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Photography is the practice of creating images by recording light. It is an important tool for documentation and journalism, but also an influential medium for fine art.

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Euromaxx - Highlights of the Week

A Russian cartoon series is a huge internet hit, a Oktoberfest challenge and eye-to-eye with sharks.
CultureOctober 2, 201626:03 min
Euromaxx Hai Fotograf Jean Marie Gishlain

The shark whisperer

Belgian photographer Jean-Marie Ghislain has a history with sharks. To overcome his fears he started diving and has since grown fond of the sea’s predators. Now his photos are on show in LUMAS galleries across Europe. Jean-Marie Ghislain’s shark photography gets up close with the ocean’s predators.
CultureOctober 1, 201604:21 min
Photo project "The Afghans"

The Afghans - A different perspective

Photographer Jens Umbach pays tribute to the people affected by the German military mission in Afghanistan.
ArtsSeptember 29, 20168 images
Thana Faroq Global Media Forum

WorldLink's favorite interviews

This week we're revisiting some of our best interviews so far this year. From the Australian who's compared to Martin Luther King, to the photographer revealing the human face of conflict-torn Yemen, and what it's like for an Afghan in Europe when deadly attacks here are deeply mourned but those his homeland ignored.
September 29, 201654:59 min
01.2012 DW Euromaxx Highlights

Euromaxx - Highlights of the Week

Turkish artist Garip Ay, designer Paul Smith, the dachshund revival and photographer Oliver Curtis
CultureSeptember 27, 2016
Euromaxx Hai Fotograf Jean Marie Gishlain

The shark whisperer

Jean-Marie Ghislain’s shark photography gets up close with the ocean’s predators.
CultureSeptember 26, 2016
2013 DW euromaxx highlights

Euromaxx - Highlights of the Week

Turkish artist Garip Ay, designer Paul Smith, the dachshund revival and photographer Oliver Curtis
CultureSeptember 26, 201626:03 min
Euromaxx | 23.09.2016 | Sehenswürdigkeiten mal anders Oliver Curtis

Landmarks from another perspective

Visiting famous landmarks, British photographer Oliver Curtis points his camera the opposite way.
CultureSeptember 26, 201603:25 min
Euromaxx Hai Fotograf Jean Marie Gishlain

The shark whisperer

Jean-Marie Ghislain’s shark photography gets up close with the ocean’s predators.
CultureSeptember 25, 201604:21 min
Benjamin Jaworskyj (Copyright: picture-alliance/Breuel-Bild/D. Hinz)

How photographer Benjamin Jaworskyj became a star on YouTube

To become a star photographer, you need to know how to market yourself, say YouTuber Ben Jaworkskyj and Pavel Kaplun.
CultureSeptember 24, 2016
DW Euromaxx - Paris Böden

Perspectives (03) - On the floors of Paris

Photographer Sebastian Erras takes pictures of floors in Paris.
September 23, 2016
DW Euromaxx Drohnenfotografie / Monumente

Drone photography: Unusual takes on monuments

Heiner Müller-Elsner used a camera drone to take exciting photos of famous German monuments.
CultureSeptember 21, 201603:48 min
DW Euromaxx Bernard Larsson

Bernard Larsson's Berlin Photographs

250 photos of a divided Berlin are on show in the German capital.
September 19, 2016
Empty beer benches after Oktoberfest (Photo: Rainer Viertlböck)

Oktoberfest in photos: Rainer Viertelböck takes an unusual perspective

From empty tents awaiting guests to fill them to the whirl of fair rides: Oktoberfest like you've never seen it before.
LifestyleSeptember 19, 20168 images

Kunsthal Rotterdam honors Peter Lindbergh

Kunsthal Rotterdam presents 220 works spanning four decades of Peter Lindbergh's fashion photography.
CultureSeptember 19, 201604:40 min
Annelise Kretschmer Copyright: Christiane von Königslöw

Photographer Annelise Kretschmer rattled the 1920s art world

Ahead of Cologne's Photokina fair, trailblazing photographer Annelise Kretschmer's work is on show.
September 16, 2016
DW Euromaxx Atlas of Beauty

Atlas of Beauty

Mihaela Noroc portrays women from different cultures in her Atlas of Beauty.
September 15, 2016
DW Euromaxx Atlas of Beauty

Mihaela Noroc's Atlas of Beauty

Mihaela Noroc portrays women from different cultures in her Atlas of Beauty.
CultureSeptember 15, 201604:31 min
Linda Evangelista with Peter Lindbergh, Copyright: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld Gallery

Peter Lindbergh and the supermodel era

Driven to capture the human body in all its imperfections, Peter Lindbergh has revolutionized fashion photography.
September 12, 2016
Euromaxx Peter Lindbergh

Kunsthal Rotterdam honors Peter Lindbergh

Kunshal Rotterdam presents 220 works spanning four decades of Peter Lindbergh's fashion photography
September 12, 2016
Niederlande Rotterdam Ausstellung Peter Lindbergh in Kunsthalle Rotterdam

