Josef Löwy

Josef Löwy (16 August 1834, in Pressburg – 24 March 1902, in Vienna) was an Austrian painter, publisher, industrialist and Imperial and Royal court photographer.

Since 1872, he worked on the Collagraphy processes and he founded a studio for industrial shots in the Landstraße district.

In 1873, Löwy joined the Viennese Photographers Association which was founded for the 1873 World Fair in Vienna.

In the same year and in part as a result of his participation in the world fair he became court photographer to Emperor Franz Joseph.

In 1885, he founded a dry plate production business with the amateur photographer Josef Plener.