Press Photographer Collection (#3)

Bamberg, Rathaus; Bamberg, Town Hall (b / w photo)
7164922 Bamberg, Rathaus; Bamberg, Town Hall (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bamberg, Rathaus; Bamberg, Town Hall)

Iphofen, Einersheimer Tor; Iphofen, Elnersheimer Gate (b / w photo)
7164919 Iphofen, Einersheimer Tor; Iphofen, Elnersheimer Gate (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iphofen, Einersheimer Tor; Iphofen, Elnersheimer Gate)

Heidelberg (b / w photo)
7164914 Heidelberg (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heidelberg. Illustration for Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher (Ernst Wasmuth, 1927)

Wimpfen am Neckar, Am Staufertor; Wimpfen-on-the-Neckar, The Staufer Gate (b / w photo)
7164911 Wimpfen am Neckar, Am Staufertor; Wimpfen-on-the-Neckar, The Staufer Gate (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wimpfen am Neckar)

Rothenburg o d T, Das Topplerschlosschen; Rothenburg-on-the-Tauber, Toppler Castle (b / w photo)
7164891 Rothenburg o d T, Das Topplerschlosschen; Rothenburg-on-the-Tauber, Toppler Castle (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rothenburg o d T)

In Dinkelsbuhl; Dinkelsbuhl (b / w photo)
7164880 In Dinkelsbuhl; Dinkelsbuhl (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Dinkelsbuhl; Dinkelsbuhl)

Dinkelsbuhl, Nordlinger Tor und Stadtmuhle; Dinkelsbuhl, Nordlinger Gate and Town Mill (b / w photo)
7164879 Dinkelsbuhl, Nordlinger Tor und Stadtmuhle; Dinkelsbuhl, Nordlinger Gate and Town Mill (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinkelsbuhl)

Dinkelsbuhl, Untere Schmiedgasse; Dinkelsbuhl, Lower Schmiedgasse (b / w photo)
7164876 Dinkelsbuhl, Untere Schmiedgasse; Dinkelsbuhl, Lower Schmiedgasse (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinkelsbuhl, Untere Schmiedgasse; Dinkelsbuhl)

Dinkelsbuhl, An der Stadtmuhle; Dinkelsbuhl, Town Mill (b / w photo)
7164874 Dinkelsbuhl, An der Stadtmuhle; Dinkelsbuhl, Town Mill (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinkelsbuhl, An der Stadtmuhle; Dinkelsbuhl, Town Mill)

Nurnburg, Die Burg; Nuremberg, The Castle (b / w photo)
7164860 Nurnburg, Die Burg; Nuremberg, The Castle (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nurnburg, Die Burg; Nuremberg, The Castle)

Schloss Prunn im Altmuhltal; Prunn Castle in the Altmuhl Valley (b / w photo)
7164854 Schloss Prunn im Altmuhltal; Prunn Castle in the Altmuhl Valley (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bei Schloss Neuburg a Inn; Near Neuburg Castle on the Inn (b / w photo)
7164851 Bei Schloss Neuburg a Inn; Near Neuburg Castle on the Inn (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wasserburg am Inn; Wasserburg-on-the-Inn (b / w photo)
7164848 Wasserburg am Inn; Wasserburg-on-the-Inn (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wasserburg am Inn; Wasserburg-on-the-Inn)

In Kallmunz bei Regensburg; At Kallmunz near Regensburg (b / w photo)
7164845 In Kallmunz bei Regensburg; At Kallmunz near Regensburg (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Kallmunz bei Regensburg; At Kallmunz near Regensburg)

Regensburg, Bruckentor und Domturme; Regensburg, Brucken Gate and Cathedral Towers (b / w photo)
7164839 Regensburg, Bruckentor und Domturme; Regensburg, Brucken Gate and Cathedral Towers (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Regensburg)

Ulm, Rathaus und Munsterturme; Ulm, Town-Hall and Cathedral Tower (b / w photo)
7164834 Ulm, Rathaus und Munsterturme; Ulm, Town-Hall and Cathedral Tower (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ulm, Rathaus und Munsterturme; Ulm)

Kirche in Meersburg am Bodensee; Church in Meersburg on the Lake of Constance (b / w photo)
7164825 Kirche in Meersburg am Bodensee; Church in Meersburg on the Lake of Constance (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Meersburg am Bodensee, Aufgang zum neuen Schloss; Meersburg on the Lake of Constance
7164822 Meersburg am Bodensee, Aufgang zum neuen Schloss; Meersburg on the Lake of Constance, entrance to the new castle (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Blick bei Tiefenbach auf die Bergkette der Allgauer Alpen; View of the Allgau Alps near Tiefenbach (b / w photo)
7164820 Blick bei Tiefenbach auf die Bergkette der Allgauer Alpen; View of the Allgau Alps near Tiefenbach (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Die Spielmannsau mit der Trettachspitze bei Oberstdorf im Allgau; The Spielmannsau with Trettachspitze near Oberstdorf
7164815 Die Spielmannsau mit der Trettachspitze bei Oberstdorf im Allgau; The Spielmannsau with Trettachspitze near Oberstdorf in the Allgau (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Blick von der Zugspitze; View from the Zugspitze (b / w photo)
7164810 Blick von der Zugspitze; View from the Zugspitze (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blick von der Zugspitze; View from the Zugspitze)

Taormina, Palazzos Stefano (b / w photo)
7153002 Taormina, Palazzos Stefano (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taormina, Palazzos Stefano)

