Werner Bokelberg

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Werner Bokelberg (* 1937 in Bremen ) is a German photographer and actor . He lives and works in Hamburg , Paris and New York .

Life

Already trained as a photographer, Bokelberg was drawn to the acting profession. He wanted to be a comedian at the age of 19 and therefore enrolled at the State Drama School at the Wiesbaden Conservatory , where he took courses with Axel Ivers and Robert Kleinert . Ultimately, he returned to his original profession. From 1962 to 1972 he worked as a star photographer and photographed Uschi Obermaier , Pablo Picasso , Salvador Dalí , Brian Jones , Andy Warhol , Romy Schneider , Rainer Langhans and the 1968 movement. He later worked as an advertising photographer and was involved in many large campaigns, for example for Deutsche Bank and Lufthansa .

His son is the cameraman Oliver Bokelberg .

Publications

  • Dalí, Salvador: Da-Da-Dali , Schünemann, 1966
  • Vending machine cards: Yesterday's Pin-Up Girls , Harenberg, 1980
  • Dreams of the hero: actresses of the thirties , Harenberg, 1982
  • Dalí, Salvador: Da-Da-Dali , Kerber, 2004

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