Henri Mallard
Henri Marie Joseph Mallard (born February 9, 1884 in Balmain , Australia ; † January 21, 1967 ibid) was an Australian photographer who helped shape the image of Australia in the world with his publications. One of his most famous photo series is the documentation of the creation of the Sydney Harbor Bridge .
Born in a suburb - now part of Sydney - the son of French immigrants, Mallard first came into contact with photography in 1900 when he took up a position as sales manager at Harrington (now part of the Kodak group ). Mallard's first photos have come down to us from 1904. In 1917 he joined the Sydney Camera Circle , a group of Australian photographers who had set themselves the goal of emphasizing the beautiful sides of Australia in their photos and correcting the image of the continent as a wild prison camp. In this context, the recordings and a film of the construction of the Sydney Harbor Bridge were made, which he carried out in a modern, businesslike style.
Despite his successes, Mallard remained an amateur photographer. He earned his living at Kodak until he retired in 1956. Eleven years later, in 1967, he died at his Balmain home. His photographs, gelatin-coated glass plates, were restored in 1976 on behalf of the Australian Center for Photography and published as a book.
literature
- Building the Sydney Harbor Bridge , Sun Books 1976, ISBN 978-0-7251-0232-6
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| SURNAME | Mallard, Henri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mallard, Henri Marie Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Balmain , Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1967 |
| Place of death | Balmain , Australia |