Fritz Pölking
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Fritz Pölking was a German nature photographer , author
and book publisher.
("Fotografenmeister") who started publishing books and journals on nature.
His magazine „Tier- und Naturfotografie“ ("Photography of Animals and Nature") was the predecessor of „NaturFoto“ which is nowadays published by the Tecklenborg Verlag
.
Fritz Pölking was also one of the founders of the "Gesellschaft Deutscher Tierfotografen e. V." (German Society of Nature Photographers)
He lived with his wife Gisela (likewise nature photographer) in Greven
in Westphalia
.
His photographs have been published in journals including National Geographic, Journal of Zoology
and Australian Geographic
.
In 1977 he won the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition was declared Wildlife Photographer of the Year
.
When a cardiac arrest caused his death in 2007 he left an oeuvre of 30 books including the German/English work Am Puls des Lebens/At the pulse of life (ISBN 3-88949-201-0).
In 2008 the GDT and the publishing house Tecklenborg launched the Fritz Pölking Award and the Fritz Pölking Junior Award.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and book publisher.
Biography
Fritz Pölking was a certified German Master of PhotographyPhotography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
("Fotografenmeister") who started publishing books and journals on nature.
His magazine „Tier- und Naturfotografie“ ("Photography of Animals and Nature") was the predecessor of „NaturFoto“ which is nowadays published by the Tecklenborg Verlag
Tecklenborg Verlag
The Tecklenborg Verlag is a publishing house based in Steinfurt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.The company is internationally recognised for its illustrated books on wild animals and their magazines, which include "Naturfoto" and "Terra"...
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Fritz Pölking was also one of the founders of the "Gesellschaft Deutscher Tierfotografen e. V." (German Society of Nature Photographers)
He lived with his wife Gisela (likewise nature photographer) in Greven
Greven
Greven is a medium-sized town in the district of Steinfurt, in Germany's most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia and close to the city of Münster.-Geography:Greven is situated on the river Ems, approx...
in Westphalia
Westphalia
Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Arnsberg, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Minden and Münster.Westphalia is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located north and south of the Ruhr River. No exact definition of borders can be given, because the name "Westphalia"...
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His photographs have been published in journals including National Geographic, Journal of Zoology
Journal of Zoology
The Journal of Zoology is a scientific journal concerning zoology, the study of animals. It was founded in 1830 by the Zoological Society of London and is published by Wiley-Blackwell. It carries original research papers, which are targeted towards general readers...
and Australian Geographic
Australian Geographic
The Australian Geographic is a quarterly geographical magazine-style journal created by Dick Smith in 1985. It focuses mainly on stories about Australia, or about Australian people in other countries...
.
In 1977 he won the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition was declared Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is an annual international wildlife photography competition owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife. Its sponsored name is currently Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year...
.
When a cardiac arrest caused his death in 2007 he left an oeuvre of 30 books including the German/English work Am Puls des Lebens/At the pulse of life (ISBN 3-88949-201-0).
In 2008 the GDT and the publishing house Tecklenborg launched the Fritz Pölking Award and the Fritz Pölking Junior Award.