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Timeless, psychologically dissecting photography. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
An unerring instinct for the subtlety of the moment! Süddeutsche Zeitung
IN LOVE WITH PHOTOGRAPHY is a unique treasure in the history of photography, waiting to be lifted from the archives of Volker Hinz, one of the most important and indefatigable photographers of our time. A treasure, amassed in almost 50 years by a passionate photographer of portraits and presented here for the first time. Volker Hinz photographed those who normally remain hidden behind their cameras. Whenever and wherever he encountered them: at work, at home, in public or private moments. This is how a unique collection of the most renowned photographers of the second half of the 20th and the early 21st centuries came about. A summit meeting of individuals who sustain humanity’s memory with their images. Peter-Matthias Gaede, GEO Editor-in-Chief of 20 years, has followed Volker Hinz’ work for a long time – and describes the restless life of a photographer who set out to discover for himself not only his profession but humanity as such. And became a fascinating modern classic in the process.
Obituary for Volker Hinz
One of the greatest German photographers of recent decades is no longer with us: Volker Hinz passed away on 18 October at the age of 72 after a serious illness. Volker Hinz captured the protagonists of an entire era with his camera: politicians and business leaders, poets and thinkers, fashion designers and athletes, artists and, last but not least, the stars of photography. His portraits, taken between 1974 and 2012 on behalf of Stern magazine, but always following his own path, had an unmistakable originality. Hinz brought even the biggest celebrities down from their pedestals, drove out all their officialdom, emancipated them from the image they had created of themselves. His sense for small gestures, tell-tale facial expressions, telling details and fleeting moments captured in a flash made the images of the ‘gentle falcon’, the ‘boxer with velvet gloves’, the ‘quick-eyed observer’ and ‘all-rounder’ Hinz a sensual experience and an eternally fresh journey through recent history.
Volker Hinz was a man with a lifelong love of photography, brilliant in his craft, imaginative like no other in his visual expression. ‘In Love with Photography’ is therefore also the title of his last and most comprehensive book. Over 400 pages, it presents the entire panopticon of the international photography scene, portrayed by Volker Hinz with unmistakable diversity and sophistication.
It was an honour and an extraordinary pleasure for Edition Lammerhuber to conceive and publish this book with Volker Hinz in 2015. ‘In Love with Photography’ is a monumental ode to Volker Hinz. Peter-Matthias Gaede
