Around the world in 87 photographs
Subtitle: Dolph Kessler's grand tour, 1908
By: Mickey Hoyle
Contributors: Hoyle, Mickey, 1987- writer of text
Series: Rijksmuseum Studies in Photography -- 14; Rijksmuseum studies in photography -- v. 14.
Publisher: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9789491714634
Subjects: Travel photography
Other titles: Dolph Kessler's grand tour, 1908
Description: In 1908 young Dutchman Dolph Kessler embarked on a journey around the world as secretary to Henri Deterding, chairman of Royal Dutch Shell. In Hong Kong he bought a camera to document his travels. He pasted the small snapshots into an album that is now in the Rijksmuseum collection. Mickey Hoyle analyzes Kessler's use of his camera and compares this to his written words. He places the photographic travel journal in a broader context.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.