WORLD PRESS PHOTO 1968/1969
Annual competition for the press photos of the year and competition for the photojournalist of the year. Exhibition from 17 Mar to 08 Apr 1969.
Education
Trained as a sports press photographer at Pressefoto Schirner in Berlin.
Employment
Employee at Presse-Bild-Zentrale Braemer & Güll (PBZ) in Berlin.
Olympic Games
Olympic Games in Berlin and Garmisch-Partenkirchen from 6 to 16 February 1936. With participants from 28 countries, there was a new record number of participants. (Poster: Ludwig Hohlwein, 1874-1949)
II. World War
Infantryman and photojournalist in the propaganda company PK 501. More pictures from this period can be found in the Federal Archives.
Sale picture archive
In February 1997, the picture archive was sold to the Berlin Sports Museum, Olympiapark Berlin.
Foundation of the company “Heinrich von der Becke – Pressefoto”.
After the end of the war he worked with Kindermann & Co from 08 May to September 1945. On 01 October 1945 Heinrich von der Becke founded his own company. (Photo: Here the company sign from Lietzensee-Ufer 3 in Berlin, the company headquarters for many years.)
PHOTOKINA – International Photo and Cinema Exhibition
In thanks and appreciation for the photographic achievements.
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki (summer) – Oslo (winter), 1956 Melbourne – Stockholm (riding) – Cortina d’Ampezzo, 1960 Rome – Squaw Valley, 1964 Tokyo – Innsbruck, 1968 Mexico – Grenoble, 1972 Munich – Sapporo, 1976 Montral – Innsbruck
Olympics Photo Competition
2nd prize for the picture of pole vaulter Manfred Preussker at the 1958 European Championships in Stockholm.
Award of the Zeus Medal
Head of Department Sylvia Tromsdorf of the Landessportbund Berlin e.V. awards Heinrich von der Becke the Zeus Medal of the Berlin Sports Youth on his 75th birthday on 20 March 1988.
Photo Competition of the Association of German Sports Journalists VDS
1st prize and Sport Photo of the Year for the picture “Falling into the moat” at the Horse Performance Show in Berlin-Spandau. H. Henning fell with Obir.