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 "Tiger cub meets bear cub, 1914 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 "Young Gorilla")
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.jpg "Ranji a Male Tigon, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A young male Giraffe standing in his paddock in front of the Giraffe House, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Asian Elephant")
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.jpg "An Emerald Tree Boa with its body coiled along a branch, London Zoo, October 1928 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 "Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell with Ethiopian Regent Haile Selassie and his entourage, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Veiled or Yemen Chameleon Holds on to the End of a Leafy Branch with Its Prehensile Tail, London Zoo, June 1924 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Brown Bear sitting up in front of visitors in its enclosure on the Mappin Terraces, London Zoo, 1922 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Two Cowgirls posing on a Bactrian Camel held by its keeper, London Zoo, 1924 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Three Indian Elephants Giving Visitor Rides at London Zoo, 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Fossa at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Nine-banded Armadillo, or Nine-banded Long-nosed Armadillo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Harpy Eagle at London Zoo, April 1914 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Young Black Howler Monkey Sits on a Man")
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.jpg "A Hybrid Swan, Mute x Black, Swimming in a Pond at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Lion and Tiger Cub Play with a Mop, on the Grass, by a Pool, London Zoo, September 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Takin, also known as a Cattle chamois or Gnu goat, climbing down from rocks, London Zoo 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 Female Hippopotamus,")
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.jpg "Lion Named")
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.jpg "Crowds of Visitors at London Zoo, August Bank Holiday, 1922 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Northern Cassowary at London Zoo, October 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 "Two young visitors riding a Bactrian camel, led by a keeper, at London Zoo, August 1922 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Crowds watching visitors embarking on an elephant ride, overseen by keeper Arthur Church, 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 pair of Black-necked Swans nesting at London Zoo, April 1923 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 "Female Giraffes Maud and Maggie, with Keeper Ernie Professor Bowman, London Zoo 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 "Keeper Ernie Bowman with Hippopotamuses Bobbie and Joan at London Zoo, July 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Keepers help young male African Elephant Kiberenge to drink from a hose, London Zoo, July 1924 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Female Asiatic Elephant Having Her Feet Trimmed by Her Keepers at London Zoo, August 1926 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Tigress")
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.jpg "A Crowned Eagle at London Zoo, June 1922 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Victoria Crowned Pigeon Standing on the Ground at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Female Indian Elephant")
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.jpg "Brown Bears at London Zoo, July 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A female Polar Bear sitting on her haunches on the Mappin Terraces at London Zoo in September 1928 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Keeper Holds a Sloth Bear Cub at London Zoo, August 1921 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A King Cobra Hamadryad at London Zoo, October 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Spectacled or Andean Bear crosses a stream within its enclosure at London Zoo, July 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "An Asian Elephant Being Ridden by Two Ladies and a Young Girl, with a Keeper at Her Side, London Zoo, May 1914 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Slender Loris Looking Down from a Branch Held in a Keeper")
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.jpg "Hippopotamuses Bobbie and Joan Lying Down in Their Enclosure in London Zoo, July 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "An Asian Elephant scratching itself against a dead tree, while balancing on three legs, with its trainer, Syed Ali, looking on, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Chillingham bull at London Zoo, June 1917 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Veiled or Yemen Chameleon at the End of a Leafy Branch at London Zoo, June 1924 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Young Hippopotamus")
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.jpg "A Lappet-faced Vulture Standing on the Floor of Its Enclosure, Preening Its Wing Feathers, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Texas Rat Snake Gaping, While Coiled Around a Near Vertical Branch, London Zoo, August 1928 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A bull Elk Moose, with wounds of recently shed antlers, standing at London Zoo, January 1926 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Malay or Sun Bear cub sitting on a chair while being bottle fed by its keeper at London Zoo, 1920s by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A white Axolotl/Mexican Salamander resting on gravel on the floor of a tank at London Zoo in 1928 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Male call display by a Greater Rhea, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Cane Toad Sitting on Scales to Be Weighed at London Zoo, 1923 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 "An Indian Elephant Being Weighed by Keepers at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Bittern at London Zoo, June 1922 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Chameleon Holding on to the End of a Branch, London Zoo (1927) by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Male Argus Pheasant Displaying His Wing and Tail Feathers, While a Female Stands in Front of Him, London Zoo, January 1926 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Robber Crab, or Coconut Crab being held up by a keeper at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Young Female African Pygmy Elephant Oojah Raising Her Trunk at London Zoo, August 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Ruffed Lemur by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Lion Cub Playing with a Mop, Held by Its Keeper, on the Grass in Front of Its Den, London Zoo, September 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Brown Bear Sitting Back and Holding its Hind Feet with its Paws, Mappin Terraces, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Wallich")
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.jpg "An Endangered Przewalski")
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.jpg "A keeper holding a knot of young Royal or Ball Python at London Zoo in 1931 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Keepers Oiling Male African Elephant")
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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 Brown Bear Sitting Up on the Rocks of the Mappin Terraces, London Zoo 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 pair of lions, Abdullah and Fatima, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Female Asiatic Elephant Sundermalah Having Her Feet Trimmed by Her Keepers at London Zoo, August 1926 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Female Burmese Elephant Mo Gay Ko with trainer Law Wee Lee outside the Elephant House with a keeper and another elephant in the background, London Zoo, 1923 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Man Carries Chimpanzee Sally on His Back, London Zoo, 1924 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Burmese Elephant and Her Calf Being Taken for a Walk by Their Keeper, While Two Other Men Look On by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Two-toed Sloth hanging from a cut branch, which is held by a keeper, London Zoo, 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Bearded Lizard with its mouth open, holding on to a branch, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1054634).jpg "A Chinese/Asian/Thai/Green Water Dragon at London Zoo in August 1928 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Pluto Monkey, or Blue Monkey, sitting on a bench, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "An Endangered Przewalski")
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.jpg "Takin, also known as cattle chamois or gnu goat, in London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Female Giraffes Maud and Maggie, with Keeper Ernie Professor Bowman, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Reindeer Stag Shedding Velvet from His Antlers, London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Young female African Pygmy Elephant Oojah raising her trunk at London Zoo, July 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A Newly Hatched Grooved or African Spurred Tortoise at London Zoo by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "Arabian Bustard at London Zoo, July 1925 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "A female Indian Elephant")
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.jpg "Two Snowy Sheathbills standing and walking on the ground at London Zoo, August 1927 by Frederick William Bond")
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.jpg "An endangered Przewalski")
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.jpg "A Critically Endangered Chinese Pangolin Resting, Curled Around a Horizontal Branch, London Zoo (Pre 1930) by Frederick William Bond")
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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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