Died 1977 (age 70) Nationality German/Australian | Occupation Photographer Name Hans Hasenpflug | |
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Born 1907 Maine, Germany | ||
Hans Hasenpflug was an Australian photographer born in 1907. As a clerk, he was trained in Germany for an exporting firm in Munsterlager. Until, he moved to Sydney in 1932 and was working as a salesman in a firm, similar to the one in Germany.
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Biography
Hans Hasenpflug was born in Germany in 1907. He migrated to Australia in 1927 where he became a sales man in Sydney until 1932. He became interested in photography around the time he was working with Leica Photo serve in 1932. His job consisted of processing work. Throughout 1935-1937, he worked in the Commercial Illustration Studio of Russell Roberts Pty Ltd. which resulted in his professional career as a photographer.
Photography/ Career
Hans was a self-taught photographer. His photography consisted of: figure work, fashion and product advertising; which was what he did the a majority of his time, and sometimes portraiture. During his career as a professional photographer, Hans successes took a drastic turn. His photographs started to emerge in The Sydney Morning Herald Woman's Supplement and The Table Talk. Hasenpflug's mirrored Munkasci's work. In the 1920s, Munkasci created a spontaneous element to his fashion shots. Hasenpflug has his photographs displayed in the portrait, commercial and pictorial segments of the mammoth 150th Anniversary celebrating the establishment of Australia by 1938. One of his most praised work is, in soft focus, a photograph of a child leaning over a balustrade. It was a representation of "modern" photography and as "an outstanding study of light and shade".
In Melbourne, Hans was working for Athol Shmith's studio during the 150th Anniversary Salon. As stated before, his field of photography was portraiture and fashion. From 1942-1945, he worked for a different commercial studio held by Austin-Murcott and Ritter-Jesppersen.
In the 1940s, Hasenpflug began developing industrial work but was closed off from it during the war and had to transition to child portraiture. At the end of the war, Hans was made a citizen in Australia and constructed his own commercial illustration studio in Drury Lane. Before he fell ill and ended his career, he worked in a department store called MYER, specialising in product advertising.
Hans Hasenpflug wasn't even a professional photographer until he moved to Australia, and he was better than the majority of Australian photographers.