Michèle Auer
author · photographer
Michèle Auer (also known as Michèle Auer-Ory) is a Swiss photographer and historian of photography. She is the co-founder and director of the Fondation Auer Ory pour la photographie in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Alongside her husband, Michel Auer, she has been instrumental in documenting the history of photography through numerous publications, most notably the "Encyclopédie Internationale des Photographes" alongside her husband, Michel Auer. Her work is dedicated to the preservation of photographic heritage, the study of both historical and contemporary photography, and the maintenance of significant collections of photographic works.[1,2]
- photography history
- heritage preservation
- historical photography
- photography documentation
Books
Works by Michèle Auer
- 2007 802 photo books from the M.+M. Auer collection Co-authored with Michel Auer
- 1986 Encyclopédie internationale des photographes de 1839 à nos jours Co-authored with Michel Auer
- 1995 En amont du cinéma : de l'image fixe à l'image animée
- Pionniers de la photographie en Suisse romande
- 2000 Le Nu Catalogue co-authored with Jean Streff
- 1999 Histoires d'Oeufs Co-authored with Jean Streff
Works about Michèle Auer
- 2009 Fondation Auer Ory pour la photographie Institution founded by Michel and Michèle Auer
- M.+M. Auer Collection The private collection of historical photography and cameras