Colin O'Brien

Colin O'Brien (8 May 1940 – 19 August 2016) was a British street photographer. He began documenting life in London in the 1950s and continued to do so for over 60 years, leaving behind a photographic archive of around half a million negatives. His notable publications are London Life (2015) and Travellers' Children in London Fields (2013). Publications by O'Brien Retrospective Images. London: Pentagram Design, 2000. . Abstract Realities: Images of 20th Century Industrial Design London: The London Institute, 2001. . Travellers' Children in London Fields. London: Spitalfields Life Books, 2013. Edited by The Gentle Author. 65. London: They That Do, 2014. . Edition of 1500 copies. "65 images spanning 65 years". Boxed edition. London: They That Do, 2014. Included a print and a set of 10 postcards. Edition of 400 copies. London Life. London: Spitalfields Life Books, 2015. . Exhibitions Solo exhibitions Retrospective Images, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales, May 2007. Travellers' Children, Genesis Cinema, Stepney, London, 2012. Travellers' Children in London Fields, Agnès b., Marylebone High Street, London, November–December 2013. London Life, Hackney Museum, Mare Street, London, June–Sept 2014. Leica Store City gallery, The Royal Exchange, London, 2015. London Life, The Society Club, Soho, London, June–August 2015. East London Life, Unit G Gallery, Hackney, London, July–August 2015. This England, Unit G Gallery, Hackney, London, October 2016. Decisive Moments (international retrospective), Unit G Gallery, Hanbury Hall, London, July–August 2017.