Allan Porter
Allan Porter (born April 29, 1934 in Philadelphia , USA) is a Swiss photographer from Lucerne .
Life
Allan Porter studied art history at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art from 1952 to 1957. From 1957 to 1963 he worked as a freelance photographer and artist. In 1964 he emigrated to Switzerland, where he first worked as an advertising specialist in Basel. In 1965 he became editor-in-chief of the photo magazine Camera , where he worked until 1981. He also worked as a lecturer, photo journalist and documentary photography .
Publications
- Sagittarius and the Mermaid. Self-published, Lucerne 1969.
- Camera. The 50s. Photographs and texts. Bucher, Lucerne 1982.
- As i see it. As i saw her. Urs Bär, Zurich 1984.
- Remembrance of Things Present. Urs Bär, Zurich 1984.
- Writing with light. Urs Bär, Zurich 1985.
- Soviet photography 1919–1939. Urs Bär, Zurich 1986.
- Flor Garduño. Bestiary. Urs Bär, Zurich 1987.
- Luc Chessex. El Público. Urs Bär, Zurich 1988.
- Pepe Merisio. Gli italiani. Urs Bär, Zurich 1989.
- Jiri Jiru Photostroika. Urs Bär, Zurich 1989.
- Edward Sheriff Curtis 1868-1952. Urs Bär, Zurich 1990.
- Weegee 1899-1968. Urs Bär, Zurich 1991.
- Hanspeter Schneider. Unplugged. With Hanspeter Schneider. Urs Bär, Zurich 1994.
swell
- Nadine Olonetzky: An American in Lucerne. Pro Libro, Lucerne 2007, ISBN 978-3-95231633-7 .
- Photo Documentation Foundation of the Canton of Lucerne
Web links
- More information about Allan Porter at fotodok.ch
- Allan Porter on the Swiss Photography Foundation website
- Documentation on the history of Camera Magazin and Allan Porter Michael Kollmann, Vienna, 2012
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Porter, Allan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |