Max Ehlert

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Max Ehlert (born October 18, 1904 in Berlin , † September 6, 1979 in Hamburg ) was a German press photographer.

Live and act

Max Ehlert grew up in Berlin, where he attended the technical college for graphic arts from 1920 to 1927 to learn photography. He also took part as a cameraman in several filming of films such as Die joyllose Gasse and works with actress Henny Porten . From 1927 he worked as a fashion and press photographer for Ullstein Verlag . During the time of National Socialism Ehlert belonged to the NSDAP . He photographed numerous party events during the 1930s, including Nazi party rallies, marches and the 1936 Summer Olympics . He later worked as a war correspondent for a propaganda company . In 1940 he went to Norway with the Blücher . When the ship threatened to overturn after being hit by torpedoes, Ehlert got off board and photographed the later sinking of the ship.

Photographer at the mirror

After the end of the Second World War , Ehlert worked as a freelance photographer. In 1948 he went to Hanover , where he worked for the news magazine Der Spiegel . In 1952 he went to Hamburg with the editorial team. Ehlert, who also owned a house in Berlin, hoped that the editorial office would be relocated there, but remained in Hamburg in retirement from 1966.

As a photographer, Ehlert portrayed numerous personalities around the world, including Gustaf Gründgens , Thomas Mann , Winston Churchill , Walter Ulbricht and Simone Signoret . In view of Ehler's ability as a photographer, Spiegel founder Rudolf Augstein was of the opinion that it was good form in Europe “that celebrities let Ehlert take their pictures”. The photographer benefited from his flexibility to adapt to the portrayed individually so that the pictures appeared natural and carefree, as desired by the publisher.

Ehlert's pictures can be found today in the archive of Spiegel Verlag in Hamburg.

literature

Web links

Commons : Max Ehlert  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Susanne Geese: Ehlert, Max . In: Franklin Kopitzsch , Dirk Brietzke (Hrsg.): Hamburgische Biographie : Personenlexikon . tape 2 . Wallstein Verlag , Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-7672-1366-4 , p. 114 .
personal data
SURNAME Ehlert, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German press photographer
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH September 6, 1979
Place of death Hamburg