Becoming well known in his native country, he joined the Stern magazine family along with photography legends Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Hans Feurer, and moved to Paris in 1978 to further his career.Ĭonsidered a pioneer in photography, he introduced a form of new realism by redefining the standards of beauty with timeless images. Influenced by Joseph Kosuth and the Conceptual movement, he was invited before graduating to present his work at the renowned avant-garde Galerie Denise Ren - Hans Mayer in 1969.Īfter moving to Düsseldorf in 1971, he turned his attention to photography and worked for two years assisting German photographer Hans Lux, before opening his own studio in 1973. He later studied free painting at the College of Art in Krefeld. Inspired by the work of Van Gogh, he moved to Arles for almost a year, and then embarked on a journey hitchhiking through Spain and North Africa. He remembered these years: “I preferred actively seek out the inspirations of Van Gogh, my idol, rather than painting the mandatory portraits and landscapes taught in art schools.” He worked as a window dresser for a local department store and enrolled in the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts in the early 1960’s. Born in Lissa (in German occupied Poland) in 1944, he spent his childhood in Duisburg (North Rhine-Westphalia).
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