Saturday, February 25, 2017

Commerce/Economics - Hedrich Blessing

Commerce/Economics
Hedrich Blessing 
Kathryn Fiorita 

Hedrich Blessing is the world’s most renowned architectural photography firm. It gained prominence because it "speaks" the language of architecture better than most architects can. The firm was established in Chicago in 1929 by partners Ken Hedrich and Henry Blessing. Currently, Hedrich Blessing collaborates with  contemporary architects and designers both nationally and internationally. 

Ken Hedrich started his photography business at the age of 21, later partnering with Henry Blessing. They started to document Chicago architecture using a different approach, they rendered the buildings with a Modernist vision to get architects' and designers' attention. Their firm continues to received recognition.

There have been 22 photographers that have worked for the Hedrich Blessing photo firm. Today there are just three photographers that are maintaining the tradition:  Steven Hall, Nick Merrick and Jon Miller.


The website was very easy to navigate, very organized and clean.  Unfortunately, the website only shows photographs from the current photographers. But now most of the photographs that are not on the website are now in books. Hedrich Blessing website      

 http://hedrichblessing.com
link interviews from the Hedrich Blessing Photographers. https://vimeo.com/hedrichblessing





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  1. Notebook - Natural HistoryFebruary 25, 2017 at 11:51 AM

    embed the links, show more traditional images from the early days, mention some of the buildings and photographers who made the reputation.
    Why do you love architecture so much???..BTW.check out this instagram Chgo archiphotog, @angiemcmonigal (if you like her, add to fantasmogram

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