Emil Otto Hoppé (1878 – 1972), or E O Hoppé as he is often referred to, was a German born photographer who worked in the UK primarily in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Munich, in the early 1900s he travelled to London to train as a financier. Whilst working for Deutsche Bank he became interested in photography and in 1907 he gave up his career in banking to work as a professional photographer. In the period from 1907 to 1939 Hoppé became Britain’s most influential photographer, so much so that Cecil Beaton referred to him as … Continue reading Emil Otto Hoppé