It is 22 June 1935, and Endeavour 1 is pictured here racing against five other J Class yachts in the Lymington Yacht Club Regatta. She has rounded a buoy off Ryde and is now on her run back towards Lymington. She is sailing in a light breeze, the very conditions that she was designed to […]
BEKEN OF COWES ARCHIVE When Cowes chemist Alfred Beken (1855 – 1915) first sought to experiment with marine photography, the art was in its infancy. While early attempts provided inconsistent quality, undeterred by a myriad of technical problems of photographing at sea, Frank Beken (1880 – 1970) designed and built a new style of camera. […]
This year will mark the running of the 34th Americas Cup in Bermuda, with hopes running high that for the first time in 166 years, Sir Ben Ainslie will finally bring the cup home to British waters. Whilst many people will no doubt have heard of the Americas Cup, few I suspect outside sailing, will […]
In the age of digital photography and the advancement of smartphone cameras, we tend to forget the photographic pioneers of old who experimented with photography in its infancy, battling with issues we simply take for granted. Two such pioneer photographers were Frank Beken and Alfred John West, both of whom are early photographers we have […]
A project to build a collection of important Victorian and Edwardian yachting photographs was launched with the opening of a stunning exhibition in Midhurst, West Sussex. The new Brett Gallery opened in December with an exhibition of photos by Frank Beken, Alfred John West and Stanley Rosenfeld, dating from the late 1800s to the 1930s. […]
8th December 2016 – Brett Gallery, Midhurst, West Sussex We would like to say a special thank you for all who attended the launch party of our new and exciting gallery. The many friends, new […]
