Tomorrow (12th March) marks the 152nd anniversary of the birth of photographer and author Percy R. Salmon FRPS (1872-1959).
In 2022, with the support of the Royal Photographic Society, a short video about his life and career was produced to mark his 150th.
For more than six decades, Mr. Salmon was both a member and fellow of the RPS, sharing his knowledge and expertise through the medium of books, illustrated lantern slide lectures and articles.
During his lifetime, several eminent photographers turned their lenses on Mr. Salmon as a subject.
Among them was H.D. (Henry Donald) Halksworth Wheeler FRPS (1878-1937) known professionally as Halksworth Wheeler.
His studio in Folkestone, Kent produced this signed print of Mr. Salmon, probably during the 1920s.
Due to its age, the image has slightly oxidised, but it is still possible to enjoy the artful pictorialist style that Halksworth Wheeler brought to his photography.
The men’s paths are likely to have crossed as active members of the RPS including the society’s annual exhibitions which featured their work in both 1908 and 1914.
Halksworth Wheeler’s eminence as a photographer is more widely reflected in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp105069/henry-donald-halksworth-wheeler
His portrait of Mr. Salmon is particularly memorable in that it captures its subject with camera in hand.
Happy 152nd, Percy R. Salmon.
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