Press Photographer Collection (#2)

Italy: Castello St Pierre (b / w photo)
6011534 Italy: Castello St Pierre (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castello St Pierre)

Italy: Vernazza, Riviera (b / w photo)
6011523 Italy: Vernazza, Riviera (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vernazza, Riviera)

Italy: Chatillon (b / w photo)
6011521 Italy: Chatillon (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chatillon. Illustration for Unbekanntes Italien [Unknown Italy] by Kurt Hielscher (F A Brockhaus)

Italy: Ninfa, Lavandaie (b / w photo)
6011667 Italy: Ninfa, Lavandaie (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ninfa, Lavandaie)

Italy: Scalea, Calabria, Chiesa (b / w photo)
6011747 Italy: Scalea, Calabria, Chiesa (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scalea, Calabria, Chiesa)

Italy: Costume dis Giovanni in Fiore, Calabria (b / w photo)
6011739 Italy: Costume dis Giovanni in Fiore, Calabria (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costume dis Giovanni in Fiore, Calabria)

Italy: Lecce,s Croce (b / w photo)
6011718 Italy: Lecce,s Croce (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lecce,s Croce. Illustration for Unbekanntes Italien [Unknown Italy] by Kurt Hielscher)

Italy: Serracapriola (b / w photo)
6011712 Italy: Serracapriola (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serracapriola. Illustration for Unbekanntes Italien [Unknown Italy] by Kurt Hielscher)

Lago di Como, Villa Arconati; Lake of Como, Villa Arconati (b / w photo)
7152747 Lago di Como, Villa Arconati; Lake of Como, Villa Arconati (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lago di Como, Villa Arconati; Lake of Como)

Al Castello Arco; Castello Arco (b / w photo)
7152732 Al Castello Arco; Castello Arco (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Al Castello Arco; Castello Arco)

Castello Arco sui Lago di Garda; Castello Arco on the Lake of Garda (b / w photo)
7152731 Castello Arco sui Lago di Garda; Castello Arco on the Lake of Garda (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Belluno, Palazzo dei Rettori (b / w photo)
7152727 Belluno, Palazzo dei Rettori (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Belluno, Palazzo dei Rettori)

Castello Soave (b / w photo)
7152723 Castello Soave (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castello Soave. Illustration for Italien, Baukunst und Landschaft (Ernst Wasmuth, 1925)

Verona, Piazza delle Erbe (b / w photo)
7152713 Verona, Piazza delle Erbe (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Verona, Piazza delle Erbe)

Venezia, Canale col Campanile; Venice, Canal with the Campanile (b / w photo)
7152702 Venezia, Canale col Campanile; Venice, Canal with the Campanile (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venezia, Canale col Campanile; Venice)

Venezia,s Maria della Salute; Venice,s Maria della Salute (b / w photo)
7152699 Venezia,s Maria della Salute; Venice,s Maria della Salute (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Venezia, La torre dell orologio, Chiesa dis Marco, Palazzo Ducale; Venice, Clock Tower, St Mark s
7152698 Venezia, La torre dell orologio, Chiesa dis Marco, Palazzo Ducale; Venice, Clock Tower, St Mark s, Palace of the Doges (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Venezia, Il Palazzo Ducale e la Plazzetta; Venice, Palaces of the Doges and the Piazza (b / w photo)
7152697 Venezia, Il Palazzo Ducale e la Plazzetta; Venice, Palaces of the Doges and the Piazza (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venezia)

Venezia, La Colonna dis Marco es Maria della Salute; Venice, Column of St Mark
7152694 Venezia, La Colonna dis Marco es Maria della Salute; Venice, Column of St Mark and the Church of Santa Maria della Salute (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Danzig, Sternwarte und Krantor; Dantzic, Observatory and Krantor (b / w photo)
7165071 Danzig, Sternwarte und Krantor; Dantzic, Observatory and Krantor (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Danzig, Sternwarte und Krantor; Dantzic)

Lubeck, Salzspeicher; Lubeck, Salt Warehouses (b / w photo)
7165064 Lubeck, Salzspeicher; Lubeck, Salt Warehouses (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lubeck, Salzspeicher; Lubeck, Salt Warehouses)

