Hugo van Wadenoyen

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Hugo van Wadenoyen (July 18, 1892 in Vlaardingen, Netherlands – March 1, 1959 in Cheltenham) was a British photographer, of Dutch origins.[1][2] He lived in Cheltenham, England, and was an influential figure in the long drawn-out genesis of British fine art photography, especially between 1945 and 1965.[3]

Biography[edit]

Van Wadenoyen moved from the Netherlands to Cardiff, Wales in 1900, where his father would start a photographic studio.[3]

Photography[edit]

He became a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society in 1919 at age twenty-six and in his early years took photographs in a Pictorialist style.[3][4] In 1945, Van Wadenoyen led the "Combined Societies," a progressive group of local photographic societies (Hereford, Wolverhampton, and Bristol) that broke away from the moribund Royal Photographic Society.

He undertook a series of instructional books on photography, published by the Focal Press.

Van Wadenoyen's book Wayside Snapshots (Focal Press, 1947) marked a decisive British break with Pictorialism in photography, was a brave early attempt to use the book format as a means of showing a photographer's personal pictures. Some of the book's fresh approaches to landscape strongly influenced Raymond Moore. Van Wadenoyen was also a mentor to Roger Mayne, involving Mayne in the Combined Societies group exhibitions between 1951 and 1955.

Works[edit]

  • Instructional books on photography published by Focal Press (circa 1940s), edited by Andor Kraszna-Krausz
    • No. 4: All about PORTRAITS and Your Camera[5]
    • No. 7: All about LAND, SEA, SKY and Your Camera[6]
    • No. 9: All about DAYLIGHT INDOORS and Your Camera[7]
    • No. 13: All about ONE LAMP ONLY and Your Camera[8]
    • No. 14: All about THE SECOND LAMP and Your Camera[9]
    • No. 17: All about AGAINST THE SUN EFFECTS and Your Camera (1941)[10]
  • Photographing People: Ways to New Portraiture (London, New York: Focal Press, 1939)[3]
  • with John Holtan, Making an Enlarger from Functional Plans (London: Focal Press, 1960? 2nd ed.)[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hugo van Wadenoijen (1892-1959)". Genealogische Databank Vlaardingen [Genealogy Online] (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Hugo van Wadenoyen". Geschiedenisvanvlaardingen (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Hugo Van Wadenoyen (1892–1959)". The Wilson – Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ Hammans, Roy (30 October 2012). "Hugo van Wadenoyen (1892-1959)". The Golden Fleece. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  5. ^ Van Wadenoyen, Hugo (1941). All About Portraits and your Camera, etc. London & New York: Focal Press Ltd. OCLC 504627481.
  6. ^ Van Wadenoyen, Hugo (1942). All About Landscapes and Your Camera. 11th-15th thousand of "Land, Sea, Sky.". London: Focal Press Ltd. OCLC 504627340.
  7. ^ Van Wadenoyen, Hugo (1941). All About Daylight Indoors and your Camera. London & New York. OCLC 504627268.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ Van Wadenoyen, Hugo (1941). All about one lamp only and your camera. London; New York: Focal Press. OCLC 22700380.
  9. ^ Van Wadenoyen, Hugo (1941). All about the second lamp and your camera. London; New York: Focal Press. OCLC 6354557.
  10. ^ Van Wadenoyen, Hugo; Kraszna-Krausz, Andor (1941). All about against the sun effects and your camera. London: Focal Press Ltd. OCLC 1186388934.
  11. ^ Van Wadenoyen, Hugo; Holtan, John (1960). Making an enlarger from functional plans. London: Focal Press. OCLC 156301213.
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