Baron William Sylvester de Ropp, originally Sylvester Wilhelm Gotthard von der Ropp[1] (12 December 1886 - 1973[2]) was a British agent involved in dealings with Nazi Germany before and during the Second World War. He was described as one of the most "mysterious and influential clandestine operators" of the era.[3]... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Ropp
Mysterious, dark, and devoid of any solid emotion are the human models in the portfolio of William Ropp. In Ropp's world, his models appear to be isolated from the world in an often eerie and peculiar atmosphere. Small slivers of light fall upon these human forms, which serve to add a real sense of the unknown in Ropp's mysterious world.
William Ropp is a masterful artist and photographer, who approches his subject matter in a way which is quite different than most photographers we have reviewed on Profotos. While most photographers attempt to produce flattering images of their models, which accentuate their bodies beautiful shapes and curves, Ropp's approach to exploring his subjects is to contort their bodies into bizarre shapes and forms. The results of this approach are nothing less than astonishing. The magnificent aesthetic beauty of Ropp's images is without a doubt, nothing short of the work of a master photographer. ... http://www.profotos.com/pros/biography.cfm?member=37