Ron Davies, OBE (17 December 1921 – 26 October 2013) was a Welsh photographer.

Life and work

Davies was born in Aberaeron, Wales. He developed an interest in photography at the age of 8, while working as an errand boy for a chemist shop in his home town. During

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, Davies became an official war photographer on the staff of ''Air Information'' with the South East Asia command of the

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, stationed in

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, the Dutch East Indies and British Malaya. In 1950, Davies was injured in an accident on his motorcycle combination, and consequently used a wheelchair for the rest of his life, though this didn't prevent him pursuing his chosen career. He worked as a still and cine press photographer for HTV, the

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, the '' Western Mail,'' '' Y Cymro'' and various national newspapers, and produced much private work and mounted many exhibitions. He also took a keen and active interest in teaching photography, and was the driving force behind the first mobile disabled darkroom, operated by Arts Care/Gofal Celf. In 2003, Davies was awarded the OBE for his services to photography, and the year before he was accepted into the Welsh National Eisteddfod's Bardic Circle. Davies died on 26 October 2013, aged 91.

Publications

* ''Llun A Chân'', 1983, * ''24 Awr Bronglais: Bywyd mewn diwrnod'', ''Bronglais: 24 hours – A life in the day of'', 1988, exhibition catalogue * ''Delweddau O Gymru/Images Of Wales'', 1990, * ''The Seven Wonders of Wales'', 1993, * ''Byd Ron/Ron's World'', 2001,

References

External links

Ron snaps up OBE

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, 31 December 2003.
Ron's World—a collection of photographs by Ron Davies
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, 16 April 2002. {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Ron 1921 births 2013 deaths Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Aberaeron British war photographers Welsh photographers British people in colonial India British people in British Malaya British expatriates in the Dutch East Indies