John Kauffmann b. 30 December 1864

  • Artist (Photographer)
During travel abroad in Europe, John Kauffmann decided on a change in career from his role as an office worker to artist photographer. Particularly interested in pictorial photography, Kauffmann studied chemistry in Zurich and photo-technology in Bavaria before returning to Adelaide in 1897. He was accomplished in the genre and exhibited in local and international salons before opening his own studio in Melbourne c. 1917.