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created on: 27/01/2026
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Edwin Levick (born in 1868 in London, England - died in 1929 in New Rochelle, New York, USA (aged 61)) was a commercial photographer.

Edwin Levick was born in London, England but studied across the Channel in France. In 1899 he followed his father, already British Consul in Suez, to America to work as a translator of Arabic for the Guaranty Trust Company in New York City.
During his early years in America, Edwin Levick earned his living by writing on general literary subjects, often illustrated with his stunning photographs. His shots and photographic studies of him attract attention; gradually he abandoned writing to dedicate his time exclusively to photography.

He soon turned his attention to photography and was supplying his photographic services to the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, Vogue and the New York Herald Tribune as well as Rudder and Motorboat Magazine.
He began to write for newspapers and photograph for magazines of the day; he eventually decided to specialize in maritime photography.
Within a few years, Levick's successful business had expanded having to employing seven assistants, including Morris Rosenfeld, who would later gain a reputation as a premier maritime photographer in his own right.
Photographs of regattas and all kinds of marine artistic studies were his particular interest. Naturally, specialized magazines such as "Rivista del rudder and motorboat" also hosted his photographs.

In 1928, he received the the prestigious "Blue Ribbon" award from the Photographers Association of America, awarded for a series of marine studies.

Edwin Levick also included other upper-class topics such as polo, golf, tennis, horse racing, and other sports in his thematic overview, but seascapes have always been his great passion and specialty. He has created numerous astonishing images of the waters of New York.

In 1929, Levick died at his home in New Rochelle, New York, at the peak of his career at the age of 61 due to heart disease. The New Rochelle Standard declared he was the "best known maritime photographer in the nation.... a genuinely artistic soul." He had lived in New Rochelle for the past fifteen years and was a member of the New Rochelle Yacht Club.