Rarely has an artist led such a secret life as the photographer Frederick William Bond. His portfolio allows insights into his life and reveals small segments of his biography. The photographer became famous for his photography of animals. The first works can be placed in the years around 1910. Frederick William Bond was therefore born in the late 19th century. The art scenes of the world had renounced the competition between painting and photography and photography was accepted as a serious art form. The expressiveness and high quality of the animal portraits suggest that the artist had a subject-related, perhaps even academic education. Bond took the large number of animal photographs at the London Zoo. The animals in Northern Regent's Park in London were Frederick William Bond's preferred subject. For over twenty years, the photographer accompanied the animals and showed them in various interactions with people. The assumption suggests that the artist's life centered in London at the beginning of the 20th century.
The London Zoo was the first zoo to be called a zoological garden. A sign that the Zoological Society of London was not concerned with demonstrations of power and the display of captive animals. In the early years, admission to the zoo was restricted to professional visitors. By the time Bond captured the animals with his camera, the zoo was already accessible to the general public. Frederick Bond captured these moments in the interplay of people and animals. The photographer succeeds in achieving a fantastic sharpness. The play of light and shadow creates special contrasts and gives the photos depth and expression.
The technique of photography had great inventions to show in the early 20th century. Roll film was invented and made it possible to take series and snapshots. A few years later the 35mm camera was developed. This gave the cameras a handy format and made it easier to take photos outdoors. The photographer no longer had to edit his pictures individually and time-consuming by hand. It was possible for the photographer to let the viewer see things that are hidden. Bond's photographs tell a story. The first steps of a lion cub and an alligator hatching from an egg are unique documents of contemporary history. Bond didn't just take pictures. He had the talent and patience to capture the shutter release and special moments at just the right moment. Frederick William Bond left behind a great photographic oeuvre, which, in addition to fantastic animal shots, is a masterpiece of photography.
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.jpg "A Kagu or Cagu displaying its crest feathers at London Zoo, June 1921 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "White-eared Opossum on a Branch in London Zoo, December 1918 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Young Orangutan Hugs a Tree Kangaroo at London Zoo in 1927 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Tiger cub meets bear cub, 1914 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "The now extinct Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Male Lion Kuja at London Zoo in August 1924 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "An albino Old World Monkey wearing a sweater at London Zoo in July 1922 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Armenian visitors riding in a llama cart at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Galago moholi, or Mohol bushbaby at London Zoo, 12th September 1913 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Young female African Pygmy Elephant Oojah raising her trunk for a treat from her keepers at London Zoo, April 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Coconut Crab Feeding on Coconut, London Zoo, July 1927 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Puma/Cougar/Mountain Lion lying in its enclosure at London Zoo in June 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Polar Bear Sitting Down, 1924 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "An Arabian Camel with Keeper being ridden by two children, a girl on its hump and a younger child on its neck, London Zoo, May 1914 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A mature Wallich")
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.jpg "Young African Elephant with Its Trunk Raised on to Its Forehead, London Zoo, August 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Charlie Dixon with Genet, 1916 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Keeper, H. Warwick, with a tiger cub and a peccary, taken at ZSL London Zoo, May 1914 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Young African Elephant Kiberenge being given a drink by Darisha while Syed Ali looks on in the background, London Zoo, September 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Siberian wild dog or dhole at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Black Bear Standing in Its Enclosure, on the Mappin Terraces, at London Zoo in 1917 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Great Hornbill looking upward while standing on the grass in its aviary, with a small boy in the background, London Zoo, 1924 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "An albino Old World Monkey, genus Ceropithecus, being held at London Zoo, July 1922 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Male Barbary sheep on the Mappin terrace, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A South American Horned Frog showing its defensive pose, London Zoo, August 1928 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Adult female Indian Elephant, Assam Lukhi with keeper Charles Eyles, having her feet trimmed at London Zoo, September 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Male African Elephant Kiberenge and Female African Elephant Hango Greet Each Other by Knotting Trunks at London Zoo, October 1927 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A male Argus Pheasant Great Argus courtship display, with a female standing beside him, London Zoo, January 1926 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "An Arabian Camel Taking a Pair of Children for a Ride at ZSL Whipsnade, March 1932 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Great Common Egret or Great White Heron in breeding plumage, standing on the floor of its enclosure at London Zoo in June 1928 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Maguari Stork performing the up-down display, London Zoo, July 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Wallich")
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.jpg "A Capybara Sitting in Its Enclosure at London Zoo (August 1927) by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A young girl Betty holding an Eastern Indigo Snake, while sitting on a leather trunk, London Zoo, 1924 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Sundermalah Having Her Front Foot Trimmed by One Keeper, with a File, as Another Sits on Her Back, London Zoo, 1926 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Wallich")
