Harold Cazneaux
Harold Pierce Cazneaux (30 March 1878 – 19 June 1953), commonly referred to as H. P. Cazneaux, was an Australian photographer; a pioneer whose style had an indelible impact on Australian photographic history. In 1916, he was a founding member of the Pictorialist Sydney Camera Circle. As a regular participator in national and international exhibitions, Cazneaux was unfaltering in his desire to contribute to the discussion about the photography of his times. His career between the Wars established him as "the country's leading pictorial photographer". History Cazneaux was born in Wellington, New Zealand, a son of Emily Florence "Emma" Cazneau, née Bentley (14 May 1855 – 24 March 1892) and Pierce Mott Cazneau (c. 1849 – 20 April 1928), sixth son of Liverpool artist Edward Lancelot Cazneau. They married on 23 December 1876 and emigrated to Melbourne in 1886. Around 1890 they moved to Adelaide, where Pierce Mott Cazneau was employed by Hammer & Co. in Rundle Street. His wife died in 1892. In 1895 Pierce Mott Cazneau, who was by then manager of the studio, married again, to Christina Margaret Jane Harley (c. 1867 – 17 February 1938). They had four more children: Jack, Pip, Dot, and Harley, living