About Karl Bulla
Lived 1855 – 1929 (aged 74). Karl Bulla was a Russian photographer.
Carl Oswald Bulla or Karl Karlovich Bulla (; 26 February 1855 or 1853 – 28 November 1929) was a German-Russian photographer, often referred to as the "father of Russian photo-reporting".
Biography Carl Oswald Bulla was born in Leobschütz in Prussia (now Głubczyce, Poland). His exact birth year is unclear with some references citing 1853 Bulla was on the editorial board of many magazines including popular Niva. People of Saint-Petersburg put a bronze sculpture of Karl Bulla on Malaya Sadovaya Street near the former studio of Karl Bulla. The sculpture shows a photographer with an ancient camera and an umbrella photographing a bulldog.
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Who was Karl Bulla?
German-Russian photographer (1855-1929)
When was Karl Bulla born?
Karl Bulla was born on 26 February 1855 in Głubczyce.
When did Karl Bulla die?
Karl Bulla died on 2 December 1929 in Saaremaa.
What was Karl Bulla's occupation?
Karl Bulla was a photographer.
What nationality was Karl Bulla?
Karl Bulla was Russian.
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