that one of the girls had copied images of fairies from a book onto cardboard cutouts that were then photographed. Frances insisted that the final photo in the series was genuine, though Elsie acknowledged that they were all fakes. Crawley died at the age of 83 on 29 October 2010 at his home in Westcliff-on-Sea. He was survived by his wife, Carolyn and his son Thomas . References 1926 births 2010 deaths Alumni of Selwyn College, Cambridge People educated at Westcliff High School for Boys Photographers from Essex Writers on photographic techniques English magazine editors