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Francis Reiss (born 1927) is an Australian photographer, born to Danish parents in Hamburg, Germany. He is best known for his work for Picture Post and Life magazines.
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- Installation mass bishop francis reiss walks rev christopher maus around the altar
- Early life
- Professional career
- Collections
- Exhibitions
- Publications
- References
Early life
Reiss was born in 1927 in Hamburg, Germany to Danish parents. He began taking photos as a child. The family moved to the United Kingdom in 1936. There he attended Oundle School, and began taking photos.
Professional career
Reiss began working for Picture Post magazine in the UK at the age of 17, the youngest staff photographer employed by them. Picture Post published over 60 picture stories by him.
In 1947, Reiss sailed for New York and immediately started working extensively for LIFE magazine.
In 1950, realising he had gone stale Reiss quit photography, and entered the wool trade.
Not until 1993, ten years after migrating to Australia and receiving a chance commission from James Mollison did he return to photography.
Collections
His works are held in a number of collections:
Exhibitions
His work has been exhibited at a number of galleries in Australia, including one-man shows at:
and in group exhibitions at:
Publications
His work has appeared in the following publications: