Emilie Bieber (1810–1884) was a German photographer who opened a studio in Hamburg as early as 1852.Rita Bake, "Emilie Bieber"
Hamburg.de. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

Biography

On 16 September 1852, Bieber opened a daguerrotype studio at 26, Großen Bäckerstraße in Hamburg at a time when photography was practiced almost exclusively by men. As a result, she was one of the first women to become a professional photographer in Germany. Initially her business did not do well. Just as she was on the point of selling it, she received encouragement from a

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who saw "many carriages waiting outside her studio."Dieter Martin, "Spaziergang durch die Geschichte der Fotografie, page 38"
Retrieved 8 March 2013. Thanks to such encouragement, she went on to become a successful portrait photographer, specializing in hand-tinted portraits. In 1872, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia appointed her court photographer. After moving her studio to 20, Neuer Jungfernstieg, she transferred her business to her nephew Leonard Bieber (1841–1931) who successfully managed the business from 1885, opening a branch in Berlin in 1892.

Gallery

File:Franz von Suppé by E. Bieber.jpg, Franz von Suppé File:Hegyesi.jpg, Austrian cellist Louis Hegyesi File:Quatuor-florentin.jpg, Quatuor Florentin

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bieber, Emilie Pioneers of photography 1810 births 1884 deaths German women photographers Portrait photographers Photographers from Hamburg 19th-century German photographers 19th-century women photographers