Eric John Hosking OBE was an English photographer noted for his bird photography.
13 Facts About Eric Hosking
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Eric Hosking OBE, Hon FRPS, was a pioneering wildlife photographer preceded in Britain by Richard and Cherry Kearton and one of the first professional photographers to make a living predominantly from photographing birds.
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Eric Hosking was born on 2 October 1909 in Chelsea, London.
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Eric Hosking's family moved to Crouch End, north London, during World War I Hosking loved London and, although he travelled greatly in Britain and abroad, he never moved away from his north London home, where he developed his natural history photographic business.
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Eric Hosking's working year was divided; he photographed during the spring and summer, where birds were mainly photographed at the nest because, as explained below, pre-focussing was necessary.
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The many comments made by people from Eric Hosking's generation suggest that this form of education had a profound effect on many, some of whom went on to establish the broad spectrum of modern conservation.
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Eric Hosking's pictures taken with this new lighting showed people images of birds never seen before.
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Eric Hosking opened our eyes to the beauty of their world, their grace and fascination.
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Eric Hosking probably achieved more for avian conservation than any other naturalist of our day.
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Eric Hosking headed the judging panel of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards in their early years.
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Eric Hosking married Dorothy Sleigh on 15 April 1939 at Ferme Park Baptist Church, the minister of which, whose manse was three doors away from Eric Hosking's home, subsequently shared the use of his garage, and the couple brought up three children, Margaret, Robin and David, at the family home in Crouch Hall Road.
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Eric 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 fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.
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Eric Hosking 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.