Konrad Heller
Konrad Heller (born July 10, 1875 in Teplitz , Bohemia, † January 13, 1931 in Vienna ) was an Austrian photographer.
Konrad Heller was born in 1875 as the son of the businessman Jakob Ludwig Heller. He first attended grammar school in Vienna and then the graphic teaching and research institute for photography and reproduction processes , which he graduated in 1899. He specialized in landscape photography, which at that time was only expected to be of moderate financial gain.
He became famous for his photographs of the Wachau , which he took between 1904 and 1909 . Among other things, they stood out from other photographs of their time due to their perfect sharpness and high contrasts between light and shadow. He also made trips to all crown lands of the monarchy as well as to Germany, Greece, Italy and Sweden. In 1910 he received the State Prize for Photography.
During the First World War he worked as a war correspondent. After the war he married Brundhilde Rotter.
literature
- Friedrich Grassegger: Wachau around 1900. Photographs by the photographer Konrad Heller (1875–1931) . Vienna 1996
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Friedrich Grassegger, Wachau around 1900. Photographs by the photographer Konrad Heller (1875 - 1931) (Vienna 1996), p. 14.
- ↑ Friedrich Grassegger, Wachau around 1900. Photographs by the photographer Konrad Heller (1875-1931) (Vienna 1996), p. 10.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heller, Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Teplitz , Bohemia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1931 |
| Place of death | Vienna |