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Queen Mary photographer from 1950s revisits Cunard

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👁️ 2K views📅 12 years ago⏱️ 3:00
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Creator's Key Takeaways

I was just lucky really because I've been in the army um and I still had itchy feet.

it was oh the thrill was amazing really it was fantastic

photographs are so valuable people I mean even if they're a bit sort of hazy and you know out of focus it's the content isn't it

Creator's Tips & Advice

Focus on the content and story behind photographs, not just technical quality.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat was it like to photograph celebrities on the Queen Mary in the 1950s?

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Service Crew4 Happy BaconShip Condition4½ Happy Bacon

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Southampton4½ Happy Bacon
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YouTube Video Description

Dick Dawson, a photographer on board Queen Mary in the 1950s, visited Queen Mary 2 recently to see the photos he took of the Hollywood Greats which now form part of the ship's Maritime Quest display. Here Dick remembers what it was like to photograph Elizabeth Taylor among others... http://www.cunard.com