About the photographer, Michael SCHMIDT (1945 - 2014)
Michael SCHMIDT was a Berlin photographer. He had his first solo exhibition there in 1973. While teaching at two adult education centers, he organized workshops, lectures and exhibitions, among others. by Robert ADAMS, Diane ARBUS, Lewis BALTZ, Larry CLARK, John GOSSAGE, William EGGLESTON, Larry FINK, Frank GOHLKE and Lisette MODEL. In addition to Bernd and Hilla BECHER, he was responsible for opening up German photography towards the 'New Topographics' movement from the USA.
Photo books by and about Michael SCHMIDT
'Berlin Kreuzberg' (1973, 1974); 'Berlin Wedding' (1976, 2019); 'Waffenruhe' (1987, 2018); 'EIN-HEIT/U-NI-TY' (1996); 'Irgendwo' (2005); '89/90' (2010); 'Lebensmittel' (2012); 'Natur' (2014) sowie 'Michael Schmidt. Photographs 1965-2014' (2020); 'Michael Schmidt. Fotografien 1965-2014' (2020)