Christian Irrgang
Christian G. Irrgang (born March 25, 1957 in Bremen ) is a German photo reporter who became known for his photo reports on German federal presidents .
Life
The son of Günther Irrgang, born in Bremen, and his wife Helga grew up in Hamburg. He graduated from high school in 1975 at Walddörfer-Gymnasium in Hamburg-Volksdorf . After completing community service, he moved to Berlin in 1977, where he trained as a photographer at the Lette Association .
Irrgang lived in Berlin until 1990 and worked as a photo reporter for the AP agency , the Berliner Morgenpost and, since it was founded, for the taz .
Then Irrgang moved to Hamburg with his family in 1990. Since then, reports and portraits of people from politics and culture have been the focus of his work. He works u. a. for the Spiegel , the Stern , the magazines Brigitte , Focus and Chrismon .
In 1993, Stern printed Christian Irrgang's first photo report about Johannes Rau . Reports on various other politicians followed.
In 2004 he documented the Berlin Philharmonic's Japan tour with Simon Rattle , and in 2005 he toured Afghanistan with Roger Willemsen .
Christian Irrgang also accompanied Federal Presidents Horst Köhler , Joachim Gauck and Frank-Walter Steinmeier on business trips and privately.
Irrgang circled the eastern Baltic Sea twice with one hand and also reported on these trips.
literature
- Jürgen Serke (photos Christian Irrgang), at home in exile, Piper, 1998, ISBN 978-3-492-03981-9
- Christian Irrgang: Johannes Rau: Portrait of a President, Propylaeen Verlag, 2002, ISBN 978-3-549-07151-9
- Berliner Morgenpost from November 14th, 2004: What does “Brummschädel” actually mean in Japanese?
- Christian Irrgang: Horst Köhler. Man, the President, Wachter-Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89904-259-7
- Roger Willemsen (photos by Christian Irrgang), An Afghan Journey, House Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-905791-03-3
- Der Tagesspiegel of April 23, 2009: Exhibition: President without Lederhosen
- Sandra Maischberger (photos Christian Irrgang), hand on heart: Helmut Schmidt in conversation with Sandra Maischberger, Ullstein paperback, 2009, ISBN 978-3-548-37317-1
- Christian Irrgang: Baltic Sea to the left: Views of a sailing summer, Delius Klasing, 2012, ISBN 978-3-7688-3545-9
- Christian Irrgang: Citizen Gauck: On the way with an uncomfortable president, Edel-Books, 2014, ISBN 978-3-8419-0261-0
- Die Welt from June 22nd, 2015: Photographer Irrgang "Gauck can be almost harsh and taciturn"
- Hamburger Abendblatt from May 17, 2016: Hamburg sailors portray the people by the sea
- Christian Irrgang: Ostseemenschen: A sailing trip with 51 remarkable encounters, Delius Klasing, 2017, ISBN 978-3-667-10941-5
- Ingeborg Wahle (photos Christian Irrgang), We have the choice! 100 years of women's suffrage, Hans Böckler Foundation, 2018, ISBN 978-3-86593-315-7
- Irrgang, Christian (photos), Kehlmann, Daniel, Hoidn-Borchers, Andreas: Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Elke Büdenbender. Pair skating for Germany . 1st edition, illustrated edition. Berlin, ISBN 978-3-948272-03-6 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ingeborg Wahle: We have the choice! Verlag Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (December 17, 2018), p. 262
- ^ Vita Vita Christian Irrgang
- ^ Exhibition opening Bürger Gauck , official website of the Federal President "Der Bundespräsident". Report from the photo exhibition "Bürger Gauck" on June 22, 2015
- ^ Süskind, Irrgang: Johannes Rau: Portrait of a President , Propylaeen Verlag (February 1, 2002), blurb
- ↑ Jens König, Franziska Reich, Christian Irrgang: Citizen Gauck: On the way with an uncomfortable president , Edel Books, edition: 1 (September 15, 2014), blurb
- ^ Vita Christian Irrgang , website of the agency Focus from April 29, 2019
- ↑ He was a good president , report in Stern about Johannes Rau and the accompaniment by Irrgang as a photo reporter from February 1, 2006
- ↑ What does "hummingbird" actually mean in Japanese? Report on the trip with the photo reporter Christian Irrgang, Berliner Morgenpost, November 14, 2004
- ↑ Roger Willemsen on Afghanistan , travel report Roger Willemsen in Afghanistan with photos by Christian Irrgang, article from May 4, 2012
- ↑ The invisible with a look and a sure instinct , article in the WELT on March 16, 2007 about accompanying the Köhler couple through an error
- ↑ Gauck can be almost harsh and taciturn . Report in the WELT on June 22, 2015 about the photographic accompaniment by Christian Irrgang.
- ↑ Great honor for the trauma picture book project New Year's Reception at the Federal President on January 9, 2018 with photos by Christian Irrgang
- ↑ Baltic Sea to the left. A book tip for a sailing trip around the Baltic Sea
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Irrgang, Christian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Irrgang, Christian G. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German photo reporter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |