詹布鲁恩个人肖像




名称：Boy Eating Youtiao on the Streets/街头吃油条的男孩
类别: Hand Colour Glass Slides/玻璃底片手工上色
日期: 1910s
尺寸: 7x8.3cm



名称: Boat Shuttle/摆渡 
类别: Hand Colour Glass Slides/玻璃底片手工上色
日期: 1910s
尺寸: 7x8.3cm



1910年代詹布鲁恩陆续发行的北京风景摄影凹版画册“北京”系列共五册，《天坛》为第三册


John David Zumbrun (1875-1949), born in the United States, served in the military early in life and participated in the Spanish-American War (1898). Around 1910, he arrived in China and took over Camera Craft, a well-known photography studio in Beijing, operating it until 1929 when health concerns prompted his return to the United States, taking all negatives and prints he had produced in Beijing. During his time in Beijing, Zumbrun photographed prominent figures including Puyi, Yuan Shikai, Zhang Xun, Cao Rulin, and Lu Zhengxiang, and documented key historical events such as the Boxer Rebellion aftermath, Yuan Shikai’s Heaven Worship Ceremony, Cabinet Meetings, Yuan Shikai’s funeral, Zhang Xun’s Restoration, celebrations of the end of World War I, the May Fourth Movement, and Sun Yat-sen’s enshrinement ceremony. His photography spanned Beijing and surrounding areas, including the Legation Quarter, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Beihai Park, Old Summer Palace, Western Hills, Zhongnanhai, city gates and walls, Rehe Imperial Palace, Lugou Bridge, and Yonghe Temple.

约翰·詹布鲁恩/John David Zumbrun（1875-1949）出生于美国，早年参军，参加过美西战争（1898）。1910年前后来到中国，接手了北京一家颇有名气的照相室——Camera Craft，一直经营至1929年因健康原因返回美国，并带回所有在北京拍摄的底片及照片。在北京期间，他为溥仪、袁世凯、张勋、曹汝霖、陆征祥等重要人物拍摄肖像，并记录了壬子兵变、袁世凯祭天、内阁会议、袁世凯葬礼、张勋复辟、庆祝“一战”胜利、“五四”运动、孙中山奉安仪式等重大历史事件。他的拍摄地点涵盖北京及周边，包括使馆区、紫禁城、颐和园、北海、圆明园、西山、中南海、城门城墙、热河行宫、卢沟桥、雍和宫等。

In addition, he produced extensive documentary images capturing the daily life and customs of Beijing residents during the early Republican era. Zumbrun’s mastery of composition, lighting, and photographic technique reflects a high level of artistic achievement, balancing formal portraiture, historical documentation, and street photography with great insight.

Today, his works are recognized not only as invaluable historical records but also for their artistic merit. Many negatives and prints have entered museum and private collections, preserving both the social life of early Republican China and the development of photographic art. John David Zumbrun remains an important figure in Chinese photographic history, deserving further scholarly attention and study.

此外，他还大量记录民俗影像，呈现民国初年北京居民的市井生活。詹布鲁恩的摄影技术与艺术语言达到了较高水平，他在正式肖像、历史记录与街头纪实摄影之间游刃有余，体现了极强的艺术洞察力。

如今，詹布鲁恩的作品不仅是珍贵的历史资料，也具有重要艺术价值，部分底片与照片已进入博物馆和私人收藏，既记录了中国早期民国社会生活，也为摄影艺术史研究提供了宝贵资源。他是中国摄影史上值得进一步研究和关注的重要摄影师之一。 >>返回>>