Henry Kisch, photographer

Henry opened his own studio in Durban, The Cosmopolitan. This was a separate entity from the studio he ran with Benjamin.

Listed in 1873 are 'Kisch, H and B, photographers and artists, Smith Street'. Durban.

By 1877 Henry Kisch was operating a studio in Longmarket Street, Pietermaritzburg, near the Wesleyan Chapel.  Cartes-de-visites, while still used, were being overtaken by the larger cabinet portrait. Popular was the 'Vignette'  style where the subject, often only head and shoulders, faded into the background without a border between.

Carte by H Kisch taken in his Pietermaritzburg studio.

The subject is Ernest Bell Pay.