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Opens on Saturday 2-4pm 6th June with of book +Life and exhibition of his rare images of his friend and mentor come...
01/06/2026

Opens on Saturday 2-4pm 6th June with of book +Life and exhibition of his rare images of his friend and mentor come down to

Very sad to report that Bruce Rae passed away on 26th May. He was a talented artist and dear man, and we will all miss h...
29/05/2026

Very sad to report that Bruce Rae passed away on 26th May. He was a talented artist and dear man, and we will all miss him. This picture of Bruce and his loving wife Annie Rae, was taken by

They are a very important part of the community and our thoughts are with his dear wife Anne Rae.

Here is a bit about Bruce's work.

Bruce Rae, lived in St Leonards, and as an artist/photographer exhibited widely including at Side Gallery, Michael Hoppen Gallery, Peter Fetterman Gallery, The Lucy Bell Gallery, Arden and Anstruther and his work is held in important collections such as The National Portrait Gallery, London, V&A, London, Bibliotechque Nationale de Paris, Texaco Collection of British Art and Citibank.

Rae was reknowned for his understanding of vintage techniques, he used a field camera which was made by monks in Austria, and had a his deep understanding of the alchemy of the darkroom.

His practice came out of skills taught to him at the Birmingham School of Photography in the 1960’s, which gave him a good backround of the range of tonalities of darkroom printing could bring, and the knowledge to create his deeply intuitive prints which left the digital world in the dark to which he wished it would return.

He would often quote Ansell Adams who described the printing process “The negative is like a musical score, the print is the performance”.

Renowned darkroom printer Robin Bell says of his work “Bruce’s printing techniques are legendary within the field and render me to a state of awe-struck admiration. He really is a master printer, someone who has learnt and understood the alchemy involved in producing deeply sumptuous saturated mutli-layered tones, not achievable using hum-drum darkroom techniques. He is a rarity, a genuine artist who uses photography as his medium and chemistry as his tool of choice.”

COLLECTIONS
NPG
Bibliotechque Nationale de Paris
V @ A
Side Gallery
Ralph Lauren
Anderson PR, Newcastle
Kelly Hoppen
Arden & Anstruther
Texaco
Robbie Coltrane
Terry Jones
Colefax and Fowler
Marriot - The Hague



24/05/2026

Coming up! PV and book signing 6th June with new exhibition by Dennis Morris from his archive of his friend and mentor

Sadly last day tomorrow Saturday 23rd May for photo exhibition by . Prints and books can still be ordered online vi...
22/05/2026

Sadly last day tomorrow Saturday 23rd May for photo exhibition by . Prints and books can still be ordered online via www.lucy-bell.com.

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by opens on 6th June with book signing 2-4pm and Preview 5-7pm. Exceptional 🎬 portraits from .fan Admission is fre...
22/05/2026

by opens on 6th June with book signing 2-4pm and Preview 5-7pm. Exceptional 🎬 portraits from .fan

Admission is free signed books £45

Come down to

Coming up! Opens 6th June with 2-4pm with fantastic images of 🎬 Bob Marley: Music + Life by Dennis Morris‘No Woman ...
21/05/2026

Coming up! Opens 6th June with 2-4pm with fantastic images of 🎬

Bob Marley: Music + Life by Dennis Morris

‘No Woman No Cry’, ‘One Love’, ‘Redemption Song’, ‘3 Little Birds’ and ‘Could You Be Loved’ are amongst the most successful and recognisable songs ever. Bob Marley was an influential reggae pioneer who achieved global superstardom.

Following the success of his Music +Life exhibition at the Photographers Gallery in London, Dennis Morris returns with a deep dive into his extensive Bob Marley archive.

As a British-Jamaican teenage reggae fan Dennis Morris was well-aware of the emerging reggae musician Bob Marley when he arrived in England with the Wailers for their first full UK tour. Dennis was there to greet them at the legendary Speakeasy club in May 1973. Marley snuck Dennis into the gig, then asked him to join the tour and take photographs. The start of a strong friendship and unrivalled photographic access. Dennis ran home to Dalston, packed a bag and was off on a journey that launched his acclaimed career in music photography.

Dennis says: "Through these photos, I hope, you, the viewer, will feel the love, joy, hope, defiance and strength radiating from the great man Bob Marley. Long live the King!”.

The exhibition brings together a selection of pictures taken by Dennis between 1973 and 1980. All of them are iconic. Because of their friendship, Dennis was able to deliver insightful portraits of Marley from the early days of his career in Europe through to him becoming a global mega-star. In these intimate portraits, you see the real Marley: in his Jamaican garden; on his tour bus, in a hotel room with his guitar, playing table tennis…Marley’s charisma and presence shines through in all of them. Dennis has many interesting stories from those times.

Limited edition, signed, fine art prints of Dennis’s Bob Marley photographs will be available to buy.

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