Street style photography is not simply a modern sensation. Photographer Edward Linley Sambourne (1844-1910) captured everyday fashion in the early 20th century
In addition to an enthusiastic amateur photographer, Sambourne was an illustrator and the chief cartoonist of English magazine Punch
Originally taking up photography to improve his design work, he used photographs of friends, family and servants as reference models for his art. According wife Marion's diary, his photography eventually moved from hobby to obsession.
Sambourne took these photographs on the streets of Kensington, London, near his home in 18 Stafford Terrace, now a museum. Read more...
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