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Ronald 'Charlie' Phillips (1944-) is a Jamaican-born restaurateur, photographer, and documenter of black London in the 1960s. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Phillips came to London in 1956 and began his photographic career when he was given a Kodak Brownie by a black American serviceman.

Life and Work

Phillips' photographs have appeared in Stern, Harper’s Bazaar, Life and Vogue, but he is best known for his photographs of West London during the period of West Indian migration to London. His 1991 book of photographs, Notting Hill In The Sixties, introduced by Mike Phillips includes photographs of everyday life in the area, including poor housing conditions, musical entertainment and political activism. During the 1980s, Phillips also took photographs documenting West Indian funerals at Kensal Green Cemetery.

Notable Works

Phillips' photo Notting Hill Couple appears on the cover of the CD London Is the Place for Me Vol.2: Calypso Kwela Highlife and Jazz from Young Black London.

Appearances in Film and Television

Rootical, a film by Nike Hatzidimon about Phillips' life won the Best First Film Award at The Portobello Film Festival in 2006.

Neighbourhood Tales: Black And White, broadcast in October 2003, in the Channel Four Neighbourhood Tales slot covered Phillips' life and work.

References

• Phillips, Mike; Phillips, Charlie (1991). Notting Hill in the sixties. London: Lawrence Wishart. ISBN 0-85315-751-0. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

• Portobello Film Festival Report 2006

• London Is the Place for Me Vol.2: Calypso Kwela Highlife and Jazz from Young Black London at MusicBrainz

External Links

• Charlie Phillips' MySpace page

• Neighbourhood Tales: Black And White at the British Film Institute's SIFT database.

• 'A Black Funeral' by Charlie Phillips at the Museum of London's Postcodes Project

• Charlie Phillips biography at Nicky Akehurst Creative Management

• Charlie Phillips photographic portfolio at Nicky Akehurst Creative Management