Kiel, Der Riesenschwimmkran (links) der Germaniawerft; Kiel, Giant floating crane (left)
7165056 Kiel, Der Riesenschwimmkran (links) der Germaniawerft; Kiel, Giant floating crane (left) of the Germania Shipbuilding Yards (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Am Ratzeburger See; Ratzeburg Lake (b / w photo)
7165051 Am Ratzeburger See; Ratzeburg Lake (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Am Ratzeburger See; Ratzeburg Lake)

Munster (Westfalen), Stadtweinhaus und Rathaus; Munster (Westphalia), Stadtweinhaus and Town Hall (b / w photo)
7165040 Munster (Westfalen), Stadtweinhaus und Rathaus; Munster (Westphalia), Stadtweinhaus and Town Hall (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Hameln, Das Hochzeitshaus;Hameln, The "Marriage House"(b / w photo)
7165035 Hameln, Das Hochzeitshaus; Hameln, The " Marriage House" (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hameln, Das Hochzeitshaus; Hameln)

Hildesheim, Das Templerhaus; Hildesheim, The Templerhaus (b / w photo)
7165029 Hildesheim, Das Templerhaus; Hildesheim, The Templerhaus (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hildesheim, Das Templerhaus; Hildesheim, The Templerhaus)

Am Schlachtensee bei Berlin; Schlachtensee near Berlin (b / w photo)
7165024 Am Schlachtensee bei Berlin; Schlachtensee near Berlin (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Am Schlachtensee bei Berlin; Schlachtensee near Berlin)

Im Spreewald (in Leipe); In the Spreewald (Leipe) (b / w photo)
7165021 Im Spreewald (in Leipe); In the Spreewald (Leipe) (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Im Spreewald (in Leipe); In the Spreewald (Leipe)

Berlin, Schloss; Berlin, The Castle (b / w photo)
7165015 Berlin, Schloss; Berlin, The Castle (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Berlin, Schloss; Berlin, The Castle)

Kirche in Gross Patschin (Oberschlesien); Church at Gross Patschin (Upper Silesia) (b / w photo)
7165013 Kirche in Gross Patschin (Oberschlesien); Church at Gross Patschin (Upper Silesia) (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Schloss Moritzburg bei Dresden; Montzburg Castle near Dresden (b / w photo)
7164998 Schloss Moritzburg bei Dresden; Montzburg Castle near Dresden (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

In der Wartburg; In the Wartburg (b / w photo)
7164983 In der Wartburg; In the Wartburg (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: In der Wartburg; In the Wartburg)

Die Wartburg; The Wartburg (b / w photo)
7164979 Die Wartburg; The Wartburg (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Die Wartburg; The Wartburg)

In Fritzlar (Hessen); Fritzlar (Hesse) (b / w photo)
7164974 In Fritzlar (Hessen); Fritzlar (Hesse) (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Fritzlar (Hessen); Fritzlar (Hesse)

Marburg, Schloss; Marburg, Castle (b / w photo)
7164972 Marburg, Schloss; Marburg, Castle (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marburg, Schloss; Marburg, Castle)

Limburg a d Lahn, Dom; Limburg-on-the-Lahn, Cathedral (b / w photo)
7164968 Limburg a d Lahn, Dom; Limburg-on-the-Lahn, Cathedral (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Limburg a d Lahn, Dom; Limburg-on-the-Lahn, Cathedral)

Trier, Porta Nigra; Treves, Porta Nigra (b / w photo)
7164967 Trier, Porta Nigra; Treves, Porta Nigra (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trier, Porta Nigra; Treves, Porta Nigra)

Worms, Dom; Worms, The Cathedral (b / w photo)
7164957 Worms, Dom; Worms, The Cathedral (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Worms, Dom; Worms, The Cathedral)

