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ROBERT Blomfield, who died in December of last year, at the age of 82, was, surely, one of the most accomplished photographers in post-war Britain. This fact is all the more remarkable because he remained, throughout his years behind the camera, an amateur photographer. In 1967, following the selection of a number of his pictures by the British Journal of Photography, Blomfield considered transforming his hobby into his occupation. However, fearing that working to commission would blunt the spontaneity of his images, he decided to continue in his chosen career in the medical profession. In the late 1950s and into the 1960s, Blomfield pursued his medical training and early career as a junior doctor in Edinburgh. A Yorkshireman, born in Leeds, he fell in love with the city, taking up Edinburghers’ affectionate nickname for their hometown “Auld Reekie”.
Cashing in the Empties. Malcolm R Hill. Pic: Glasgow Museums CHILDREN at the window of an empty tenement; cashing in the empties on Acadia Street; shop assistants in a grain store, smiling for the camera… This is Glasgow in the 1970s, a time when ordinary Glaswegians went about their daily life as their city changed around them. These fantastic photographs are the work of Partick Camera Club’s 1970s Photographic Surveys, held now in Glasgow Museums’ collection. They were turned into a book in 2011, called 1970s Glasgow: Through the Lens, a fascinating snapshot of the city at a time when it was rapidly evolving.