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Jan Bułhak

Polish photographer (1876-1950) · Poland · On the map · Artists · Died at 73

Jan Brunon Bułhak (1876-1950) was an early 20th century photographer in Poland and present-day Belarus and Lithuania. A published theoretician and philosopher of photography, he was an exponent of pictorialism. He is best known for his landscapes and photographs of various places, especially the city of Vilnius.

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Awards

Silver Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature
Gold Cross of Merit
Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

About this person

He was the founder of the Wilno Photoclub and Polish Photoclub, the predecessors of the modern Union of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF), of which he was an honorary office-holder. He is also known as an ethnographer and folklorist.

Country
Poland
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1876 to 1950 · aged 73