Bernt Federau

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Bernt Federau, self-portrait, Hamburg , 1996

Bernt Federau (* 1930 in Danzig ; † 2017 in Hamburg ) was a German artist and master photographer . He gained notoriety primarily through his travel and aerial photographs, published in numerous illustrated books. His extensive oeuvre comprises over 200,000 pictures and is represented in numerous exhibitions and museums, including the Museum am Rothenbaum and the Museum of Art and Industry in Hamburg.

Life

Bernt Federau was born in 1930 in the Free City of Danzig as the second child of the poet and writer Wolfgang Federau and his wife Elisabeth Anger. His school days were disrupted by war missions. In 1945 he fled with his family to Denmark , where he spent three and a half years in captivity . After the end of the war he was released to Lübeck and began his photography apprenticeship there in 1948 after finishing school at the Katharineum . In 1953 he moved to South West Africa (now Namibia ) and was employed in Windhoek as a photographer and cameraman . After his return in 1958, he made several lecture tours in the Federal Republic and West Berlin and in the same year passed his master's examination. From 1959 he worked for the photo industry (Leonar Werken Hamburg; Agfa-Gevaert) and in 1966 switched to the press at Gruner and Jahr . From 1970 until his death he worked as a freelance photographer in his adopted home of Hamburg .

He specialized in travel reports, aerial and helicopter recordings from which more than 24 books were created. But he also occasionally occupied himself with advertising and architectural photography, among others in collaboration with the architects Meinhard von Gerkan and Volkwin Marg . His great preference was always black and white photography, street photography and still life . In addition to his numerous photographs and books, he also left behind several paintings, wooden sculptures, texts and poems.

Works (selection)

  • West Africa trip 1849–1974 - 175 years of the Woermann Line , Hans Christians Verlag, Hamburg , 1974
  • About Hamburg , Hans Christians Verlag, Hamburg, 1974
  • Bornholm, picture book of a fairy tale island , Lübecker Nachrichten Verlag, Lübeck , 1978
  • Braunschweig from A – Z , Verlag Aug. Rauschenplat, Cuxhaven , 1979
  • Hamburg , Verlag Aug. Rauschenplat, Cuxhaven, 1979
  • Scotland, pictures from a journey , Lübecker Nachrichten Verlag, Lübeck, 1980
  • This is Lübeck , Lübecker Nachrichten Verlag, Lübeck, 1982
  • This is Sylt , Lübecker Nachrichten Verlag, Lübeck, 1984
  • This is Hamburg , Lübecker Nachrichten Verlag, Lübeck, 1984
  • Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania from the air , Edition Maritim, Hamburg, 1991
  • The Elbe from the air , Edition Maritim, Hamburg, 1991
  • Schlieswig-Holstein from the air , Edition Maritim, Hamburg, 1991
  • Flight over Hamburg , Edition Maritim, Hamburg, 1992
  • The Chinese Consul in Hamburg - Poems by Wang Taizhi , Christians Verlag Hamburg, Hamburg, 1995
  • 1997 , calendar, Christians / Druckerei & Verlag, Hamburg, 1996

Exhibitions (selection)

  • Triumph of the Sun , Windhoek , Kunstverein, 1957
  • Triumph of the Sun , Hamburg , Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg , 1958
  • Station: Hamburg Central Station , Hamburg , State Image Office, 1961
  • Books and people, people and books , Hamburg, Staatliche Landesbildstelle, 1964
  • Books and people, people and books , Amsterdam , Goethe-Institut , 1965
  • Three Epochs , St. Peter Church Großborstel , 2000
  • 55 years of photography , Anna Augstein (private exhibition), Hamburg, 2005
  • Masks from Africa , Hamburg , Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg, 2005
  • Bernt Federau: Black to White - Photographic Travel , Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg, Hamburg, 2012–2013
  • Bernt Federau took part in the second and fourth world exhibitions of photography .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.voelkerkundemuseum.com/402-0-Federau.html
  2. ↑ Katja Engler: Triumph of the sun, magic of twilight. In: welt.de . August 24, 2012, accessed October 7, 2018 .
  3. ^ Bernt Federau: Black to White - Photographic Travel , Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg , Hamburg, 2012
  4. ^ Bernt Federau: Black to White - Photographic Travel , Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg , Hamburg, 2012
  5. ^ Scotland, Pictures of a Journey , Lübecker Nachrichten Verlag, Lübeck, 1980
  6. ^ Bernt Federau: Black to White - Photographic Travel , Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg , Hamburg, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Federau, Bernt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist and master photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Danzig
DATE OF DEATH 2017
Place of death Hamburg