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Retrospective
Retrospective
December 9, 2025
Wolf Suschitzky, Miner’s Gala, Durham, 1952
© Wolf Suschitzky Estate, courtesy of Fotohof Salzburg
166 works, including 100 vintage images, illustrate the lifelong commitment of a photographer who travelled the world with his camera. Suschitzky remained active as a photographer almost until the end of his 104 years of life – so this exhibition also represents an extraordinary journey through the 20th and 21st century.
Born in Vienna in 1912, Suschitzky grew up in a family that was more closely aligned with the teachings of Viennese Social Democracy than their Jewish roots. A large part of his family perished in the Holocaust – but Suschitzky survived in British exile. He was introduced to the British documentary film movement in London, and went on to become an important representative of this approach to using creativity to convey reality. Many of the exhibited photographs were captured on the fringes of film shoots, which took Suschitzky anywhere from Bosnia to India and Canada. He was also the cinematographer for the classic gangster thriller Get Carter (1971), starring Michael Cane.
In addition to early works taken in Austria as well as in exile in London and Amsterdam, the showcase features Suschitzky’s famous series, Charing Cross Road – a candid milieu study captured in the eponymous London street known for its bookstores and antiquarian shops. Through the photographer’s lens, we not only see the window displays of the book shops, but also road-workers at dawn and passers-by on their everyday errands. The exhibition is accompanied by a comprehensive catalogue on Wolf Suschitzky’s life and work, published in cooperation with the Fotohof Salzburg.
Katrin UllmannBorn in Vienna in 1912, Suschitzky grew up in a family that was more closely aligned with the teachings of Viennese Social Democracy than their Jewish roots. A large part of his family perished in the Holocaust – but Suschitzky survived in British exile. He was introduced to the British documentary film movement in London, and went on to become an important representative of this approach to using creativity to convey reality. Many of the exhibited photographs were captured on the fringes of film shoots, which took Suschitzky anywhere from Bosnia to India and Canada. He was also the cinematographer for the classic gangster thriller Get Carter (1971), starring Michael Cane.
In addition to early works taken in Austria as well as in exile in London and Amsterdam, the showcase features Suschitzky’s famous series, Charing Cross Road – a candid milieu study captured in the eponymous London street known for its bookstores and antiquarian shops. Through the photographer’s lens, we not only see the window displays of the book shops, but also road-workers at dawn and passers-by on their everyday errands. The exhibition is accompanied by a comprehensive catalogue on Wolf Suschitzky’s life and work, published in cooperation with the Fotohof Salzburg.
Wolf Suschitzky, Miner’s Gala, Durham, 1952
© Wolf Suschitzky Estate, courtesy of Fotohof Salzburg
Wolf Suschitzky, Charing Cross Road, London, 1937
© Wolf Suschitzky Estate, courtesy of Fotohof Salzburg
Wolf Suschitzky, East End, London, ca. 1934
© Wolf Suschitzky Estate, courtesy of Fotohof Salzburg
Wolf Suschitzky, Hampstead Heath, London, 1934
© Wolf Suschitzky Estate, courtesy of Fotohof Salzburg