Marc Ferrez

(b Rio de Janeiro, 1843; d Rio de Janeiro, 1923). Brazilian photographer. He trained as a photographer with Franz Keller (1835-90), from Mannheim, Germany, and worked as a photographer in Rio de Janeiro, before joining the photographic firm of Leuzinger. In 1865 he opened his own studio. He specialized in photographs of landscapes and shipping, as in View of Rio de Janeiro with Corcorada and Sugarloaf (c. 1875; see PHOTOGRAPHY, fig. 12), but was also one of the first photographers of the Indian population of the Amazon region. In 1876 he exhibited his material

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Ferrez, Marc (1843-1923), Brazilian photographer, born and resident in Rio de Janeiro. The son of a Frenchman, Ferrez spent his youth in Paris, but returned to Rio aged 16 and worked in the Leuzinger photographic studio (1860-5); he also received photographic instruction from the German engineer and botanist Franz Keller. After opening his own business in 1865, Ferrez created outstanding landscapes and marine photographs, eventually becoming official photographer to the Brazilian navy and enjoying the patronage of Emperor Pedro II. He also mastered panoramic photography, creating images over a metre (3 ft) wide. In 1875 he accompanied an American scientific expedition to southern Bahia, and took the first photographs of the Botocudo Indians. Afterwards he continued to travel widely, recording slaves on coffee plantations, indigenous peoples, railway building, mining, and the general development of Brazilian society. He won a gold medal at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, and many other awards thereafter. In the 1890s he became interested in cinematography, and in 1907 opened a cinema in Rio; his son Júlio Marc already headed the Brazilian branch of Pathé Frères. In 1912 Ferrez introduced the autochrome process to Brazil.

— Angela Magalhāes/Nadja Fonseca Peregrino

Bibliography

• Ferrez, G., Photography in Brazil, 1840-1900 (1984)

Marc Ferrez (December 7, 1843 — January 12, 1923) was a Brazilian photographer born in Rio de Janeiro.

Ferrez's life was dedicated to the art of photography and he is considered one of the greatest photographers of his time. His production was massive, and his photographs document the consolidation of Brazil as a nation. His career was energized when he made part of Professor Charles Hartt's Geological Commission which covered the north and south of the country.

In 1865 Ferrez opened his own studio at Rua S. José, in the center of Rio de Janeiro, which was by that time the capital of the Brazilian empire. He was made Photographo da Marinha Imperial and his work with images increased through his life. He photographed Brazil from south to north. His masterpieces are the great albums of railway constructions and the great panoramic views of the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Ferrez died in 1923 and left thousands of pictures and reproductions of his works.

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