Uli Wiesmeier
Uli Wiesmeier (born January 26, 1959 ) is a German photographer who lived in the Blue Land on the edge of the Alps in Upper Bavaria for a long time. Since 2017 he has lived at the Gruberhof (1370m) in the South Tyrolean community of Lüsen (BZ).
During a four-year break was he as a professional in Paragliding Paragliding active. In 1989 he was the first to fly over 100 km with a paraglider (Bitterwasser, Namibia) and won numerous national and international titles, including a. Pre-Worldcup overall victory 1991, Worldcup overall victory 1992, German cross-country champion in 1990, 2011 and 2013.
Since 1993 he has returned to photography. He has been specializing in alpine topics for a long time. His pictures are published worldwide.
Books
- Rocks around the world , 1989
- Wing Over , 1993
- BERG heil , 2007, interpretation of alpine clichés, ISBN 978-3-939499-10-7 .
- BERG ...: The Alps in 16 terms , Knesebeck Verlag, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-95728-039-8 .
Movies
- Escape , (5 International Festival Awards), 1994
- The Race , (6 International Festival Awards), 2004
Individual evidence
DHV-Info, No. 184 (November / December 2013), p. 36 and p. 46f.
Web links
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiesmeier, Uli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German photographer, filmmaker and paraglider pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1959 |