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About the journalist, curator and photography expert Hans-Michael KOETZLE (*1953 in Ulm).
Hans-Michael KOETZLE studied German and history in Munich and describes himself as a 'freelance writer and journalist specializing in the history and aesthetics of photography'.
He conducts research on photography in the 20th century, which results in exhibitions he curates with accompanying publications. In 1996 he became editor-in-chief of Leica World magazine; he accompanied René BURRI for many years, working with him on book publications and exhibitions. He also worked intensively with F. C. GUNDLACH, René GROEBLI, Barbara KLEMM, Ulrich MACK, Charlotte MARCH and Will McBRIDE. In addition to monographic exhibitions and books, Hans-Michael Koetzle has published encyclopedic works. Currently he is working on the rediscovery of the Düsseldorf photographer Horst H. BAUMANN. On October 23, 2022, he was awarded the Culture Prize of the German Society for Photography (DGPh).
Book publications by and with contributions by Hans-Michael KOETZLE (a selection)
- 'Bertolt Brecht beim Fotografen' (1987, 2000)
'1000 Nudes' (1994)
'twen. Revision of a Legend' (1995)
'The photograph: art object and collector's item' (1997)
'Contemporaries: Ellen Auerbach, Anton Stankowski' (1997).
'Fleckhaus: Germany's first art director' (1997)
'The Fifties: Home, Faith, Splendor. The style of a decade' (1998)
'Robert Lebeck: Vis-à-vis' (1999)
'René Burri: Die Deutschen' (2001, expanded new edition)
'The Encyclopedia of Photographers 1900 to the Present' (2003)
'Diccionario de Fotógrafos del Siglo Veinte' (2008)
'F.C. Gundlach. The photographic work' (2008)
'Peter Knapp' (2008)
'Antje Hanebeck. Sonic' (2009)
'Ulrich Mack. Ruhrgebiet' (2009)
'René Burri. Blackout New York' (2009)
'Photographers A-Z' (2011, 2015, 2022)
'Eyes on Paris: Paris in the Photobook 1890-2010' (2011)
'René Burri. Impossible Reminiscences' (2013).
'Thomas Hoepker. Heartland. An American Road Trip in 1963' (2013).
'Mack. Reporter' (2015)
'Aenne Biermann. 60 photographs' (2019)
'René Groebli. Catalog raisonné' (2019)
'René Burri. Explosion of Seeing' (2020)
'László Moholy-Nagy' (2020).
'Ruth Bernhard. Photographs' (2021)
'Reden wir über fotografie' (Let's talk about photography, 2022)
Awards (a selection)
- 1995, 1997, 2003: Kodak Photo Book Award
1996-2007: Gold and Silver Medal The Society of Publication
2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019: German Photo Book Award in gold and in silver
2014: Les Rencontres d'Arles, shortlist best historical photo book
2014, 2019: Kraszna Kraus Award shortlist, London
2019: Aperture Paris Photo Photobook Award, Special Mention
2022: Culture Award of the German Society for Photography
Exhibitions
- 1987: 'Bertolt Brecht at the Photographer. Portraits by Konrad Ressler', Goethe-Institute, Brussels and Stadttheater Augsburg
1990: 'Robert Doisneau: Renault - The Thirties', Fotomuseum im Münchner Stadtmuseum, Munich; Centrum Industriekultur, Nuremberg as well as Automobilmuseum Speyer
1991: 'Object + Objective = Objectivity?', HfG Archive Ulm, Berlin: Bauhaus Archive, Berlin
1995: 'The magazine twen. Revision of a Legend', Stadtmuseum, Munich; Kunsthaus Hamburg; Fotografie Forum, Frankfurt am Main; Schlossmuseum Hardenberg, Velbert as well as Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid
1999: 'René Burri: The Germans', Fotografie Forum, Frankfurt am Main; Burghausen, Velbert as well as Alte Feuerwache Mannheim
2004: 'René Burri: Retrospective', Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris; C/O Berlin; Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne; Palazzo Reale, Milan; Manchester Art Gallery; Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich; Kunsthal Rotterdam; Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne; Kunsthaus Wien, Vienna as well as in Havana, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Bogota
2007: 'Bilder im Kopf', NRW-Forum, Dusseldorf; 'Münchner Kreise: The photographer Theodor Hilsdorf 1868-1944', Fotomuseum im Münchner Stadtmuseum, Munich
2008: 'F. C. Gundlach: Retrospective', Deichtorhallen, Hamburg; Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin as well as Neues Museum Nuremberg
2011: 'Eyes on Paris. Paris in the Photobook 1890 to the Present', Deichtorhallen, Hamburg & Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso, Münster.
2013: 'Ulrich Mack. Kennedy in Berlin', Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin/Lübeck; Art Space Münchner Merkur, Munich
2014: 'René Burri. Mouvements', MEP, Paris
2014-2018: 'Eyes open! 100 Years of Leica Photography', Deichtorhallen, Hamburg; Fotografie Forum, Frankfurt; C/O Berlin; WestLicht - OstLIcht, Vienna; Kunstfoyer Versicherungskammer Munich as well as in Gent, Porto, Madrid, Rome, Wetzlar.
2016-2017: 'Willy Fleckhaus. Design, Revolt, Rainbow', Museum für Angewandte Kunst Cologne; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg as well as Museum Villa Stuck, Munich
2017-2018: 'Sehnsucht / Anhelo', Kunsträume der Michael Horbach Stiftung, Cologne; FoKus, Innsbruck as well as Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin
2020: 'Sehnsucht 2', Kunsträume der Michael Horbach Stiftung, Cologne