Australia 1872

Bernhard Holtermann turned gold into a unique photographic treasure

Christoph Hein (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2020
Emons Verlag
978-3-7408-0841-9 (ISBN)

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Previously unpublished UNESCO World Heritage-listed photos. Bernhard Otto Holtermann emigrated from Hamburg to Australia in 1858 as a destitute young man, where, in 1872, he unearthed the largest lump of gold in the world. Holtermann shared his newfound wealth with his adopted home. As he travelled through the settlements, he had the poverty-stricken life documented in spectacular images, and promoted Australia to the world. More than 150 of these impressive photos have now been published, most for the first time, in this bilingual edition and are thus immortalized for eternity.

Dr Christoph Hein has lived in Asia for 20 years as a correspondent for the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. His interest lies in the stories behind the names, in the people who drive development forward in the Asia-Pacific region. As the author of several books, he currently covers the southern stretch of the area from Pakistan to the Pacific Islands and spends a great deal of time in Australia. It was there that he came across the incredible life story of the German Bernhard Otto Holtermann, and discovered parallels between the politics of the late 19th century and today.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.05.2020
Zusatzinfo	mit zahlreichen Fotografien
Verlagsort	Köln
Sprache	englisch
Maße	265 x 295 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
	Reisen ► Bildbände ► Australien / Neuseeland / Ozeanien
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
Schlagworte	außergewöhnliche Fotografien • Australia • Bernhard Holtermann • Fotos Australien • Gold • Photographic history
ISBN-10	3-7408-0841-1 / 3740808411
ISBN-13	978-3-7408-0841-9 / 9783740808419
Zustand	Neuware