Heinz Hajek-Halke was a German experimental photographer and educator.
10 Facts About Heinz Hajek-Halke
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Heinz Hajek-Halke was an early member of the Fotoform group.
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Heinz Hajek-Halke spent twelve years in Argentina while growing up and then moved back to Germany, studying graphics in Berlin in 1915.
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Heinz Hajek-Halke was a soldier during World War I before returning to his artistic studies.
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Heinz Hajek-Halke specialised in a number of areas, including engraving, illustrations, film posters and photo editing before becoming a photographer in 1924.
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Heinz Hajek-Halke worked as a photo editor, press photographer, and commercial artist, concentrating almost from the start on montage techniques.
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Heinz Hajek-Halke then began selling snake venom from his own snake farm to the pharmaceutical industry.
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In 1949, Heinz Hajek-Halke became a member of the German group Fotoform after meeting Otto Steinert.
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Heinz Hajek-Halke was appointed as a lecturer in photography and graphic design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin in 1955.
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Heinz Hajek-Halke left his estate to the photographer Michael Ruetz, who donated it to the Academy of Arts, Berlin, in 2010.