Background
Laurence Salzmann was born on January 4, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Temple University
(A portrait - in text and photographs - of the vanishing c...)
A portrait - in text and photographs - of the vanishing culture of the Radauti Jews, survivors of the Holocaust who returned to their Romanian homeland, and their lives, tragic history, and society.
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Jews-Radauti-Laurence-Salzmann/dp/038527808X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Laurence+Salzmann&qid=1598431506&sr=8-1
1983
(Book by Ayse Gursan-Salzmann)
Book by Ayse Gursan-Salzmann
https://www.amazon.com/Anyos-Munchos-Buenos-Good-Years/dp/0960392416/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1598432182&refinements=p_27%3ALaurence+Salzmann&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Laurence+Salzmann
1991
(Face to Face: Encounters between Jews & Blacks. A photo-t...)
Face to Face: Encounters between Jews & Blacks. A photo-text work by photographer Laurence Salzmann pairs Jews & Blacks and their comments on their special relationship. These photographs aim to create a dialogue between the two groups and an improved renewed understanding of common goals. The Salzmann book comes down squarely for dialogue with the sane and moderate elements on both sides.
https://www.amazon.com/Face-Encounters-Between-Jews-Blacks/dp/0960392432/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&qid=1598432182&refinements=p_27%3ALaurence+Salzmann&s=books&sr=1-8&text=Laurence+Salzmann
1996
(In Spanish, "luchar" means both to wrestle and to struggl...)
In Spanish, "luchar" means both to wrestle and to struggle. In his photo series La Lucha/The Struggle, Laurence Salzmann uses this ambiguity as a departure point to explore the relationship between athletic endeavor and national and personal survival. The focus of these photographs is the human form against the backdrop of a minimally equipped training studio. The images of the wrestlers in La Lucha represent an appreciation of the masculine form as well as an exploration of the role of sports in national identity. Salzmann's photographs are complemented by the expressive paintings of the Cuban artist Luis El Estudiante interpreting the struggle in a parallel but distinctive way. The book features an introduction by Antonio José Ponte and all texts are bilingual English-Spanish.
https://www.amazon.com/Lucha-Struggle-Santiago-Cuba/dp/0960392459/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&qid=1598432182&refinements=p_27%3ALaurence+Salzmann&s=books&sr=1-4&text=Laurence+Salzmann
2007
Laurence Salzmann was born on January 4, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Laurence Salzmann educated in Philadelphia schools, he acquired photographic skills along the way, often from older photographers.
He studied film-making at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques in Paris (1964) and received a Master of Arts in anthropology from Temple University in Philadelphia (1974).
Laurence Salzmann is self-employed as a photographer, filmmaker, and book distributor. Working mostly with a small format, the photographer is “concerned with the definition of culture and ethnography" through photography and film. Salzmann's photographic method is deeply informed by his background in anthropology and involves long term participation in and observation of groups or events. His work illustrates how lives and events are shaped by the environments and conditions in which people live.
(A portrait - in text and photographs - of the vanishing c...)
1983(In Spanish, "luchar" means both to wrestle and to struggl...)
2007(Face to Face: Encounters between Jews & Blacks. A photo-t...)
1996(Book by Ayse Gursan-Salzmann)
1991At the Ghersten-Haber Funeral,
(From the "The Last Jews of Radauti" series (1974-1976))
Kern Passover Table from "Last Jews of Radauti"
(From the "The Last Jews of Radauti" series (1974-1976))
Mr. Thau's Funeral
(From the "The Last Jews of Radauti" series (1974-1976))
Mr. Kern Brit Milah
(From the "The Last Jews of Radauti" series (1974-1976))
Early morning Minyen
(from the "The Last Jews of Radauti" series)
1975In the Wiznitzer Shul
(From the "The Last Jews of Radauti" series)
1975Rabbi Tirnauer at Chanukah
(From the "The Last Jews of Radauti" series)
1974Rosh ha Shanah
(From the "The Last Jews of Radauti" series)
1975Arm Exercise
1999Sport Is the Right of the People
2001
Quotes from others about the person
Edward Sozanski, the late Philadelphia Inquirer art critic, wrote of Salzmann's work: "Cross a visual anthropologist with a talented photographer and you get Laurence Salzmann" and goes on to say that Salzmann's deep immersions in local cultures are "what gives his photographs exceptional resonance and poignancy."