Anwar Hussein (photographer)

Anwar Hussein (3 November 1938 – 23 September 2024) was a Tanganyika-born British photojournalist and author. In 2016, he became the longest-serving photographer covering the British royal family and Queen Elizabeth II. He changed perceptions of the royal family through shooting casual photographs instead of formal portrait photography.[1] Elizabeth II and The Queen Mother used his photographs on their Christmas cards.[2]

Anwar Hussein
Born(1938-11-03)3 November 1938
Chunya, Tanganyika (now Tanzania)
Died23 September 2024(2024-09-23) (aged 85)
Known forRoyal photography
Websitehttp://www.anwarhussein.com/

Two of Hussein's sons became royal photographers working independently of him.[2]

Anwar Hussein died after a long illness on 23 September 2024, at the age of 85.[3]

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  1. ^ Kelly, Guy (16 June 2016). "How to capture the Queen's best angle". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 December 2018. 40-year career, … longest-serving royal photographer … changed the way the Royal Family was perceived.
  2. ^ a b Graf, Michèle (19 May 2018). ""Diana war Meghans Wegbereiterin"" ["Diana was Meghan's pioneer"]. Schweizer Illustrierte (in German). Zwei meiner Söhne sind ebenfalls Royal-Fotografen geworden. … Hasnat Khan … Er ist wie ich Moslem
  3. ^ "Anwar Hussein obituary: royal photographer for more than 50 years". The Times. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

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