Author Topic: Photo Essay from 1990: "East Germany, Up Close and Personal" (Read 1387 times)

Ed Wenn · « **on:** April 20, 2009, 04:20:18 PM »

Courtesy of Rich Flint on Twitter (@richflintphoto) is this link to a wonderful photo essay shot by Karlheinz Jardner in 1990:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,619651,00.html

I'm fascinated by former Communist block goings on so it's right up my street, but there are some wonderful images here that I think a lot of you will enjoy. The link above is to the article itself. For a direct link to the gallery go here http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-41629.html#backToArticle=619651

This-is-damion · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2009, 09:33:59 PM »

very cool indeed, cheers

cmdrray · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2009, 11:02:52 PM »

Thanks for posting the link to this excellent photo essay, Ed

There is a very good book about East German photographers called "Caught- The Art of Photography in the German Democratic Republic" by Karl Gernot Kuehn (University of California Press, 1997)
This is worth a look, too:
http://www.aidan.co.uk/article_do_not_refreeze_east_german_photography.htm

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2009, 11:20:26 PM »

Wow! Great links. Thanks a lot.

cmdrray · « **Reply #4 on:** April 21, 2009, 12:37:08 AM »

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2009, 02:15:14 PM »

Another great link, Ray. Thanks. I particularly enjoyed the ' Provisorium' series...it had me laughing out loud. Wonderful stuff.

Francois · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2009, 04:28:26 PM »

I particularly enjoyed the ' Provisorium' series...it had me laughing out loud. Wonderful stuff.

You're not alone... I can't believe some people actually fix things like that...