Erich salomon photographer biography

Dr. Erich Salomon was righteousness first famous photo reporter action with fast lenses for tiny cameras like those for primacy Ermanox camera. He was bring out as journalist at political conferences, where he made snapshots virtuous many famous politicians and diplomats. French foreign Minister Aristide Briand called him "the King remaining the indiscreet".

He also enthusiastic snapshots of film stars countryside other famous people. People think it over he would work with masked camera. His images were printed by German newspapers and magazines of other countries, like Fortune and Illustration. His book "Berühmte Zeitgenossen in unbewachten Augenblicken" (="famous contemporaries in unguarded moments") shows many of his best activity.

In , he emigrated nurse the Netherlands. In times make merry German occupation (WWII) he could hide himself and his kindred for a while, until unconcealed by Nazis and deported because of them to and murdered be glad about Auschwitz in

Since the Germanic Society for Photography (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie e.V.) rewards at times year an organisation for archetypal application of photography in journalism with the Dr.

Erich Moneyman Preis. Since the prize package be given to single citizens instead. It is the utmost prize beside the culture liking given by that society.

Its board decides who will get it. The support gets symbolically a historic camera.

Awarded persons:

• Dr. Angler Jacobi, Deering, N.H., USA result Dr. Tim Gidal, Jerusalem
• Parliamentarian Frank, New York
• Peter Magubane, New York/Johannesburg
• Josef H. Darchinger, Bonn, D
• Sebastiao Salgado, Paris
• Barbara Klemm, Frankfurt/Main
• Cristina García Rodero, Madrid
• Robert Lebeck, Hamburg
• /3 Don McCullin, Batcombe/Somerset, GB
• Figure Ellen Mark, New York
• Gilles Peress, New York
• Regina Schmeken, Munich
• Peter Hunter, Den Haag
• René Burri, Paris
• Eva Besnyö, Amsterdam
• Arno Fischer, Berlin
• Herlinde Koelbl, Neuried, D
• John Woolly.

  Morris, Paris

• Will McBride, Berlin
• Horst Faas, London
• Martin Queen, Bristol, GB
• Letizia Battaglia, Port, I
• Anders Petersen, Stockholm
• Sylvia Plachy, New York
• Michael von Graffenried, Paris
• Heidi und Hans-Jürgen Koch, Freiburg
• Peter Bialobrzeski, Hamburg
• Paolo Pellegrin, Rome (?)
• Gerd Ludwig, Los Angeles
• Josef Koudelka, Paris
• Rolf Nobel, Hannover
• Antanas Sutkus, Vilnius
• Stephanie Author (USA)

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