About Walther Benser
Lived 1912 – 2002 (aged 89). Walther Benser was a German photographer, journalist and stock photographer.
Poster for color slide presentation by Benser subtitled "Made with light and shadow"
Walther Benser (23 October 1912 – 21 April 2002) was a photographer, photo journalist and merchant from Germany. He traveled as a freelance photographer with a Leica camera, gave slide lecture tours and established the stock photo agency ZEFA. In 1989 he gave a presentation "Sixty Years with the Leica" at the Leica Historical Society of America meeting in Philadelphia.
He was married to painter Ursula Benser (née Heuser), daughter of painter Werner Heuser.
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Who was Walther Benser?
German photographer
When was Walther Benser born?
Walther Benser was born on 23 October 1912 in Frankfurt.
When did Walther Benser die?
Walther Benser died on 21 April 2002 in Domburg.
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Walther Benser was a photographer, journalist and stock photographer.
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Walther Benser was German.
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