Henryk Derczyński

Henryk Derczyński (1906–1981) was a photographer who lived in Poland.

Career

Derczyński was a leading photographer in 20th century Poland.^[1][2] He was educated in Warsaw. After World War II, he documented the fate of citizens forcibly moved to the city of Wrocław (Breslau).^[3] He later established the Cabinet of Photography in the National Museum, Wrocław.^[4] The city developed into a centre of Polish photography, and Derczyński worked at the forefront of the realist style prevalent at the time.^[5]

Exhibitions and publications

Derczyński displayed numerous exhibitions and wrote many books, including the biography of Jan Bułhak^[6]—the father of Polish photography—that is considered the most sought-after.^[7]

Inventions

He also created an isohelia technology, a technique that sharpens contrasts and defines three-dimensional images,^[8] under the brand name "izobrom".^[9]