Eric Hosking

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Eric John Hosking OBE (October 2, 1909 - February 22, 1991) was an English photographer noted for his bird photography.

Hosking was born in London. Although he pioneered several techniques for bird photography, during the first 10 years of his photography career, Hosking was not successful in being published. His breakthrough came after news coverage of an accident when Hosking was attacked by a tawny owl during a photo shoot, resulting in the loss of his left eye. The coverage launched Hosking to fame, creating a market for his bird photographs.

Hosking's most famous image is Barn Owl with Prey of 1936. His most widely read book is An Eye for a Bird, his autobiography published in 1970. Hosking was one of a few photographers who were able to earn a living by taking images only of birds.

Hosking was president of the Nature Photographic Society, vice president of the British Ornithologists' Union, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the British Naturalists' Association and honorary vice president of the Royal Photographic Society. He was awarded the Gold Medal of the RSPB in 1974, and received an OBE in 1977 for his natural history photography and work in conservation.^[1]

Bibliography

Friends at the Zoo (1933)
Intimate Sketches from Bird Life (1940)
Art of Bird Photography (1944)
Birds of the Day (1944)
Birds of the Night (1945)
More Birds of the Day (1946)
The Swallow (1946)
Masterpieces of Bird Photography (1947)
Birds in Action (1949)
Birds Fighting (1955)
Bird Photography as a Hobby (1961)
Nesting Birds (1967)
An Eye for a Bird (1970)
Eric Hosking's Birds - Fifty Years of Photographing Wildlife with Kevin MacDonnell, Pelham Books (1979) ISBN 0-7207-1163-0
- Foreword by Tory Peterson
- Dedicated "To the memory of my mother and father who understood my love of birds"

Culture

Used as part basis for the character Hodgesarrgh in Terry Pratchett's Discworld Series.

References

↑ Eric Hosking's Birds

Frühzeit der Naturphotographie by Fritz Pölking.
Obituary in British Birds Magazine by Guy Mountfort, Volume 84, p. 308-9
An Eye for a Bird - Eric Hosking (1970)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 9886075 LCCN: n82004211 ISNI: 0000 0001 0855 0355 BNF: cb12155871k

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Name	Hosking, Eric
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Short description	British photographer
Date of birth	October 2, 1909
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Date of death	February 22, 1991
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