BEKEN OF COWES LTD.
- 16, BIRMINGHAM ROAD
PO31 7BH COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT
Phone: 01983 297311
Fax: 01983 291059
E-mail: Send messagewww.beken.co.uk
Short profile:
one of the pioneers of photography & the Masters of Marine Photography The Beken photo library captures the history of yachting from 1888 to the present day All the images are available as photographic prints Many are available as fine art posters or in the famous Beken Calendar range, and in superb books
Detailed description:
Beken started their photography in 1888 when Alfred Edward Beken (1855-1915) came to Cowes & opened a pharmacy. It was his son Frank (1880-1970) who was so impressed by the classic yachts sailing off Cowes that he started the Beken Marine Photography Archive. In 1914 the ‘West’ collection of glass plates dating back to 1880 was purchased to add to his growing collection of negatives.
By the 1930’s Frank’s son Keith (1914-2007) was busy photographing afloat and in 1970 Keith’s son Kenneth (b.1951) joined the Company. Each generation has earned the title “Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society” and the Company has held three Royal Warrants for excellence.
More recently in 2001 staff colleague Peter Mumford became actively employed photographing afloat adding to the modern digital colour library.
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