatcher at the Conservative party conference in Blackpool,and in the 90s he worked in a long-term collaboration with Tony Blair as modern Labour rose to power.
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Source: theguardian.com