Henryk Derczyński

Henryk Derczyński (1906–1981) was a photographer who lived in Poland.

Career

Derczyński was a leading photographer in 20th century Poland.[1][2] He was educated in Warsaw. After World War II, he documented the fate of citizens forcibly moved to the city of Wrocław (Breslau).[3] He later established the Cabinet of Photography in the National Museum, Wrocław.[4] The city developed into a centre of Polish photography, and Derczyński worked at the forefront of the realist style prevalent at the time.[5]

Exhibitions and publications

Derczyński displayed numerous exhibitions and wrote many books, including the biography of Jan Bułhak[6]—the father of Polish photography—that is considered the most sought-after.[7]

Inventions

He also created an isohelia technology, a technique that sharpens contrasts and defines three-dimensional images,[8] under the brand name "izobrom".[9]

References

1. "Polish photography of the 20th century". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
2. "DERCZYŃSKI Henry".
3. Sobota, Adam (1998). "Fotografia Polska 1900–1939" ze zbiorów Muzeum Narodowego we Wrocławiu.
4. Starzewska M, Ziomecki J (1954). Rzemiosło artystyczne w Muzeum Śląskim we Wrocławiu.
5. "Reconstruction of identity".
6. Derczyński, Henryk (1951). Fotografia ojczysta Rzecz o uspołecznieniu fotografii. Ossolńskich: Zakładu Narodowego. OCLC 037936537.
7. Bułhak, Jan. "Fotografia ojczysta". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
8. Warren, Lynne (2006). Encyclopedia of Twentieth-century Photography. CRC Press. ISBN 0415976650.
9. Sobota, Adam (2001). Szlachetność Techniki - Artystyczne Dylematy Fotografii w XIX i XX wieku (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.