https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/30/colin-obrien-photographer/8-cowboy-girlfriend-1960-copy/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 06 Jan 2017 16:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/30/colin-obrien-photographer/8-cowboy-girlfriend-1960-copy/#comment-1128190 Fri, 06 Jan 2017 16:26:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/8-Cowboy-+-Girlfriend-1960-copy.jpg#comment-1128190 Dear Pat
I am in the fortunate position of owning a large print of this image, taking pride of place on our dining room wall. Colin personally supervised the hanging. From what I recall, he told me the photo was taken in Bolton. He did not know the children and initially photographed them from the front as they walked past him (and his girlfriend, as I recall him saying) – and them kept snapping as they moved away.
I was very sad to find out last week that Colin had suddenly passed away in August 2016.
Peter Lewy

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/30/colin-obrien-photographer/8-cowboy-girlfriend-1960-copy/#comment-1062186 Sun, 20 Dec 2015 19:32:59 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/8-Cowboy-+-Girlfriend-1960-copy.jpg#comment-1062186 Do you happen to know who the children are in the photo “Cowboy and Girlfriend”? or where it was taken?
Thank you.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/30/colin-obrien-photographer/8-cowboy-girlfriend-1960-copy/#comment-608806 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 09:56:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/8-Cowboy-+-Girlfriend-1960-copy.jpg#comment-608806 Dear Colin. this is a great picture . Do you have any idea who these chilred are? Thanks Pat.

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