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Imre Kinszki

Summary

Imre Kinszki (1901–1945) was a Jewish-Hungarian photographer.[1][2][3][4]

Stolperstein in memory of Mr. Imre Kinszki (1901–1945), at the entrance of his former domicile. (Budapest, District XIV, Róna Street Nr 121)

Biography edit

Imre Kinszki was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1901.[1] He captured motion and speed, architecture, and city life.[2] In 1937, together with Erno Vadas and Gusztáv Seiden, he co-founded the Modern Hungarian Photographers Group. His photographs and articles appeared in American Photography and National Geographic.[3] The KINSECTA camera was invented by Kinszki to improve on the technique of close-up photography.[5]

In 1943, during the Second World War, he was sent to forced labor camps in Romania and Hungary.[1][2] He died on the way to Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1945.[1][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Centropad biography
  2. ^ a b c Magyar Zsido Muzeum biography
  3. ^ a b c Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives
  4. ^ The New Yorker, Volume 81, Issues 1–11, p. 38
  5. ^ "Exhibition – Imre Kinszki photographer: Walk/Diary – Museum.hu". www.museum.hu. Retrieved 24 April 2020.