Georges Tairraz II

Personal Info

Birthday

March 20, 1900

Day of Death

1975-06-01

(75 years old)

Place of Birth

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France

Georges Tairraz II

Biography

Between 1857 and 2000, four photographers will, from father to son, invent and pass on the art of mountain photography. They are called Tairraz.

Joseph Tairraz, Georges Tairraz I, Georges Tairraz II, and Pierre Tairraz. The story begins in Chamonix in 1857. Joseph Tairraz, son of the syndic (mayor), buys a daguerreotype device in Geneva.

Known For

Filmography

2015
Le Regard Tairraz
as Self (archive footage)
2000
When the Mountaineers Make Their Cinema
as Self
1959
Perilous Assignment
as Self
1955
Stars and Storms
as Self
1952
Sur Les Traces De Premier De Cordée
as Self
1950
Le Grand Désert
as Self