Talbot, Henry (1920 - 1999)

Born
6 December 1920
Hindenburg, Germany
Died
25 January 1999
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Alternative Names
  • Tichauer, Heinz (also known as)
Summary

Henry Talbot, born Heinz Tichauer, was a mid-century photographer in Melbourne. A Jewish refugee from Germany, he arrived in Australia on the HMT Dunera and formed a pivotal partnership with fellow refugee Helmut Newton. Talbot earned recognition for his innovative fashion photography. In the 1970s he began teaching, leading the Photography Department at Preston Institute of Technology and later as Senior Lecturer in Photography in the School of Art and Design at Phillip Institute of Technology. He was a member of the Society for Photographic Education. In 1985, he moved to Sydney, continuing his work despite battling cancer. His work is preserved in major collections, including the National Gallery of Victoria and the Australian National Gallery. 

Archival Resources

National Archives of Australia, National Office, Canberra

  • TICHAUER HEINZ : Service Number - V377568 : Date of birth - 06 Dec 1920 : Place of birth - HINDENBURG GERMANY : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - TICHAUER MAX, 1939 - 1948, B884, V377568; National Archives of Australia, National Office, Canberra. Details

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

  • Upfront Magazine / Journal, Phillip Institute of Technology - Volume 1, Number 1, December 1982, 1982, Item no. S41001, Series S0498; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
  • Upfront Magazine / Journal, Phillip Institute of Technology - Volume 2 , Number 3, September 1983, 1983, Item no. S41004, Series S0498; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

State Library of Victoria

Published Resources

Books

Journal Articles

  • Crombie, Isobel and others, 'The Golden Age of Australian Fashion Photography [Reproduction and Comment on One Image Chosen by Curators and Historians as Representative of the Work of Nine Major Australian Photographers from the 1930s to the 1960s.]', Photofile, no. 71, 2004, pp. 36-41. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • 'Melbourne identity turned lens on style', The Australian, 19 February 1999, p. 14. Details
  • 'Henry Talbot', The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 January 1999, p. 27. Details

Webpages

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Henry Talbot', The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 January 1999, p. 27; 'Melbourne identity turned lens on style', The Australian, 19 February 1999, p. 14; Henry Talbot Photographic Archive, 1938-85, Powerhouse Collection, 13 January 2026. Also available at https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/132356; Carroll, Brian, A Decade of Achievement: Phillip Institute of Technology, RMIT Press, Collingwood, Victoria, 1995; Crombie, Isobel and others, 'The Golden Age of Australian Fashion Photography [Reproduction and Comment on One Image Chosen by Curators and Historians as Representative of the Work of Nine Major Australian Photographers from the 1930s to the 1960s.]', Photofile, no. 71, 2004, pp. 36-41; Henry Talbot 1920-1999, National Portrait Gallery. Also available at https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/henry-talbot-1920; Henry Talbot 1920-1999, Museum of Australian Photography. Also available at https://maph.org.au/artists/310/; Henry Talbot collection, 1955 - 1957, Accession No: H36172; Talbot, Henry; State Library of Victoria; National Gallery of Victoria, Henry Talbot: 1960s Fashion Photographer, [2016?]. Also available at https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/ebooks/HenryTalbot/; TICHAUER HEINZ : Service Number - V377568 : Date of birth - 06 Dec 1920 : Place of birth - HINDENBURG GERMANY : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - TICHAUER MAX, 1939 - 1948, B884, V377568; National Archives of Australia, National Office, Canberra; Upfront Magazine / Journal, Phillip Institute of Technology - Volume 1, Number 1, December 1982, 1982, Item no. S41001, Series S0498; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives; Upfront Magazine / Journal, Phillip Institute of Technology - Volume 2 , Number 3, September 1983, 1983, Item no. S41004, Series S0498; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives.

Prepared by: Miranda Francis

Created: 19 March 2026, Last modified: 24 March 2026