Who was he??

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1970s I bought the Time/Life series of hardback books about Photography. Many had excellent biographies of photographers of the past. I recall a photo of a European man, formal dress, at some Black-Tie affair. It gave him the title of "The Father Of Candid Photography". He had a rare (perhaps even custom made) F/1.8 lens on a rollfilm camera in a time (1890s?) when it was all but unknown. He attended many celebrity events and unknowing, to most of those in attendance, shot candid, low light photos. I have searched for yrs looking to find this Man. Who was he? I seem to remember he was Belgian. I'd bet someone in this well informed group knows whom I speak of?
 
None too sure but if talking about early 20th century.

Perhaps Charles Leirens
 
Sounds like Cartier-Bresson to me.
 
Erich Salomon was the photographer that sprang to mind from your description, but I could be wrong.

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Photographic History Collection: Erich Salomon

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Erich Salomon - Wikipedia

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Andy and Nigel just beat me to it...
 
viewfromthenorth said:
Erich Salomon was the photographer that sprang to mind from your description, but I could be wrong.

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Photographic History Collection: Erich Salomon

The Eric Salomon Collection consists of two groups of gelatin silver prints from 1927-1943, totaling 140 prints. There is a certain amount of duplication…
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Erich Salomon - Wikipedia

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Bingo.......................Yes, decades old mystery solved. Thank You, ViewFromThe North!!!
 
DarkRoomGuy said:
He had a rare (perhaps even custom made) F/1.8 lens on a rollfilm camera in a time (1890s?)
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Assuming it's the picture of Salomon, then he's holding an Ermanox which first appeared in 1924. Rather than rollfilm, the camera was loaded with 4.5 x 6 cm glass plates, one at a time. I read somewhere that there may have been a magazine loader for 5 or 6 plates but that was the only reference I've seen that mentions such an accessory.

More information here: http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Ermanox
 
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AndrewFlannigan said:
Assuming it's the picture of Salomon, then he's holding an Ermanox which first appeared in 1924. Rather than rollfilm, the camera was loaded with 4.5 x 6 cm glass plates, one at a time. I read somewhere that there may have been a magazine loader for 5 or 6 plates but that was the only reference I've seen that mentions such an accessory.

More information here: http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Ermanox
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AndrewFlannigan: I was Off by lots of years and technical details, but I am pleased to have the answer! Thanks, DKRMG
 
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