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Erich Salomon was a German Jewish news photographer known for his innovative methods of acquiring pictures in the diplomatic and legal professions. He was born on April 28, 1886, in Berlin, Germany, and tragically died on July 7, 1944, in Auschwitz concentration camp [1].

Life and Work:

Erich Salomon was the son of a wealthy Jewish banker and studied law, engineering, and zoology before World War I [1].

He first picked up a camera in 1927 at the age of 41 to document legal disputes and soon developed a unique method of hiding a camera in his bowler hat to capture photos in dim light [1].

Salomon worked for Ullstein's Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung as a photographer, and his reputation soared due to his multilingual ability and clever concealment techniques [1].

He photographed significant events such as the signing of the Kellogg-Briand Pact in 1928 and a session of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming one of only two known individuals to have done so [1].

After Adolf Hitler came to power, Salomon fled to the Netherlands with his wife and continued his photographic career in The Hague [1].

Unfortunately, Salomon and his family were trapped in the Low Countries after Germany invaded in 1940. They were held in transit and concentration camps before being deported to Auschwitz, where they were murdered in July 1944 [1].

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