Mathias Knoppe
Mathias Knoppe (born November 16, 1966 in Brandenburg an der Havel ) is a German photographer.
life and work
Knoppe was trained as a photographer from 1983 to 1985 at the Photo School of the GDR in Potsdam . During this time, around 10,000 black and white photos were taken in Brandenburg an der Havel and the surrounding area, as well as of the young people living there. A selection of these recordings appeared, together with photographs by the artists Hans Hoffmann and Alexander Pollok, on November 23, 2013 in the illustrated book OST COLA, which is published worldwide, a. a. was sold to the USA, Japan and Australia. In 2013 and 2014 an OST COLA exhibition took place in the Brandenburg State Archaeological Museum .
On a trip to Cuba with the Chilean-German actor Yuri Gárate in January 2001, Knoppe was the last German photographer to photograph the Cuban photographer Alberto Korda .
Knoppe has lived in Hamburg as a freelance photographer since 1998. He mainly takes portraits and has u. a. Boris Becker , Angela Merkel , Keni Burke , Julia Valet , Buddy Buxbaum , Maxi Jazz , Natalia Avelon and Ralph Giordano photographed.
Web links
- Mathias Knoppe's website
- The story behind the illustrated book OST COLA
- About the photo book OST COLA on DDR Museum
- Article in the Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung
- Travel report about the 2001 trip to Cuba
Individual evidence
- ↑ Photo book OST COLA https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&cqlMode=true&query=idn%3D1070671886
- ↑ Event archive Archaeological State Museum Brandenburg http://www.landesmuseum-brandenburg.de/de/veranstaltungen/kultur-im-kloster/archiv/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knoppe, Mathias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brandenburg on the Havel |