SCHMITZ, Britta

About German photographer, Britta SCHMITZ

Britta SCHMITZ studied folklore and Romance studies and works in the press office of a publishing house and as a photographer. In addition to calendars on Cologne (since 2010), her photographs illustrate various illustrated books of the publishing house. In 2018, she published (together with Eva Neubert) the historical illustrated book 'Persil und Petticoat. Cologne from 1949 to 1959'.

Photo volumes by as well as with works by Britta SCHMITZ

• '111 Kölner Orte, die man gesehen haben muss' (111 Cologne Places to See, 2008-2020);  '111 Kölner Orte, die man gesehen haben muss, Volume 2' (2009-2022); 'Kölner Lieblingsorte' (Cologne Favorite Places, 2010, out of print);  'Melaten. Gräber erzählen Stadtgeschichte' (Graves tell city history, together with Detlev Rick, 2010, 2021); '111 Kölner, die man kennen lernen sollte' (111 Cologne people you should get to know, 2014); 'Persil und Petticoat. Köln von 1949 bis 1959' (2018, ed. together with Eva Neubert);