sorry you missed the 60s swinging london through the lens of snapper philip townsend

I met Philip Townsend (1940-2016) while living in London. He is probably best known as the first professional snapper to photograph the Rolling Stones. Most of him images were shot in black and white during the 1960s and a collection of his photographs are published under the title 'Sorry You Missed the 60s.'
I acquired my first Townsend photograph of the Stones in 2005 when I answered an ad in the Times offering an image of the band shot in Chelsea circa 1963. We got together on several occasions after that, and I visited his studio in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, as well as attend several of his exhibitions around London.
On my return to Ottawa in 2007 I convinced both Philip and Dale Smith of Dale Smith Gallery that a Townsend show would be a great success. So an exhibition was put together and it was indeed a success.
During some recent decluttering I came across a disk of his photos that he had given me. These images are the basis for this video. As Phil would say, sorry you missed the 60s, but you can relive them here.
Read about his fascinating life here: www.theguardian.com/artanddes...

[@community1949]

Fabulous time to be a young person.

[@notaclue822]

Gorgeous and the perfect soundtrack.

[@HTJB60]

I was working in Oxford, around 1967 or 68 when I served Paul McCartney who was with Jane Asher although I DID NOT RECOGNISE EITHER OF THEM. It wasn't until a girl assistant informed me they were in the shop and got me to come & see them I had to admit, I'd just sold him something !......

[@niradabush996]

Wonderful video. Wonderful photography. Timeless music...

[@michaelshiflett4835]

I absolutely LOVE this!!

[@jackyflowers3493]

Thank you. Very 😎 🎶🌌

[@debbieonore3086]

Love the oooold stonies

[@HTJB60]

LOL, I didn't. I do however feel sorry for those who did miss out on such a wonderful period.....

[@RudeBoy77777]

...same here, it was the beginning of a life worth living

[@user-qz9dm2wz8t]

no one else can be better then the rolling stones, no one!!!

[@axxellein]

TRES Cool/Heavy

[@donreed]

Yo, Dinklepuss, your photo captions are unreadable, unable to see/read them, they're blocked by the red "time line." Do something!

[@morganfisherart]

On my Macbook, the red line appears when I move my cursor. Once the cursor is still, the red line disappears after 3 seconds. Google Chrome on Mac OS 10.14.6.

[@arricammarques1955]

120mm medium format. Rolliflex?

[@joannvonroemer7102]

Anything past 3:28 isn't the Beatles. Literally. That's why they've focused on women past that, mainly.

[@peterberry5442]

Punctuation ??????

[@bengerson7064]

Terrific snaps. I remember those times well.

[@kenbranaugh8251]

God save the queeeeeeeen

[@user-nc2jb1kw8q]

The gay sixtys

[@Tyrone-cd4ji]

How would you know ,are you a gay Boomer?🤣

[@dans9463]

The wonderful meaning of gay.. Where in the 60s , Fred Flintstone had a gay o time with his traditional wife Willlllllllllllma.

[@dans9463]

That's when Fred Flintstone had a gay o time with his wife Willlllllllllllma.