Alexandre Henri Lamartiniere

Also known as Alexander Henry Lamartiniere
  • Artist (Photographer)
Professional photographer, worked with Andrew Chandler and Albert Lomer in Sydney before opening his own Gallery of Photographic Art in 1866. He may have learned photography from Edwin Dalton, and trained Charles Kerry. He aimed for 'a superior style of pictures to those generally produced by other artists.'
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professional photographer, worked with Andrew Chandler and Albert Lomer in Sydney before opening his own Gallery of Photographic Art at 233 Pitt Street (over Johnson & Co.'s Music Repository) early in December 1866. He seems to have worked previously with Edwin Dalton and may have learned photography there. Although hoping to produce 'a superior style of pictures to those generally produced by other artists’ Lamartiniere did not last long as an independent photographer. He was working for John T. Gorus in 1869-71 and was manager of W.H. Crago’s Central Photographic Gallery at 84 King Street in 1871-72. Then Lamartiniere again set up his own studio in George Street. This was more successful and lasted until 1882. Charles Kerry, subsequently one of Sydney’s best-known photographers, trained under him in 1875, became his partner in 1883 and the following year had taken over the George Street rooms. Lamartiniere retired to 3 Albermarle Street in the Sydney suburb of Newtown but was listed as a photographer there only until the following year.

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