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Werner Braun (photojournalist)

Werner Braun (; 12 June 1918 – 25 December 2018) was an Israeli photographer, considered a founder of photojournalism in Israel.

Biography

Werner Brown was born in Nuremberg, Germany. Braun started to take photos at the age of 18. In 1937, with the rise of the Nazi regime, he left Germany, first to Denmark and then to Sweden. He immigrated to Mandatory Palestine with his wife and two children in 1946.

Photography career

Braun's body of work includes photographs of Adolf Eichmann on trial, Israeli landscapes and portraits of Israelis, both legendary figures and ordinary citizens. Braun was also Israel's first underwater photographer.

Awards and recognition

  • 1979 Third Prize, Nikon International Contest
  • 1989 Enrique Kavlin Life Achievement Award for Photography. Israel Museum
  • 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award. The Audio-Visual Conservation Forum in Israel

Exhibitions

  • Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, 2005-2006

Gallery

References