Hugo van Wadenoyen
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Hugo van Wadenoyen
Hugo van Wadenoyen (b.1892 - d. 1 Mar 1959 (Cheltenham) was a British photographer, of Dutch
origins. He lived in Cheltenham
England, and was an influential figure in the long drawn-out genesis of British fine art photography
, especially in the 1945–1965 years when photography was not considered to be an art form.
Van Wadenoyen led the "Combined Societies"; a progressive group of local photographic societies (Hereford, Wolverhampton, and Bristol) that, in 1945, 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.
Hugo van Wadenoyen (b.1892 - d. 1 Mar 1959 (Cheltenham) was a British photographer, of Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
origins. He lived in Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
England, and was an influential figure in the long drawn-out genesis of British fine art photography
Fine art photography
Fine art photography refers to photographs that are created in accordance with the creative vision of the photographer as artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism, which provides a visual account for news events, and commercial photography, the primary focus of which is to...
, especially in the 1945–1965 years when photography was not considered to be an art form.
Van Wadenoyen led the "Combined Societies"; a progressive group of local photographic societies (Hereford, Wolverhampton, and Bristol) that, in 1945, broke away from the moribund Royal Photographic Society
Royal Photographic Society
The Royal Photographic Society is the world's oldest national photographic society. It was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1853 as The Photographic Society of London with the objective of promoting the Art and Science of Photography...
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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
Pictorialism
Pictorialism is the name given to a photographic movement in vogue from around 1885 following the widespread introduction of the dry-plate process. It reached its height in the early years of the 20th century, and declined rapidly after 1914 after the widespread emergence of Modernism...
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
Roger Mayne
Roger Mayne is an English photographer, most famous for his documentation of the children of Southam Street, London.-Life and work:...
, involving Mayne in the Combined Societies group exhibitions between 1951 and 1955.