Schreiben mit Licht – Writing with light
"Die Fotografie ist für mich ein künstlerisches Medium, die Kontraste zwischen Schwarz und Weiß und die Möglichkeit der Abstraktion spielen eine wichtige Rolle. Mit diesen Mitteln die Wirklichkeit nicht nur zu kopieren, sondern zu verdichten und zu reflektieren, macht meine Bildsprache aus."
("Photography is an artistic medium for me, the contrasts between black and white and the possibility of abstraction play an important role. Using these means not only to copy reality, but to concentrate and reflect it, makes up my visual language.")
Regina Schmeken joined the Süddeutsche Zeitung as a photographer in autumn 1986 on the initiative of the editor-in-chief. Since then she has documented and above all commented on current events in her work. With her subjective perspective and her often poetic visual language, she has not only changed the appreciation of photography as an independent medium in the newspaper, but has also decisively influenced photojournalism with her pictorial inventions. "These are rather quiet commentaries on major events," says Carla Schulz-Hoffmann in her book "Regina Schmeken - die neue Mitte" about her works.
Topics
Regina Schmeken's view of current politics and society, her documentation of important events in German history and of crises and catastrophes around the world, as well as her photographic biographies of outstanding personalities and an often unusual perspective on places, architecture and sport are summarized in this portfolio.
Politics and Society
German History
Photo Biographies
Places, architecture, sports
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