Freinsheim (Pfalz) Rathaustreppe und Kirche; Freinsheim (Palatinate) Town Hall steps and Church (b / w photo)
7164952 Freinsheim (Pfalz) Rathaustreppe und Kirche; Freinsheim (Palatinate) Town Hall steps and Church (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Weinernte in der Pfalz bei Weisenheim; Gathering grapes in the Paltinate (b / w photo)
7164951 Weinernte in der Pfalz bei Weisenheim; Gathering grapes in the Paltinate (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gelnhausen (Hessen), Die Kaiserpfalz; Gelnhausen (Hesse), The Kaiserplatz (b / w photo)
7164946 Gelnhausen (Hessen), Die Kaiserpfalz; Gelnhausen (Hesse), The Kaiserplatz (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gelnhausen (Hessen)

Budingen, Das Jerusalemer Tor; Budingen, The Jerusalem Gate (b / w photo)
7164945 Budingen, Das Jerusalemer Tor; Budingen, The Jerusalem Gate (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Budingen, Das Jerusalemer Tor; Budingen)

Budingen (Oberhessen); Budingen (Upper-Hesse) (b / w photo)
7164943 Budingen (Oberhessen); Budingen (Upper-Hesse) (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Budingen (Oberhessen); Budingen (Upper-Hesse)

Marktbreit a Main, Rathaus; Marktbreit on the Main, Town Hall (b / w photo)
7164936 Marktbreit a Main, Rathaus; Marktbreit on the Main, Town Hall (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marktbreit a Main, Rathaus; Marktbreit on the Main)

Sulzfeld a Main, Stadtmauer; Sulzfeld on the Main, Town Wall (b / w photo)
7164934 Sulzfeld a Main, Stadtmauer; Sulzfeld on the Main, Town Wall (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sulzfeld a Main, Stadtmauer; Sulzfeld on the Main)

Wurzburg, Die Residenz; Wurzburg, The Residence (b / w photo)
7164931 Wurzburg, Die Residenz; Wurzburg, The Residence (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wurzburg, Die Residenz; Wurzburg, The Residence)

Wurzburg, Alte Mainbrucke und Feste Marienberg; Wurzburg, Old Main Bridge and Marienberg Fortress (b / w photo)
7164929 Wurzburg, Alte Mainbrucke und Feste Marienberg; Wurzburg, Old Main Bridge and Marienberg Fortress (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wurzburg)

Bamberg, Blick in den Hof der alten Residenz; Bamberg, View of the Old Residence courtyard (b / w photo)
7164927 Bamberg, Blick in den Hof der alten Residenz; Bamberg, View of the Old Residence courtyard (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bamberg)

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"Capturing Moments: The Life of a Press Photographer" In the world of photography, press photographers hold a unique position, and are the silent observers, armed with their cameras, ready to freeze moments in time that tell stories beyond words. Eadweard Muybridge's iconic black and white photograph "Transverse-Gallop" showcases the power of motion frozen in an instant. From Italy's enchanting Fondi Castle to the picturesque town of Ceriana, these black and white photographs transport us to different corners of the world. Each frame captures fragments of history, preserving them for generations to come. On Milan's majestic Duomo rooftop, a press photographer fearlessly perches capturing breathtaking views from above. "The Human Figure in Motion" reveals an athlete caught mid-action as he reaches out to catch a ball – a momentary error immortalized forever through monochrome lens. John Lennon and Yoko Ono stand before journalists, their faces filled with anticipation as they receive questions that will shape their legacy. Traveling back in time to Germany during the 1930s, we witness skilled hands polishing lenses in an optical factory and testing them meticulously. These images remind us that behind every exceptional photograph lies craftsmanship and dedication. On sunny mornings, amidst vibrant colors depicted through lithography prints like "The Glorious Remains, " press photographers venture into uncharted territories seeking hidden beauty even within ruins. Sonnecken & Co. 's depot takes us back to 1898 when photographic articles were treasured possessions waiting patiently on shelves for creative minds. Italy beckons once again with Francesco Church standing tall against a backdrop captured by black and white film while Sulmona enchants us with its timeless charm through another monochromatic frame. Through these glimpses into various facets of life captured by press photographers throughout history, we realize their profound impact on our collective memory. Their lenses have become portals connecting past eras with our present, reminding us of the power of visual storytelling.