Johan Hagemeyer was an early 20th-century photographer. He was born in Amsterdam in 1884 and met photographer Alfred Steiglitz in 1916, which prompted Hagemeyer to pursue a career in photography. He opened his first studio in Berkeley, California, and in 1923 built a studio in Carmel, California. His studio became a meeting place for intellectuals and artists including Imogen Cunningham, Tino Modotti, and Edward Weston. From the 1920s through the 1940s, Hagemeyer photographed prominent figures of the period, including Salvador Dalí and Albert Einstein. In this interview, he discusses his early life in Holland, work in horticulture, Edward Weston, San Francisco and Carmel, and his approach to portraiture. This interview is part of a group of interviews documenting photographers of the twentieth century.
