African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio

Date
15 March 2013

This. Is. Great. Courtesy of Sara from It’s What I’m Into is this superb collection of photographs taken in the Bobson Photography Studio in South Africa during the early 1960s. Characters from all walks of life entered the studio in order to have portraits made of themselves, often to send to relatives in postcard format. Seeing the clothing and hairstyles of early 1960s South Africa in such frank and honest glory has been a real treat for us today, finding out exactly which cameras they used at the studio (a Yashica Matt 120mm and a Rolliflex 120mm) is just a bonus.

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Bobson Photography Studio

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Bobson Photography Studio

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Bobson Photography Studio

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Bobson Photography Studio

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Liv Siddall

Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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