Jochen Blume (photographer)

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Jochen Blume (born February 28, 1925 in Hanover ; † April 4, 2018 in Hamburg ) was a retired German photographer and professor .

After his release from Soviet captivity in 1948, Jochen Blume began working as a press photographer for various news agencies and later for Bildzeitung and Stern . From 1973 he taught at the Hamburg University of Design as a professor of photography . He was also a lecturer at the Academy for Journalism in Hamburg . He has also photographed for Stern for many years .

Life

Jochen Blume grew up with his mother. He only met his father when he was 26 years old. With him he shared a passion for photography. He never trained as a photographer. Since 1979, Blume has been a member of the German Association of Journalists (DJV).

Third Reich

During the Third Reich , he initially followed the ideas of National Socialism as a dream dancer , as he later called it . At the age of 14 he got the offer to attend a national political educational institution in Burg (Dithmarschen) with the aim of becoming a teacher. With the military collapse in East Prussia, he was taken prisoner by the Soviets . There he denied his Jungvolk and Hitler Youth past and was released from captivity in 1948 as politically unaffected .

Work as a press photographer

After his return from captivity, he initially worked for various news agencies . In 1951 he became chief photographer at dpa . In 1952 he was hired by the then newly founded Bild newspaper, which he later left in a dispute. Henri Nannen then brought Blume to the Stern, for which he subsequently provided numerous highly regarded photos, many of which made it onto the cover. Later he also worked as a publishing manager at Bauer-Verlag .

Professorships

In 1972 he was appointed professor at the University of Applied Sciences for Design . Since 1973 he has also been a lecturer at the Academy for Journalism .

"There's no point in taking sharp pictures when you have fuzzy ideas."

- Jochen Blume : Academy for Journalism, Hamburg

Confrontation with National Socialism

In dealing with the students, confronted with the Nazi era, he began to take a critical look at his attitude at the time. In the book dream dancers in lockstep. In the novel of a seduced youth , he tried to process this.

literature

  • Jochen Blume: From the right moment. Picture stories by a photo reporter . Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt 2008, ISBN 978-3-8334-7479-8 ( d-nb.info [accessed February 7, 2018]).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Blume 2008, p. 209 Online
  2. ↑ Jochen Blume had the feeling for the perfect moment. BZ Berlin, June 2, 2018, accessed June 6, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Blume, Jochen. Germanisches Nationalmuseum , Deutsches Kunstarchiv , accessed on February 7, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b c d Sarah Peters: Star photographer Jochen Blume - A portrait. September 23, 2013, accessed February 8, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b Vera Eckardt: Memories of the Hamburg photographer Jochen Blume on a "seduced youth" The guilt of the soul written. Hamburger Morgenpost , November 17, 2001, accessed on February 8, 2018 .
  6. ↑ a b c Julika Pohle: Jochen Blume collects moments. Die Welt , November 23, 2010, accessed February 8, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Blume, Jochen. Academy for Journalism, Hamburg, accessed on February 7, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Jochen Blume: dream dancers in step. Novel of a seduced youth . Books on Demand, 2000, ISBN 978-3-8311-0228-0 .
personal data
SURNAME Flower, yokes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German photographer
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH 4th April 2018
Place of death Hamburg