Walter Hinghaus

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Walter Hinghaus (* 1941 in Neubrandenburg ) is a qualified photographer and co-founder of MV-Foto eV in Schwerin .

Life

In 1955 Hinghaus began an apprenticeship as a machinist in Schwerin and worked in this profession until 1962. From 1962 to 1967 he worked as a stage manager at the Parchim Theater. His first photographs were taken on the side. From 1967 to 1986 he worked as a theater photographer in Frankfurt (Oder) and Meiningen . In the meantime, he completed an external course in 1976 at the University of Graphic and Book Art in Leipzig .

In 1974 he was elected to the board of the Society for Photography . In 1992 Walter Hinghaus was one of the founders of MV-Foto eV in Schwerin. The aim of the association is to promote photography, especially artistic photography, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

For decades, Hinghaus has compiled an extensive photographic collection on the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , in particular through the “Photographic Documentation of Urban and Village Centers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania” project started in 1994. In 2001, together with Ralf Wendt, he received the culture award of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (sponsorship award) for his artistic work as a photographer and his commitment to promoting young people interested in photography . In this context, the Ministry of Culture praised him as “our country's ambassador”.

Book photographs (selection)

  • Meininger Theater (Ed.): Newer from the Meiningen . Meiningen: Meininger Theater 1978.
  • Hans-Joachim Ulbrich: Karow. Faces and stories of a national estate . Karow: VEG Artur Becker 1988.
  • Turning time . Schwerin: Photo Edition undated (approx. 1996)
  • Heike Schroetter: Longing for Paris . Berlin: DMP 2007. ISBN 3-938551-16-X

literature

  • Association of Visual Artists of the German Democratic Republic (Ed.): IX. Art exhibition of the German Democratic Republic. Dresden 1982/83 . Berlin: Ministry of Culture 1982.
  • Werner Stockfisch: Art from the Schwerin district . Schwerin: Council of the district u. a. 1989. (catalog)
  • Kunstforum Nord 8. Salzau 1995. (Catalog)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Address of the Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Harald Ringstorff on November 12, 2001 ( PDF ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mv-regierung.de
  2. ↑ Press text ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kultus-mv.de
personal data
SURNAME Hinghaus, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Neubrandenburg