Award-winning photographer Dorothy Bohm is exhibiting a selection of her work that documents London in the 1960s at the Proud Gallery, Chelsea.  “Dorothy Bohm: Sixites London” reflect the every day lives of Londoners from mischievous school children to women walking their dogs in South Kensington against the architectural landmarks of London as well as the intimate back streets.

“I tried not to be content with just the facade or outward appearance of things,” said Bohm. “I hoped to penetrate just beyond that, to portray a living London: the people who pursued their daily occupations, walked, talked, ate or relaxed and dressed in the fashions of the time.”

The exhibition was co-curated by Bohm’s daughter, Monica Bohm-Duchen, in consultation with the photographer and it offers an anthropological view of London during the 1960s. The collection pays homage to London's beauty, but also offers the Bohm's scrutiny of the city. Some of the highlights include the beautiful canals in Little Venice and the rounded arches of the Natural History Museum with a troop of floppy-haired youths in the foreground. There are also images of attendees of the Chelsea Flower Show, and a lonely figure sitting outside St. Paul’s Church in Covent Garden.

Bohm is the founder of The Photographer’s Gallery in London and was its associate director for 15 years. She is also the founder of the Focus Gallery for Photography and was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. 

“Dorothy Bohm: Sixties London”, until April 28, Proud Gallery, Chelsea, London