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Fay Godwin was a photographer best known for her poetic black-and-white interpretations of the British landscape and portraits of prominent writers.

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    • Fay Godwin

    British photographer (1931–2005)

    Fay Godwin

    Born(1931-02-17)17 February 1931

    Berlin, Germany

    Died27 May 2005(2005-05-27) (aged 74)

    Hastings, England

    NationalityBritish
    EducationSelf-taught
    Known forPhotography
    Notable workRemains of Elmet (1979, with Ted Hughes)
    Land (1985, with John Fowles)
    Glassworks & Secret Lives (1999)
    Spouse

    Tony Godwin

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    (m. 1961; div. 1969)​

    Fay Godwin (17 February 1931 – 27 May 2005) was a British photographer known for her black-and-white landscapes of the British countryside and coast.

    Career

    My way into photography was through family snaps in the mid-1960s. I had no formal training, but after the snaps came portraits, reportage, and finally, through my love of walking, landscape photography, all in black and white.

    A Fellowship with the National Museum of Photography in Bradford led to urban landscape