Ivan Standl

Ivan Standl (October 27, 1832 – August 30, 1897[1]) was one of the first professional photographers in Zagreb, present-day Croatia, known mostly for his award-winning documentary work.

[4][5] It is not known for certain when he moved to Zagreb, but the first record of his activities there dates from 1864, when he won the first prize at the Business Fair (Gospodarska izložba).

[5] Standl created photographic portraits of many prominent individuals of the era, such as writer August Šenoa, bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer, ban Levin Rauch, violin virtuoso Franjo Krežma, historian and politician Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, Zagreb mayor Matija Mrazović and others.

Although there were plans for a follow-up volume, it was never published; the book was apparently fairly expensive, which made the project unprofitable.

[6] Standl's opus earned him high reputation, and he was named as one of five official photographers whose works were featured at the 1896 Millennium Exhibition in Budapest.