Erich Andres

Erich Andres (b. 1905 Leipzig, d. 1992 Hamburg) was a German war photographer and photojournalist.

From 1921-23 he was apprenticed to a typesetter in Dresden. In 1923 he moved to Hamburg and started work as a photojournalist in 1932. In 1937 he documented the Spanish Civil War for the fascist side. During WW2 he was a photographer in the Navy.

One of his photographs was selected by Edward Steichen for The Family of Man exhibition and book.

His photography of the destruction of Hamburg[1] by Allied aerial bombardment provides a rare German perspective[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bursey, Jeff (2005-03-01). Bombs Fell from Unimaginable Height.(The End: Hamburg 1943)(Book Review). In Books In Canada. 34 (2), 17(2).
  2. ↑ Nossack, Hans Erich & Agee, Joel (2004). The end : Hamburg 1943. University of Chicago Press, Chicago