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Fred Herzog

Canadian photographer (1930-2019) · Canada · On the map · Artists · Died at 88

Fred Herzog D.F.A. was a German-born Canadian photographer, who devoted his artistic life to walking the streets of Vancouver as well as almost 40 countries with his Leica, and various Nikon, Kodak and Canon, photographing - mostly with colour slide film - his observations of the street life with all its complexities.

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Awards

Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts2014

About this person

Herzog did not achieve critical recognition until the 1990s, when his unusual early use of colour in art photography was recognized. He became celebrated internationally for his pioneering street photography, his understanding of the medium combined with, as he put it, "how you see and how you think" created the right moment to take a picture.

Country
Canada
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2019 · aged 88

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