Ferdinand Schreiber (photographer)

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Ferdinand "Ferry" Schreiber (born August 28, 1924 in Wolkersdorf , † July 5, 1998 in Hof bei Salzburg ) was an Austrian photographer .

Life

Between 1940 and 1942 Schreiber completed an apprenticeship at the graphic teaching and research institute in the photography section, although he was only able to finish the training in the school year 1946/47 after military service and imprisonment. From 1948 onwards, Schreiber worked full-time as a photographer, beginning as a laboratory assistant for the US Army and then as an employee of Yoichi R. Okamoto, who trained a group of young photographers in Austria for USIS in terms of a new visual language.

In 1951, Schreiber went to Salzburg as a USIS correspondent.

For USIS he photographed the Salzburg Festival , visits to numerous politicians, such as Richard Nixon (the then US Vice President), Nikita Sergejewitsch Khrushchev , various Austrian politicians, Harry S. Truman , but also everyday life in Salzburg.

Shortly before moving to Salzburg , he married Gerlinde Diebler.

After the American occupation left, he started his own business as a photographer. His estate also increasingly includes works on the subject of art and culture. Churches and monasteries throughout the Salzburger Land are represented as well as photos of Salzburg artists and their works. The artists of the Salzburg graphic workshop, such as B. Rudolf Hradil and Johanna Jank Leden , he maintained a close friendly relationship.

Since 1957 Schreiber was a member of the syndicate for press photographers.

During this time, there were regular orders for the Burda publishing house and the women's magazine Für Sie . Travels on behalf of Hubert Burda Media took him halfway around the world. The USA, the Caribbean, the Middle East, South Africa and the European continent were the targets of the reports.

From the late 1960s onwards, Schreiber devoted himself more and more to studio photography in addition to travel photography. He mainly photographed culinary motifs for advertising and illustrated numerous cookbooks.

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personal data
SURNAME Schreiber, Ferdinand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clerk, Ferry (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian photographer
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolkersdorf
DATE OF DEATH July 5, 1998
Place of death Court near Salzburg