Andreas Gefeller is a German photographer well known for his series Supervisions, which pushes the boundaries of photography by elevating the view point off the ground. I have been extremely interested in Andreas’ work for a long time, and I recently had the chance to talk to him about it.
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Thomas Ruff is one of the most well-known and influential German photographers alive, pupil of the Bechers and then teacher at the art academy in Düsseldorf. I have always been extremely impressed by his willingness to extend the boundaries of photography to see where things might be going. Late last year, I met him at the opening of his last show at Zwirner gallery, and of course I had to ask him whether he would be available for an interview. Much to my delight he was. (NB: For those working in an office environment, one of the images below is definitely not safe for work)
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As I recently indicated, discussions about German photography are usually very narrowly focused on a single aesthetic (“deadpan”) and on a small group of photographers. In order to change this a little bit, I decided to approach German photographers to talk to them about photography. Kai-Olaf Hesse emailed me after I ranted about the somewhat bewildering lack of German participation in the photography blog scene, and I asked him whether he’d be up for a conversation about German photography (held in English btw) or, as we will see, “German photography”. I’m very happy he agreed to it, and I am very grateful for all the work he put into it. It’s a long read, but a real treat.
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Throughout his career as a photographer, Robert Lyons has covered a wide variety of subject matters, and he has been teaching photography in Berlin for a while. When I moved to Northampton he got in touch with me, since he just re-located back to Western Massachusetts himself (that’s the commute to Berlin!). Given his background and his exposure to both the US and the German photography scene, of course I had to ask him whether he’d be up for a conversation for the blog, and I’m very glad he agreed to it.
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After I found an article about blogs in a German photography magazine, I contacted its author, photographer Peter Bialobrzeski, to ask a couple questions about the German scene - and from there, it was almost a logical step to ask him for an interview. I was/am very happy about his willingness to participate, especially since there has been a lot of talk about German photography on this blog. So is bigger better? Is there a uniquely German style of photography? Let’s find out!
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Andrew Moore’s Russia is quite an impressive book (see my review). When I asked Andrew whether he would be willing to talk about it, much to my delight he agreed immediately.
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