Henri Mallard

Henri Marie Joseph Mallard ( born February 9, 1884 in Balmain, Australia, † January 21, 1967 ) was an Australian photographer who helped to shape the image of Australia with his publications in the world. Among his most famous photo series include the documentation of the origin of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Born in a suburb - today a part - Sydney, the son of French immigrants, Mallard came for the first time in 1900 with the photograph in touch when he (now a part of the Group Kodak) took a job as a sales manager at Harrington. First photos Mallards are handed down from 1904. In 1917, he joined the Sydney Camera Circle, a circle of Australian photographer who had set itself the goal to emphasize in their recordings, the beautiful sites of Australia and to correct the image of the continent as a wild prison camp. In this context, he also wrote his recordings and a movie from the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which he executed in a modern, functional style.

Despite its success Mallard remained amateur photographer. He earned his money at Kodak until he retired in 1956. Eleven years later, 1967, he died at his home in Balmain. His photographs, gelatin- coated glass plates were restored in 1976 commissioned by the Australian Centre for Photography and published as a book.