The Picture That Inspired Me
This is the picture by Ron Burton that inspired me to become a professional photographer over 40 years ago. It triggered my determination that some day I would …
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Fleet Street's First XI and their Nikons
A classic Nikon ad (see below) from the late 1970's or early 1980's, featuring Ron Burton with other Fleet Street colleagues including Monty Fresco, Tony Eyles …
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Mapping the Press Photographers of Fleet Street
The Press Photo History Project is currently mapping the photo agencies and photographers based in and around Fleet Street from 1904 - 1995 with a long term pla…
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The Keystone Press Agency
Matthew Butson, Vice President of the Hulton Archive at Getty Images, reflects on the history of Keystone Press, for whom Ron Burton was working when he first w…
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Iconic and Revolutionary
Bob Aylott started in Fleet Street as a 15-year-old tea boy in 1964. Three years later he was hired as a photographer at the famous Keystone Press Agency and in…
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Moments captured forever on film
Toby Hopkins of Getty Images reflects on the skills and challenges shared by press photographers past and present. Beginning my career in photography at the H…
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Best of Burton
Extract from an article in the Daily Herald 13 December 1962 celebrating Ron Burton's achievement in winning British Press Photographer of the Year for the seco…
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It's All About The Composition
John Mead, Archives Manager at Mirrorpix, has been instrumental in helping with the research into Ron Burton's photojournalism. Here he offers a professional vi…
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Thinking on Your Feet
Kent Gavin, a contemporary of Ron Burton in the Golden Age of Fleet Street, gives a personal view of his long time colleague. I was fortunate to work at Keyston…
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Capturing magic
Martin Stephens, ex Managing Director, PA Images reflects on some of the characteristics that define press photographers The life of a press photographer can be…
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