Erich Einhorn (born April 7, 1928, in Prague; died May 16, 2006) was a Czech photographer and publicist.

Life and Work

Erich Einhorn studied at a grammar school, but was unable to complete his education due to the German occupation during the Second World War. In 1944, he was interned in a detention camp near Opole, from which he escaped and crossed the front line to the Soviet side. Together with photographer Jindřich Marec, he traveled to Košice, where they photographed for the newly established Czechoslovak government.

After the war, Einhorn worked in the film industry, initially as a film editor, then as an assistant director and dramaturge. He was also active as an organizer of photographic exhibitions, including The Prague Uprising in Photography in 1946.

In 1951, he began working in the mines, and in 1952 he enrolled at the State Graphic School in Prague. Among his fellow students were photographers and journalists such as Jovan Dezort and Skalski, many of whom later found careers in press photography, reportage, advertising, documentation, and film.

In 1955, Einhorn became a photojournalist for the newspaper Večerní Praha. From 1960 onward, he worked as a freelance photographer. In addition to his photographic work, he wrote practical manuals for photographers, organized exhibitions, and—together with his wife, Milada Einhornová—published photographic books focused on regional and cultural history.

Reference List

Erich Einhorn. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved January 19, 2026, from https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Einhorn