PHOTOGRAPHER

Frank Hurley

1885 - 1962

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James Francis "Frank" Hurley (15 October 1885 – 16 January 1962) was an Australian photographer and adventurer. He participated in a number of expeditions to Antarctica and served as an official photographer with Australian forces during both world wars. He was the official photographer for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition and the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–16. His artistic style produced many memorable images. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Hurley is the 128th most popular photographer (up from 130th in 2019), the 307th most popular biography from Australia (down from 281st in 2019) and the most popular Australian Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Frank Hurley ranks 128 out of 148. Before him are F. Holland Day, Lisette Model, Toni Frissell, Françoise Demulder, Ilse Bing, and Sally Mann. After him are Lola Álvarez Bravo, Sanja Iveković, Emma Schenson, Allan Warren, Erwin Olaf, and Garry Winogrand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Frank Hurley ranks 242. Before him are Charles Rosher, Julio Lozano Díaz, Walter Anderson, Károly Levitzky, Enrico Mizzi, and Harry Benjamin. After him are Riccardo Nowak, Burton Downing, Erik Algot Fredriksson, C. J. Hambro, Caius Welcker, and Nils Hellsten. Among people deceased in 1962, Frank Hurley ranks 197. Before him are Georgina de Albuquerque, Fran Saleški Finžgar, Menen Asfaw, Walter Anderson, Harmodio Arias Madrid, and Dorothy Brookshaw. After him are Victor Sonnemans, Harlow Curtice, Gerrit Achterberg, Ron Flockhart, Edy Reinalter, and Lucile Watson.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Frank Hurley ranks 307 out of 1,143. Before him are Marlene Mathews (1934), Rebel Wilson (1980), Steve Hooker (1982), Jack Thompson (1940), Ernie Parker (1883), and Dunc Gray (1906). After him are Trudi Canavan (1969), Emily Browning (1988), Ante Covic (1975), Simone Young (1961), Arthur Fadden (1894), and Rex Hartwig (1929).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Australia

Among photographers born in Australia, Frank Hurley ranks 1. 

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