Jan Bułhak

Jan Bułhak (1876-1950) was a pioneer of photography in Poland and one of the best-known Polish photographers of early 20th century. A theoretician and philosopher of photography, he was among the most prominent examples of pictorialism. He is best known for his landscapes and photos of the city of Vilnius, he was also the founder of the "Wilno Photoclub" (1927) and "Polish Photoclub", the predecessors of the modern Union of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF), of which Bułhak was also an honorary headperson.

Jan Brunon Bułhak was born October 6, 1876 in Ostaszyn near Nowogródek, Russian Empire (now Navahrudak, Belarus). His parents were Walery Antoni Stanisław Bułhak of Syrokomla and Józefa née Haciska of Roch, both local landowners. He owned a photographic studio in Vilnius and, since 1919, was also a professor of Artistic Photography at the Stefan Batory University (now Vilnius University). After the World War II he was expelled from his home by the Soviets and resettled to Giżycko, where he died February 4, 1950.

External links

* [http://www.polskieradio.pl/kultura/kPhoto.asp?id=7 "Fotograf zaginionego świata" by Tomasz Mościcki]
* [http://www.culture.pl/pl/culture/artykuly/wy_wy_bulhak_1876_1951_zpaf Extended biography at culture.pl]
* [http://www.artbiznes.pl/jsp/artbiznes/artysci.jsp?Typ=detal&IdArtysty=105281 Biographical note and some works]