Georg Oddner
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Georg Mirskij Oddner was one of Sweden
s greatest photographers from the 20th century.
Oddner was a jazz musician and studying advertising in the 1940s when he first came into contact with photography through John Melin
, art diretor at Svenska Telegrambyrån in Malmö
, the largest advertising agency in Scandinavia. From there, Oddner began working a variety of advertising jobs, incluing industry, architecture, and clothing, as well as for SAS. In the mid-1950s Oddner traveled to California, South America, the Soviet Union, and the far east. During these travels he was able to pursue photography for his own purposes. He predominantly used Hasselblad
and Leica
equipment. His favorite photographers included Henri Cartier-Bresson
and Richard Avedon
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
s greatest photographers from the 20th century.
Oddner was a jazz musician and studying advertising in the 1940s when he first came into contact with photography through John Melin
John Melin
John Melin was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 99 films between 1926 and 1964.-Selected filmography:* Crisis * Drömsemester * Sju svarta be-hå * Far och flyg -External links:...
, art diretor at Svenska Telegrambyrån in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, the largest advertising agency in Scandinavia. From there, Oddner began working a variety of advertising jobs, incluing industry, architecture, and clothing, as well as for SAS. In the mid-1950s Oddner traveled to California, South America, the Soviet Union, and the far east. During these travels he was able to pursue photography for his own purposes. He predominantly used Hasselblad
Hasselblad
Victor Hasselblad AB is a Swedish manufacturer of medium-format cameras and photographic equipment based in Gothenburg, Sweden.The company is best known for the medium-format cameras it has produced since World War II....
and Leica
Leica
Leica Camera AG, a German optics company, produces Leica cameras. The predecessor of the company, formerly known as Ernst Leitz GmbH, is now three companies: Leica Camera AG, Leica Geosystems AG, and Leica Microsystems AG, producing cameras, geosurvey equipment, and microscopes, respectively...
equipment. His favorite photographers included Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography...
and Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon was an American photographer. An obituary published in The New York Times said that "his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century."-Photography career:Avedon was born in New York City to a Jewish Russian...
.
Source
- Georg Oddner ville förstå och förklara, SydsvenskanSydsvenskan-External links:*...
7 October 2007.