Walther Benser
Photo: Walther Benser, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons10

Walther Benser

German photographer

Walther Benser (23 October 1912 – 21 April 2002) was a photographer, photo journalist and merchant from Germany. He traveled as a freelance photographer with a Leica camera, gave slide lecture tours and established the stock photo agency ZEFA. In 1989 he gave a presentation "Sixty Years with the Leica" at the Leica Historical Society of America meeting in Philadelphia.2

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Born Oct 23, 1912, died Apr 21, 2002.1

About

He was married to painter Ursula Benser (née Heuser), daughter of painter Werner Heuser.

From Wikipedia’s article on Walther Benser, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: photographer, journalist, stock photographer.4

  • Date not recordedFounded Zefa3

Personal life

  • BornOct 23, 1912, Frankfurt5
  • DiedApr 21, 2002, Domburg6
  • CitizenshipGermany7
  • SpouseUrsula Benser8