The Guardian June 2, 2011

E Hamilton West (1933-2011) – photographs for the Guardian

Images taken by E Hamilton West, a Guardian photographer for 26 years, whose career spanned glass plate and digital

E Hamilton West: Sir Ralph Richardson rides his motorcycle to Hyde Park — The actor Sir Ralph Richardson on his way to a tree-planting event in Hyde Park, central London, 1976.
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E Hamilton West: Willie Whitelaw at the Conservative creche with baby Victoria Rolfe — The politician Willie Whitelaw visiting the creche at the Conservative young women's conference, 1978.
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E Hamilton West: A skinhead on Brighton Beach in 1971 — A skinhead on Brighton beach in 1971.
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E Hamilton West: A Uganda Asian family with ummigration officials at Heathrow Airport — An Asian family with immigration officials at Heathrow Airport, 1986.
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E Hamilton West: HMS Hermes leaving Portsmouth for the Falklands in April 1982 — HMS Hermes leaving Portsmouth as part of the Falkland islands taskforce, April 1982.
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E Hamilton West: Johnny Morris launching an RSPCA fundraising campaign — The broadcaster Johnny Morris launching an RSPCA fundraising campaign, 1987.
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E Hamilton West: Shire Horses at Paddock Wood — Shire horses at Paddock Wood, near Maidstone, Kent.
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E Hamilton West: Mo Mowlam — The Labour politician Mo Mowlam.
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E Hamilton West: Charles Clarke, president of the NUS talking to LSE students — Charles Clarke, later a Labour home secretary, addressing students at the London School of Economics while president of the National Union of Students.
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E Hamilton West: Conrad Black, owner of the Daily Telegraph — Conrad Black, former owner of the Daily Telegraph, in 1993.
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E Hamilton West: Tony Benn and Jack Straw MP and his son William Straw — The Labour politicians Tony Benn and Jack Straw with Straw's son William in Blackheath, south-east London, at a rally in 1981 to mark the 600th anniversary of the Peasants' revolt.
Photograph: E Hamilton West/The Guardian Photograph: E Hamilton West/The Guardian

E Hamilton West: Abba in London — Abba, left to right, Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus, in London, 1978.
Photograph: E Hamilton West/The Guardian Photograph: E Hamilton West/The Guardian

E Hamilton West: E Hamilton West, photographer with the Guardian for 26 years — Ted West, the Guardian photographer who went by the name of E Hamilton West. Photograph: The Guardian

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