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Durch das Wahljahr 2017 und die aktuelle politische Situation in Europa rückt die politische Fotografie wieder zunehmend ins Zentrum des öffentlichen Interesses.

Auf dieses Podium laden wir Fotograf*innen, die sich aktuell und über viele Jahre mit dem Thema der politischen Fotografie auseinandergesetzt haben, und lassen sie selbst zu Wort kommen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Fragestellungen: Wie wird und wurde politisches Agieren fotografisch dargestellt? Welche fotografischen Ansätze gibt es? Gibt es einen fotografischen Wandel? Und wie viel Verantwortung übernimmt ein(e) Fotograf*in, wenn er/sie sich politischen Themen widmet?

Über das weite und divergente Feld der Politik-Fotografie diskutieren Jörg Brüggemann (OSTKREUZ, Berlin), Barbara Klemm (Fotografin, Frankfurt/Main) Michael Trippel (Fotograf, Hannover) und Maurice Weiss (OSTKREUZ, Berlin) mit Dr. Jürgen Reiche (Direktor Zeitgeschichtliches Forum, Leipzig). Einführung durch Tibor Bogun (Art Director und Bildredakteur, Berlin).

Wir laden Sie herzlich zu unserer Podiumsdiskussion am 3. Oktober 2017 um 20 Uhr ein.

Ballhaus Ost
Pappelallee 15
10437 Berlin

There will be a conversation between Harald Hauswald, Stephanie Steinkopf and Friedrich Loock about photo practices of GDR photographers after 1990. The conversation is part of the exhibition »Sibylle Bergemann – A retrospective show« at the Reinbeckhallen.

Moderation: Sabine Weier, Artcritic

at 5 pm, September 3rd, Reinbeckhallen, Reinbeckstraße 9, 12459 Berlin

Free of admission but please RSVP to: kontakt@reinbeckhallen.de

The artist Mila Teshaieva spent multiple years on the island of Föhr, observing and talking with the inhabitants, and taking photographs. Using artistic developing methods, she created unique images which convey an almost mystical presence.

The Museum Europäischer Kulturen dedicates the 14th European Culture Days in 2017 to the Frisian inhabitants of the Netherlands and Germany.

Frank Schinski is opening his exhibition «ist doch so» on July 20th at the FREELENS Gallery in Hamburg.

Opening on July 20th at 7 pm
FREELENS Galerie
Steinhöft 5
20459 Hamburg

Eshibition from July 20th until September 8th 2017
Monday through friday 11 am until 6 pm
Friday from 11 am until 4 pm

Dear Friends and colleagues,

We are happy to be part of the ‘Festival Voies Off’ during the Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles! Current projects of our members will be on display in the FOTOHAUS PARISBERLIN.

The emphasis is on our new exhibition project ‘KONTINENT’ that will likely be shown for the first time at the Academy of Arts in Berlin by the end of 2018.

KONTINENT is a joint venture of all 21 photographers from the agency that is committed to provide a visual and textual portrait of Europe.

You can find us in Arles from Wednesday to Saturday, 11 am – 8 pm at FOTOHAUS PARISBERLIN, 7, Rue de la Roquette, 13007 Arles.

On site will be Jörg Brüggemann, Heinrich Holtgreve, Tobias Kruse, Ute Mahler und Werner Mahler, Ina Schoenenburg and Anne Schönharting. We are available to meet; for appointments, please send an e-mail to Kathrin Kohle: k.kohle@ostkreuz.de

- Vernissage FOTOHAUS, Wednesday, 05.07.17, at 6:30 pm

- OSTKREUZ-screening within the scope of ‘Nuit de la Roquette’, Thursday, 06.07.17, from 8:00 pm

We are looking forward to seeing you all in Arles.

Best wishes,

Christian Pankratz,
Office Manager

Kathrin Kohle, Laura Benz
Exhibitons and Projects

The exhibition >OSTKREUZ. La mostra dell’agenzia fotografica tedesca< shows the best works of the recent Ostkreuz photographers at two locations in Rome.

>OSTKREUZ. La mostra dell’agenzia fotografica tedesca<
Exhibition from June 24th 2017 until September 17th 2017

Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Piazza di Sant’Egidio 1/B, Roma

Goethe-Institut, Via Savoia 15, Rom

Mila Teshaieva is part of the group exhibiton with her series "Promising Waters" at the Swedish Museum Alma Löv.

With her long-term project "Promising Waters" Mila Teshaieva presents a complex exploration of societal transformation of the three former Soviet republics on the shores of the Caspian Sea: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, which have emerged from the wreckage of the Soviet Union with immense oil and gas reserves.

The photographs of "Promising Waters" take us on a journey through the new oil region: from the facades of modern capitals to fading fishermen villages. Though focused on the Caspian region the photographs are raising rather global questions, as to the relationship between the state and private identity, the ties between past, present and future, and how to pinpoint the boundary between rise or fall.

21.06.17-03.09.17

ALMA LÖV MUSEUM CIA

Smedsby 108

68696 Östra Ämtervik

From 1981 to 1990 Harald Hauswald worked as a photographer for the Berlin Stephanus-Stiftung. During this time Harald Hauswald made impressiv photographes of daily life in the different facilities of the deaconship.