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.jpg "King Penguin, Being Given a Wash, by Keeper Harry Munro, with a Sponge at London Zoo May 1914. Munro was Killed in the First World War, Having Served in the Army, in Airships and on Anti-Submarine Patrol by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Takin, also known as a Cattle chamois or Gnu goat, standing upright with his front legs resting on a rock, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Keeper Harry Warwick Cradles a Baby Warthog in His Arms at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A keeper leads an ass, which is being ridden by a boy, London Zoo, June 1913 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "The Lion House with five men working on its maintenance, London Zoo, 1926 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Somali Wild Ass at London Zoo, 1915. The Somali Wild Ass is an Endangered Subspecies of the African Wild Ass by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Young Female Giraffe Standing in Front of a Tree, in the Paddock Outside the Giraffe House, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Tiger Sam at London Zoo, 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Five year old Gorilla lying down, being comforted by a keeper by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Young Black Howler Monkey Sits on a Man")
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.jpg "A keeper holding a Giant Centipede in his hands, London Zoo, 1927 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Coconut Crab Climbing a Tree, London Zoo, July 1927 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Shoebill or Whale-headed Stork at London Zoo, June 1914 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Lion cub lying down with its mother in the shadow of the rear of their enclosure, London Zoo, October 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Young Hippopotamus Bobbie sitting for keeper Ernie Bowman, London Zoo, July 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Siberian or Amur Tiger")
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.jpg "A Tiger at London Zoo in July 1924 by Frederick William Bond")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-371067).jpg "A Horned Lizard rests in its keeper")
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.jpg "Giraffe with 3 Day Old Baby and Keeper at London Zoo, 1914 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Giraffe with 3 Day Old Baby and Keeper at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Tiger Sam at London Zoo in 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Two Lion cubs in their enclosure at London Zoo, April 1924 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Barbary Ape at London Zoo, March 1914 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Red-tailed/Black-cheeked White-nosed/Redtail Monkey or Schmidt")
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.jpg "A Lioness and cub lying down in the shadow of the rear of their enclosure, London Zoo, October 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Brazilian South American Tapir at London Zoo, October 1922 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Elephant seals being fed by their keeper, 1914 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Albino White Elephant Pawah with Dr. Saw Po Min and Son, London Zoo, May 1926 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Young Nine-banded Armadillo Resting on a Keeper")
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.jpg "A newborn Lion cub being bottle-fed by its keeper, London Zoo, 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Indian Spectacled Asian Binocellate Cobra with Raised Head and Flared Hood, London Zoo, October 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A near threatened Eurasian Black Vulture at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Secretary Bird at London Zoo, September 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "An Endangered Dhole or Asiatic Wild Dog Resting at London Zoo, 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Young African Elephant Kiberenge being fed by Darisha while Syed Ali looks on in the background, London Zoo, September 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A female Indian Elephant")
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.jpg "Red Kangaroo with Joey at London Zoo, 1922 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Brown Bear Cub Plays with a Tiger Cub at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "An Indian Rhinoceros at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Giant Centipede Carefully Held Up by Its Keeper, London Zoo, 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Polar Bear Standing Tall on Its Hind Legs at the Edge of Its Enclosure on the Mappin Terraces, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Brown Bear Sitting Up on a Rocky Ledge at London Zoo in September 1927 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A male Lion sleeping in his enclosure at London Zoo, 1924 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Chinese/Asian/Thai/Green Water Dragon Resting on a Log at London Zoo in 1928 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Elephant bathing by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Eliza a black rhinoceros takes food from the hand of her keeper on her arrival at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A lion and tiger cub sit together on the roof of their den, London Zoo, September 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Palm Goliath Great Black Cockatoo gripping onto the finger of a keeper with one foot and holding an egg-shaped treat in the other, London Zoo, September 1927 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Bay Lynx at London Zoo, March 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Black Leopard Being Transported in a Cage by Keepers at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Javan Adjutant standing at London Zoo, September 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Pharaoh Eagle-owl at London Zoo, September 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Black-Crested Mangabey, Possibly Freckles, with His Handler, Taking Part in an Outside Broadcast from London Zoo, 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Indian Spectacled Asian Binocellate Cobra with Raised Head and Flared Hood, London Zoo, October 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Scottish Wildcat kitten held in the hands of its keeper, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Young Hippopotamus")
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.jpg "A young Alligator held around the neck by its keeper, London Zoo, August 1928 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Macaque sitting on a rock at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Brown Bear cub being bottle fed by keeper, Leslie Martin Flewin, at London Zoo in May 1914 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Lion Named")
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.jpg "Polar Bear Cub with Eyes Not Yet Open, Lying on a Blanket at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Young Hippopotamus Bobbie with keeper Ernie Bowman, London Zoo, July 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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