Taormina, Fontana; Toarmina, Fountain (b / w photo)
7153000 Taormina, Fontana; Toarmina, Fountain (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taormina, Fontana; Toarmina, Fountain)

Taormina (b / w photo)
7152997 Taormina (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taormina. Illustration for Italien, Baukunst und Landschaft (Ernst Wasmuth, 1925)

L Etna, Lava; Mt Aetna with lava in foreground (b / w photo)
7152996 L Etna, Lava; Mt Aetna with lava in foreground (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Etna, Lava; Mt Aetna with lava in foreground)

Randazzo sull Etna; Randazzo on Mt Aetna (b / w photo)
7152995 Randazzo sull Etna; Randazzo on Mt Aetna (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Randazzo sull Etna; Randazzo on Mt Aetna)

Panorama della Conca d Oro visto das Mana di Gesu, Palermo; View ofs Maria di Gesu over the Conca d Oro
7152981 Panorama della Conca d Oro visto das Mana di Gesu, Palermo; View ofs Maria di Gesu over the Conca d Oro, Palermo (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Cefalu, Cortile; Court in Cefalu (b / w photo)
7152978 Cefalu, Cortile; Court in Cefalu (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cefalu, Cortile; Court in Cefalu)

Paestum, Tempio di Cerere; Paestum, Temple of Ceres (b / w photo)
7152960 Paestum, Tempio di Cerere; Paestum, Temple of Ceres (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paestum, Tempio di Cerere; Paestum, Temple of Ceres)

Capri, Marina grande (b / w photo)
7152952 Capri, Marina grande (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capri, Marina grande. Illustration for Italien, Baukunst und Landschaft (Ernst Wasmuth, 1925)

Positano (b / w photo)
7152948 Positano (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Positano. Illustration for Italien, Baukunst und Landschaft (Ernst Wasmuth, 1925)

Amalfi, veduto dall ex convento dei cappuccini; Amalfi, seen from the former Capuchin monastery (b / w photo)
7152946 Amalfi, veduto dall ex convento dei cappuccini; Amalfi, seen from the former Capuchin monastery (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amalfi)

Pompei, Strada dei sepolcri; Pompeii, Street of the Tombs (b / w photo)
7152941 Pompei, Strada dei sepolcri; Pompeii, Street of the Tombs (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pompei, Strada dei sepolcri; Pompeii)

Pompei, Casa dei Vetii; Pompeii, House of the Vettii (b / w photo)
7152939 Pompei, Casa dei Vetii; Pompeii, House of the Vettii (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pompei, Casa dei Vetii; Pompeii, House of the Vettii)

Pompei, Tempio d Apollo; Pompeii, Temple of Apollo (b / w photo)
7152936 Pompei, Tempio d Apollo; Pompeii, Temple of Apollo (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pompei, Tempio d Apollo; Pompeii, Temple of Apollo)

Nel cratere del Vesuvio, La e orlo del cratere; At the bottom of the crater of Vesuvius
7152931 Nel cratere del Vesuvio, La e orlo del cratere; At the bottom of the crater of Vesuvius, Lava and edge of the crater (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Napoli, Veduta del Vesuvio dalla strade di Posilipo; Naples, View of Vesuvius from the Posilipo Road (b / w photo)
7152927 Napoli, Veduta del Vesuvio dalla strade di Posilipo; Naples, View of Vesuvius from the Posilipo Road (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoli)

Napoli, Castello dell Ovo; Naples, Castello dell Ovo (b / w photo)
7152924 Napoli, Castello dell Ovo; Naples, Castello dell Ovo (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoli, Castello dell Ovo; Naples, Castello dell Ovo)

Napoli col Vesuvio; Naples and Vesuvius (b / w photo)
7152923 Napoli col Vesuvio; Naples and Vesuvius (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoli col Vesuvio; Naples and Vesuvius)

Cassino (b / w photo)
7152919 Cassino (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassino. Illustration for Italien, Baukunst und Landschaft (Ernst Wasmuth, 1925)

Monte Cassino, Il Cortile del Convento; Monte Cassino, Monastery Court (b / w photo)
7152918 Monte Cassino, Il Cortile del Convento; Monte Cassino, Monastery Court (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monte Cassino)

Tramonto nelle Paludi Pontine; Evening in the Pontine Marshes (b / w photo)
7152914 Tramonto nelle Paludi Pontine; Evening in the Pontine Marshes (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le rovine di Ninfa nelle Paludi Pontine; The ruins of Ninfa on the Pontine Marshes (b / w photo)
7152911 Le rovine di Ninfa nelle Paludi Pontine; The ruins of Ninfa on the Pontine Marshes (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frascati, Villa Aldobrandini (b / w photo)
7152898 Frascati, Villa Aldobrandini (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frascati, Villa Aldobrandini)

Roma, La Scala di Spagna; Rome, The Spanish Staircase (b / w photo)
7152883 Roma, La Scala di Spagna; Rome, The Spanish Staircase (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roma, La Scala di Spagna; Rome, The Spanish Staircase)

Roma, Il Tempio di Vesta; Rome, Temple of Vesta (b / w photo)
7152881 Roma, Il Tempio di Vesta; Rome, Temple of Vesta (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roma, Il Tempio di Vesta; Rome, Temple of Vesta)

Ernte in Masuren; Harvest in Masouria (b / w photo)
7165092 Ernte in Masuren; Harvest in Masouria (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ernte in Masuren; Harvest in Masouria)

In Masuren; Scenery in Masouria (b / w photo)
7165087 In Masuren; Scenery in Masouria (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Masuren; Scenery in Masouria)

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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.