This year the Kulturwagen shows some of these photographs.
On the following dates you can find  the Kulturwagen on Berlin's streets:
Antonplatz from 02. May - 25. June
Kollwitzplatz from 27. July - 27. August
Breite Straße/Ossietzkystraße from 29. August - 15. October
Open daily from 13.00 – 18.00 

brotfabrik.glashaus-ev.de/kulturwagen/

As of today you can watch a new episode of our "OSTKREUZ Anecdotes" in the OSTKREUZ youtube chanel.

In this post our photographers talk about their themes and photos, special experiences and occurences they faced during their career.

In the latest episode Espen Eichhöfer tells us about problems during his travels, but also tries to make his fascination for Arfica comprehensible.

From now on you can support the current photobook project by the editors of Berlin based magazine "Der Wedding", the OSTKREUZ photographers and other great artists on startnext.

For "Berlin-Wedding - Das Fotobuch" our photographers concentrated on this special district in Berlin and its' inhabitants. Apart from the photobook we offer you diffrent exclusive gifts such as limited fine art prints and foto series. Hurry, the crowdfunding ends on 31st May 2017.
Thank you for your support!

www.startnext.com/weddingbuch

The exhibition "Sibylle Bergemann. Photographs" opens at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca in Mexico on 08 april 2017. Have a look at 133 photographs until 03 July 2017.

Museo MACO
Calle Macedonio Alcalá 202,Centro,
68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax.

www.museomaco.org/sitio/

Our group exhibition "The City – Becoming and Decaying" moves on. Tomorrow is the opening at the National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN). You can visit the exhibition untill 28 April 2017.

Corner of Robert Mugabe Avenue and John Meinert Street
Windhoek
Namibia
http://nagn.org.na/

As of today you can watch a new episode of our "OSTKREUZ Anectodes" in the OSTKREUZ youtube chanel.

In this post our photographers talk about their themes and photos, special experiences and occurences they faced during their career.

In the latest episode Harald Hauswald tells us about his everyday life as a street photographer in the former GDR.

OSTKREUZ-Photographer Frank Schinski is currently working on his upcoming solo exhibition.
The exhibition opens at Galerie für Fotografie in Hannover on 05 April 2017 at 7pm. Afterwards you can visit the exhibition until 07 May 2017.

Galerie für Fotografie in Hannover
Seilerstraße 15d
30171 Hannover

www.gafeisfabrik.de

Together with the editors of the Berlin based magazine "Der Wedding" and other photographers we are working on a new publication, a large-format photobook about the distirict Berlin-Wedding. The photographers are: Annette Hauschild, Jordis A. Schlösser, Thomas Meyer, Heinrich Völkel, Espen Eichhöfer, Heinrich Holtgreve, Maurice Weiss and other fantastic photographers.

The book's financing starts with a great crowdfunding-action! More information soon!

We have something new your you!

From now on we have our new series "OSTKREUZ Anectodes" in the OSTKREUZ-Youtube-chanel.

In this post our photographers talk about their themes and photos, special experiences and occurences they faced during their career.

In the first episode Maurice Weiss gives an off the stage look as a political photographer.

The exhibition tour continues:

25 Jahre OSTKREUZ – Agentur der Fotografen

In 1990, seven East German photographers founded Ostkreuz in Paris. Today, the agency is considered Germany’s most renowned photographers’ collective. On the occasion of the agency’s anniversary, this exhibition presents the best works from 25 years and thus, the entire photographic spectrum of Ostkreuz

Vernissage in Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Gera
on Friday 17 February 2017 at 7pm

„25 Jahre OSTKREUZ – Agentur der Fotografen“
Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Greizer Str. 37, 07545 Gera
18 February 2017 – 17 April 2017
Monday to Sunday, as well as holidays, from 12 am to 5 pm, free admission

Recently, the debate on image manipualtion has gained steam. The thinking about truth in photojournalistic practices is being passionately discussed.

The Ostkreuz - Verein für Fotografie e.V. joins forces with Rote Salon of Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz to hold a panel discussion about this topic. The event aims to put the – often narrowly led – discussion into a broader context.

Introduction: Tibor Bogun (Art Director and Photo Editor, Berlin)

Moderation: Dr. Jule Hillgärtner (Director Kunstverein Braunschweig)

Panelists: Peter Bialobrzeski (Photographer, Hamburg), Lutz Fischmann (Director Freelens, Hamburg), Dr. Jürgen Reiche (Director Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig), Julian Röder (Photographer, Berlin), Petra Schrott (chief editor taz-picture desk Berlin)

Tickets 8,- Euro/ 6,- Euro (discount).

The panel discussion is on Tuesday, 29 November 2016 at 8 pm and will be conducted in German.

Roter Salon
Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Linienstraße 227
D-10178 Berlin

www.volksbuehne-berlin.de

Werner Mahler has been always photographing fans in the GDR.
Tomorrow evening he talks about it in the context of his exhibition in the photo book store and gallery "Bildband Berlin".