I was in London this weekend and had the opportunity to see a wonderful exhibition of E.O. Hoppe's photographs:
I loved many of the portraits he took of famous people such as Henry James, Kipling and Masefield. There was also a section dedicated to fascinating photographs of London life in the 1920s. He not only liked taking pictures of famous people, but also ordinary people like maids and street vendors. He captured ordinary working men and women throughout his career as he travelled throughout the world.
Some background info:
Emil Otto Hoppé (14 April 1878 – 9 December 1972) was a German-born British portrait, travel, and topographic photographer active between 1907 and 1945. Born into a wealthy family in Munich, he moved to London in 1900 originally to train as a financier, but took up photography and rapidly achieved great success.
-rola
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