Henry Talbot, born Heinz Tichauer (1920-1999) was a German-Australian fashion photographer noted for his long association with the Australian fashion industry, particularly the Australian Wool Board.
Born in Germany to Jewish parents, he studied graphic design at the Reimann School in Berlin. Henry first travelled to London, England under pressure from rising tensions. There he worked as a window-dresser at a department store. After the 'Kristallnacht', Henry's father Max was detained, but having won the Iron Cross in WWI, Max was released, and subsequently Max and his wife fled to Bolivia.
In 1942, Henry joined the Australian Army, in which he served until 1946, loading and unloading goods trains at the New South Wales / Queensland border, where he established a close personal friendship with fellow German refugee Helmut Newton. After the War, Henry refreshed his studies of graphic design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
In 1950 Talbot worked as a photographer, setting up a Melbourne studio in 1956 with Helmut Newton. The studio specialized in fashion and advertising. During this time, Helmut declared to Henry that he was "going to move to Europe and become the greatest photographer in the world", and asked Henry if he would look after the studio in his absence. Henry agreed. Helmut left Australia permanently in May 1961, opting out of the informal partnership with Talbot, and established himself in Europe while Henry took over the business of a company named Helmut Newton & Henry Talbot Pty Ltd.
Talbot photographed various Australian Olympic figures; Franz Stampfl, for his four-minute mile record; and Gael Newton. Other famous Australian models included Penny Pardey and Judy O'Connell, house models for Pierre Cardin, in 1967. During this period he was commissioned by the Australian Wool Board, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Kent Cigarettes and General Motors, among other brands.
Talbot moved to Sydney with his wife (Lynette) and sons (Neale and John-Paul), in 1985.
His later projects included studies of the nude, portraits of prominent Australian Jews and also modernist architect Harry Seidler and revisiting the sites of the Holtermann photographs taken at and around the historic township of Hill End, located in the gold fields district of New South Wales.
Shortly after his death, the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) instituted the Henry Talbot Award for Services to the Photographic Industry.
© 2019. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Henry Talbot and/or National Gallery of Victoria or assignee. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only
Born in Germany to Jewish parents, he studied graphic design at the Reimann School in Berlin. Henry first travelled to London, England under pressure from rising tensions. There he worked as a window-dresser at a department store. After the 'Kristallnacht', Henry's father Max was detained, but having won the Iron Cross in WWI, Max was released, and subsequently Max and his wife fled to Bolivia.
In 1942, Henry joined the Australian Army, in which he served until 1946, loading and unloading goods trains at the New South Wales / Queensland border, where he established a close personal friendship with fellow German refugee Helmut Newton. After the War, Henry refreshed his studies of graphic design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
In 1950 Talbot worked as a photographer, setting up a Melbourne studio in 1956 with Helmut Newton. The studio specialized in fashion and advertising. During this time, Helmut declared to Henry that he was "going to move to Europe and become the greatest photographer in the world", and asked Henry if he would look after the studio in his absence. Henry agreed. Helmut left Australia permanently in May 1961, opting out of the informal partnership with Talbot, and established himself in Europe while Henry took over the business of a company named Helmut Newton & Henry Talbot Pty Ltd.
Talbot photographed various Australian Olympic figures; Franz Stampfl, for his four-minute mile record; and Gael Newton. Other famous Australian models included Penny Pardey and Judy O'Connell, house models for Pierre Cardin, in 1967. During this period he was commissioned by the Australian Wool Board, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Kent Cigarettes and General Motors, among other brands.
Talbot moved to Sydney with his wife (Lynette) and sons (Neale and John-Paul), in 1985.
His later projects included studies of the nude, portraits of prominent Australian Jews and also modernist architect Harry Seidler and revisiting the sites of the Holtermann photographs taken at and around the historic township of Hill End, located in the gold fields district of New South Wales.
Shortly after his death, the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) instituted the Henry Talbot Award for Services to the Photographic Industry.
© 2019. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Henry Talbot and/or National Gallery of Victoria or assignee. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only
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| Mr Henry Talbot |
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