[Brighton] Roger Bamber photographer. RIP

[BrightonCottager]

Surprised I could not find a thread on this. Roger Bamber died relatively recently. He took some iconic local photos for various newspapers and clients and a retrospective of his work opened at the Brighton Museum yesterday. It's on until September and is well worth a visit. Residents can buy a ticket that lasts all year .

 

[Smirko]

Maybe because 99% of people have not heard of him. The amount of RIP threads of relatively unknown minor celebs etc is becoming a tad ridiculous. Mrs Miggins from up the road who once appeared in the background crowd scene of Top of the Pops in one show in the1970's will no doubt get a thread here when she pops her clogs!

 

[BrightonCottager]

But he's got a bus (a 25) and was one of your own!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Maybe because 99% of people have not heard of him. The amount of RIP threads of relatively unknown minor celebs etc is becoming a tad ridiculous. Mrs Miggins from up the road who once appeared in the background crowd scene of Top of the Pops in one show in the1970's will no doubt get a thread here when she pops her clogs!

Local photographer seems fine to me. It is one thread. If people are not interested they won't reply and the thread will disappear. I'm almost certain that you can cope with this.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Maybe because 99% of people have not heard of him. The amount of RIP threads of relatively unknown minor celebs etc is becoming a tad ridiculous. Mrs Miggins from up the road who once appeared in the background crowd scene of Top of the Pops in one show in the1970's will no doubt get a thread here when she pops her clogs!

Oh come on now, she did make some meaty pies.
Isn't that how Piglet Pies came about


Allegedly

 

[South Oz Seagull]

RIP threads are usually for people whose passing elicits a certain amount of grief in readers. With all due respects to the late Mr Bamber, I hope he led a good life and he's now moved on to a better place however, his passing is unlikely to see 99.9% of NSC subscribers falling to their knees outside Brighton Museum, overwhelmed by shock, numbness and disbelief?

 

[Weststander]

Local photographer seems fine to me. It is one thread. If people are not interested they won't reply and the thread will disappear. I'm almost certain that you can cope with this.

Someone last year asked for a RIP sub-forum, as NSC RIP threads angered them . Out of sight, out of mind.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Someone last year asked for a RIP sub-forum, as NSC RIP threads angered them . Out of sight, out of mind.

They have probably been queuing for years to ship the olds into a home...

 

[Eeyore]

Maybe because 99% of people have not heard of him. The amount of RIP threads of relatively unknown minor celebs etc is becoming a tad ridiculous. Mrs Miggins from up the road who once appeared in the background crowd scene of Top of the Pops in one show in the1970's will no doubt get a thread here when she pops her clogs!

Mrs Muggins has died ? I was in love with her.

 

[Weststander]

They have probably been queuing for years to ship the olds into a home...

I’m glad @Bozza ignored their request. These threads are a chance, together, to admire our heroes.

 

[willalbion]

I knew Roger, lovely fella, great Photographer.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Mrs Muggins has died ? I was in love with her.

Miggins, you fool!

 

[Gwylan]

Maybe because 99% of people have not heard of him. The amount of RIP threads of relatively unknown minor celebs etc is becoming a tad ridiculous. Mrs Miggins from up the road who once appeared in the background crowd scene of Top of the Pops in one show in the1970's will no doubt get a thread here when she pops her clogs!

I would say that a local celebrity is exactly who should be remembered on a RIP thread. He was a pretty well known Brighton name - famous enough to have a bus named after him. I hadn't realised he'd died until I saw the bus the other day

 

[autopsyturvey]

I second that. An absolutely lovely chap, and I'm very sorry to hear he's gone

 

[Man of Harveys]

We should all thank him for having added a good 20% to house prices in the Brighton and Hove area over the years, with all those sumptuous shots of North Laine or the West Pier appearing in the national press so frequently. You can just see countless young couples squeezed into pokey flats in London drooling over his work.

Seriously, it’s a sad loss and his was a major talent. The exhibition looks excellent.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

I hadn't realised he'd died until I saw the bus the other day

Was the bus weeping and wailing and beating its breasts…… or just wearing a black armband?

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Maybe because 99% of people have not heard of him. The amount of RIP threads of relatively unknown minor celebs etc is becoming a tad ridiculous. Mrs Miggins from up the road who once appeared in the background crowd scene of Top of the Pops in one show in the1970's will no doubt get a thread here when she pops her clogs!

Is she ill?

 

[Paul busman]

Surprised I could not find a thread on this. Roger Bamber died relatively recently. He took some iconic local photos for various newspapers and clients and a retrospective of his work opened at the Brighton Museum yesterday. It's on until September and is well worth a visit. Residents can buy a ticket that lasts all year .

Surprised I could not find a thread on this. Roger Bamber died relatively recently. He took some iconic local photos for various newspapers and clients and a retrospective of his work opened at the Brighton Museum yesterday. It's on until September and is well worth a visit. Residents can buy a ticket that lasts all year .

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Don't see one for ages then two come along..........

 

[Paul busman]

Surprised I could not find a thread on this. Roger Bamber died relatively recently. He took some iconic local photos for various newspapers and clients and a retrospective of his work opened at the Brighton Museum yesterday. It's on until September and is well worth a visit. Residents can buy a ticket that lasts all year .

I drove the bendy bus in the poppy field. Roger had approached the Albion's groundsman about driving on to the pitch, and received a very firm no. Then poppies started to bloom in the adjacent field, and Roger asked the farmer for access. No problem there, so he started to plan the shot. The light had to be right. the poppies had to be in bloom and the downs had to be clearly visible. We unsuccessfully had two or three goes before Roger rang me on a Saturday morning for a final attempt before the poppies faded.

He took the shot from about 400 yards away, using a walkie talkie to instruct me where to go, get the right angle on the bendy bus etc.. It was a privilege to work with Roger, with his warm personality and persistence to get the job done.