Peter Hunter (born Otto Salomon) was the son of German photojournalist Erich Salomon. Following his father's arrest and death in Auschwitz during World War II, he changed his name to Peter Hunter to escape Nazi persecution. He became a key figure in preserving his father's legacy, retrieving many of the negatives buried by his father before his capture. In 1956, he organized a memorial exhibition for Erich Salomon's work in Cologne. He later compiled and published several books documenting his father's life and photography, including 'Erich Salomon. Portret van een tijdperk' (1963). He also transferred the Salomon archive to the Berlinische Galerie in 1980.[1]
Erich Salomon. Portret van een tijdperk1963 · Uitgeverij De Bezige Bij · book · DutchCompiled with Han de Vries.
Works about Peter Hunter
Dr. Erich Salomon 1886-1944. Uit het leven van een fotograafPeter Hunter1981 · Schirmer/Mosel · book · DutchCo-authored with Els Barents and W.H. Roobol.
References
Oscar van der Wijk. Depth of Field. University of Leiden. 1997 link
