Sefton Samuels was a British photographer known for his photojournalistic portrayal of northern England.
11 Facts About Sefton Samuels
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Sefton Samuels was described by painter LS Lowry as his favourite photographer.
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Sefton Samuels's style has been compared to that of photographer Bill Brandt.
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Sefton Samuels has held exhibitions at the Barbican Centre, Kings Place and Proud Galleries.
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Sefton Samuels worked in the mills of Lancashire and Yorkshire and as a professional jazz drummer before turning to photography.
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Sefton Samuels was a member of the Manchester Amateur Photographic Society and joined the Royal Photographic Society in 1960.
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Sefton Samuels had exhibitions at the Barbican Centre, Kings Place and Proud Galleries.
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In 2011, Random House published a major collection of Sefton Samuels' work documenting the north of England over five decades, entitled Northerners: Portrait of a no-nonsense people.
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Sefton Samuels was interviewed about Northerners by his son, BBC documentary maker and broadcaster Tim Samuels, on The Culture Show on BBC Two.
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Sefton Samuels gained his Associate of the Royal Photographic Society in December 1960 and Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society in December 1965.
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Around one hundred of Sefton Samuels' photographs are held in the National Portrait Gallery and Victoria and Albert Museum.