Presenting the Carpathians: The Visual Economy of Juliusz Dutkiewicz’s Photographs

Abstract

Juliusz Dutkiewicz (1834-1908) was an ethnographic and mountaineering photographer of the greater Pokuttia region and its people. His images captured the interest of a bourgeoning circle of scholars who were eager to describe and promote the Carpathian Mountains, and the region’s diverse ethnographic communities, for imperial, urban, and/or national readers and tourists. Dutkiewicz’s photographs served as ethnographic sources and sightseeing souvenirs. The considerable circulation, dissemination and imitation of this photographer’s images throughout the turn of the 20th century helped create the visual idea of the Carpathians across Europe.