Guillaume Berggren Out of Constantinople

24.02.2023 - 13.05.2023
Picture This Gallery

Pehr Vilhelm Berggren, known as Guillaume Berggren, (1835-1920), was a Swedish photographer active in Constantinople, Turkey. Berggren studied photography in Germany and then opened a successful studio in Constantinople (now Istanbul), where he became one of the leading photographers of his time.

Berggren was especially drawn to the wide array of craftsmen and artisans in the city, and was one of the first photographers to adopt the style of depicting different occupations. The style was adopted much later by photographers such as August Sanders and Irving Penn.

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Lennart Nilsson LIFE cover, 1965

Portrait of an 18-week-old human fetus by Lennart Nilsson. This iconic photo crowned the cover of LIFE Magazine, on April 30, 1965. The issue featured his reportage ‘Drama of Life Before Birth’, which showed the human embryo’s development in the womb.

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Château de Chambord Henry Fox Talbot, 1843

In 1843, pioneering photographer Henry Fox Talbot captured this image of Le Château de Chambord, one of France’s most iconic architectural marvels. Talbot’s photograph, taken using his innovative calotype process, stands as a testament to his groundbreaking contributions to the art of photography.

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Staffan Hallström Ingens Hundar

Staffan Hallström first introduced these enigmatic compositions in his paintings under the title ‘Ingens hundar’ (Nobody’s Dogs) in the early 1950s, and they would follow him throughout his life. As one of Sweden’s most cherished painters of the 20th century, his stray dogs have become an icon in Swedish modern art.