Born in Prague in 1921, Werner Forman made his first impression on the art world in 1954 with a volume of photographs of Chinese art collections in his native Czech Republic. The immediate success of this book was the start of an impressive career during which he worked in museums and private collections around the globe and photographed monuments, people and places from Greenland to New Zealand.

Having photographed, in the course of his long career, archaeological sites, cultural monuments and objects in more than 55 countries, Werner Forman amassed a priceless archive that has become a highly valued resource of images for publishers throughout the world.

akg-images is proud to represent the Werner Forman Archive in numerous territories worldwide. We present a small selection of our favourite Forman images and send our condolences to his family and friends.