A photography studio is marking its 60th anniversary with a special promotion in aid of East Cheshire Hospice.
Ollier Photography is offering a two-hour studio portrait shoot, plus a 10-inch x 8-inch mounted photograph valued at £180 in return for a £25 donation to the hospice.
Any additional images can be bought separately from the studio, which was set up in 1964 by the late Brian Ollier after he left his job as a junior photographer with the “Macclesfield Express”. Wife Margaret left her job as a cook to help run the studio. He kept his links with the paper through his popular “Looking Back” column, which was published for many years.
His original pastel portrait style was highly successful and the couple travelled the world, attending lectures and seminars.
Mr Ollier died in 2014, a year after he retired. The firm continues to flourish under youngest son Joe and business partner Matt Webb.
Mr Webb said: “We’re proud of our Macclesfield heritage and want to celebrate 60 years in business by supporting the hospice.
“People can have portraits of whatever they want – it might be their children, grandchildren or their pets.”
Mrs Ollier said: “Brian saw great changes in photography throughout his career, finally embracing digital photography. He never lost his enthusiasm for his art and left a legacy of thousands of images spanning almost 50 years.”
Visit eastcheshirehospice.org.uk/ollier-photography to make the donation, using the email confirmation as a voucher to book a session directly with Ollier Photography.
(Photo: ECH).
