About German photographer, F.C. GUNDLACH (1926-2021)

F.C. GUNDLACH, born in the Hessian village of Heinebach, first published reportages, theater and film reviews and specialized in fashion photography from 1953 with his work for 'Film und Frau'. He photographed for the magazines 'Constanze', 'Annabelle', 'Stern' and 'Quick'. In 1963 he received an exclusive contract with 'Brigitte'. Numerous location trips took him all over the world. He founded a company for photographer's supplies as well as the PPS Gallery, one of the first photo galleries in Germany. He also worked as a university lecturer and exhibition curator. In 2000, the F.C. Gundlach Foundation was established, and since 2003 he has been the founding director of the 'House of Photography' in the Deichtorhallen Hamburg. F.C. GUNDLACH passed away in 2021.

Photo books by and about the work of F.C. GUNDLACH

  • 'Das Fotografische Werk' (2009); 'The Photographic Work' (2011); 'Die Berechtigung der Modefotografie als Kunstform: Horst P. Horst und F.C. Gundlach' (2018, by Sarah Hoogstoel), 'Reden wir über Fotografie' (2023)

The book 'The Photographic Work' is the definitive monograph on the work of F.C. GUNDLACH, one of the most important German fashion photographers of the post-war period. A life's work between document and invention, service and artistic claim is viewed.
148,00 € Weight 3.2 kg
SIGNED! 'Reden wir über Fotografie" (Let's talk about photography) is a collection of essays and interviews by photo historian Hans-Michael Koetzle. He accompanies us on amazing paths through the history & present of photography, an alway in flux medium.
29,80 € * Weight 0.4 kg
Fashion photography reflects influences of the zeitgeist of generations. 'Die Berechtigung der Modefotografie als Kunstform. Horst P. HORST & F.C. GUNDLACH' by Sarah Hoogstoel uses examples to show the justification of fashion photography as an art form.
71,90 € *
'Photographers A-Z' brings together photographers who have made a significant contribution to photographic culture, as well as the most important photographic volumes of the past century. The entries are illustrated with facsimiles from books & magazines.
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