Nature photography pioneer Fritz Pölking dies

[michael_hohner]

On July 16th, 2007, the German nature photography pioneer Fritz P?lking died,

aged 71. He is probably best known internationally for his photography of

cheetahs and leopards in the Masai Mara of Kenya. Co-founder of the Gesellschaft

Deutscher Tierfotografen (society of german animal photographers), he published

dozens of books and earned as many national and international awards for his work.

 

Fritz leaves behind his wife, Gisela, and daughter Petra.

 

Also see http://www.poelking.de

[jwhite3.0]

Thank you for posting Michael. I appreciate it when fellow members clue me in on the lives of prominent photographers that I might never have come across on my own.