Your selection
Clear selectionLeave the work to our dedicated Account Managers.
Item added to cart
Find Your Perfect Match The top results are exact matches, while the rest are visually similar images curated from our archive.
Drag file here
Upload
Processing search results
Waiting for update..
Error:
Searching for a particular field
| Field | Search term | Example |
| Asset title | title: | title:pony |
| Asset title and keywords | ~ | ~pony |
| Asset description text | description: | description:london |
| Agency prefix | prfx: or $ | prfx:lal or $LAL |
| Asset id | imageid: or # | imageid:250297 or imageid:[2500 TO 4000] or #1551 |
| Agency name | coll: | coll:history |
| Medium | medium: | medium:oil |
| Century | century: | century:20th |
| Keywords | kw: | kw:dog |
| Artist name | artist: or ? | artist:monet or ?monet |
| Artist nationality | nat: | nat:French |
| Creator ID | creatorid: | creatorid:37 |
| Location | loc: or @ | loc:exeter or @exeter |
| Classification | class: | class:57 or #57. Use # for unclassified assets |
| Year | year: | year:1850 or year:[1700 TO 1800] |
Angus Forbes was born in Melbourne Australia and studied photography at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Coming to London in the mid-1960s, he worked as assistant to photographers Adrian Olins and John Piercy.
Forbes’ first employment as photographer came in 1966 at the Southwark plant of the Metal Box Company, where he shot illustrations for food packaging. After
a spell working in established photographic concerns in the capital, he went freelance in 1971, opening his own studio two years later in Chancery Lane, London. Shooting mainly still life for the press and graphic arts Angus Forbes was born in Melbourne Australia and studied photography at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Coming to London in the mid-1960s, he worked as assistant to photographers Adrian Olins and John Piercy.
Forbes’ first employment as photographer came in 1966 at the Southwark plant of the Metal Box Company, where he shot illustrations for food packaging. After
a spell working in established photographic concerns in the capital, he went freelance in 1971, opening his own studio two years later in Chancery Lane, London. Shooting mainly still life for the press and graphic arts trades, he concentrated on multiple-exposure commissions, trading under the name Dirty Tricks Department. As such he went on to photograph many campaigns for the advertising agencies of Britain, Europe and the US. He retired from photography in 2010.
Interspersed with his commercial work, Forbes frequently undertook commissions in the music, film and fine arts field. It is from these portfolios that the current Bridgeman collection has been culled.
Angus Forbes lives in West London and continues to tend his archive for subjects suitable for inclusion in the Bridgeman Images library. ...
We partner with the world's leading museums, galleries and artists, so you have access to the highest-quality imagery.
Our teams can help you find the perfect content and take care of all of the copyright and licensing requirements.
Bridgeman Images
77 Sands Street, 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
United States
T: +1 212 828 1238
© Copyright 2026 Bridgeman Art Library Limited. Registered in England and Wales as company number 01056394.