Kunsthal Rotterdam honors Peter Lindbergh

Kunshal Rotterdam presents 220 works spanning four decades of Peter Lindbergh's fashion photography.
CultureSeptember 11, 201604:40 min
Wildlife Fotografen 2016

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 finalists

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 finalists
September 6, 201611 images

80 years of war photography with Robert Capa and Gerda Taro

In September 1936, Robert Capa took one of the most famous wartime pictures: "Falling soldier."
September 2, 2016
DW - euromaxx U-Bahn Fotograf

Subway photographer

Alexander Dragunov's photos show us subway systems in an extraordinary light.
August 29, 2016

Subway photographer

Alexander Dragunov's photos show us subway systems in an extraordinary light.
CultureAugust 28, 201605:09 min
Akinbode Akinbiyi, Copyright: Emeke Okereke

The hidden face of Lagos

Self-taught photographer Akinbode Akinbiyi is a mediator between sub-Saharan Africa and Germany.
August 26, 2016
Fotograf Akinbode Akinbiyi. Foto: Ulrike Sommer/DW

Photographer Akinbode Akinbiyi reveals everyday reality of Lagos

Goethe Prize-winner Akinbode Akinbiyi portrays his hometown Lagos in his photographs.
CultureAugust 26, 20168 images
Cafe Art calendar project, Brick Lane pose, Photo: Geraldine Crimmins

London through the eyes of (formerly) homeless photographers

Over 100 single-use cameras were handed out to current and former homeless people in London and this is what happened.
August 23, 2016
Projekt Cafe Art Graffiti area. (Foto: Saffron Saidi)

London through the eyes of (formerly) homeless photographers

Over 100 single-use cameras were handed out to current and former homeless people in London and this is what happened.
CultureAugust 23, 201613 images
Südafrika Johannesburg Soccer City WM-Fußballstadion (Foto: dpa)

How sports venues have inspired artists

Stadiums, fields and swimming pools have often served as muses for filmmakers, painters and writers.
CultureAugust 19, 201610 images
Global Ideas Bild der Woche KW 32 Ölbohrinsel gestrandet Großbritannien

Grounded

August 12, 2016
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Photo exhibition: a walk through Syrian war territory

Kobane is a city full of wounds. A photographer shows what damage the war has done to the city and the people of Kobane.
August 11, 201601:01 min
Chefs Fridge (Photo: Carrie Solomon)

Top chefs at home

Find out what award-winning chefs cook when they are off duty.
August 5, 2016
microscopic tear picture (Photo: Maurice Mikkers)

Maurice Mikkers' tears

Dutch photographer Maurice Mikkers looks at the different ways we shed tears.
August 3, 2016
Brasilien BdW Guanabara Bay Wasserverschmutzung Umweltverschmutzung KW31

Swimming in trash

July 28, 2016
Deutschland Ausstellung F.C. Gundlach 90 Jahre 90 Fotos CFA Berlin

Photographer F.C. Gundlach turns ninety

F.C. Gundlach has been a celebrated photographer for over fifty years.
CultureJuly 18, 201605:17 min
Deutschland Ausstellung F.C. Gundlach 90 Jahre 90 Fotos CFA Berlin

Photographer F.C. Gundlach turns 90

F.C. Gundlach has been a celebrated photographer for over 50 years.
July 15, 2016
Ernest Hemingway (center) 1937 with Ilya Ehrenburg (Russian author, left) and Gustav Regler (German writer, right) during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), (c) picture-alliance/CPA Media

Why intellectuals got involved in the Spanish Civil War

War has always drawn thinkers to act, says writer Amanda Veill on the 80th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War.
July 15, 2016
Exhibition F.C. Gundlach 90 years, 90 photos, © CFA-Berlin/F.C. Gundlach

90 photos as fashion photographer F.C. Gundlach turns 90

Renowned for his iconic post-war fashion photography, the German F.C. Gundlach shows 90 pictures for his 90th birthday.
July 14, 2016
Deutschland Ausstellung F.C. Gundlach 90 Jahre 90 Fotos CFA Berlin

10 pictures by legendary fashion photographer F.C. Gundlach

Here are 10 personal favorites by German photographer F.C. Gundlach, famous for his iconic post-war fashion photography.
July 14, 201610 images
DW Euromaxx - Martin Parr

The world of photographer Martin Parr

Four decades of photographs that make you look twice.
July 11, 2016
DW euromaxx 25.6.15 Foto Ruinen

Lost Places - the aesthetic of decay

Defunct factories or bunkers are increasingly attracting photographers in search of alluring backdrops.
July 8, 2016

Lost places - the aesthetic of decay

Defunct factories or bunkers are increasingly attracting photographers in search of alluring backdrops.
CultureJuly 8, 201605:07 min
Simbabwe Baobab Affenbrotbaum bei Lake Kariba

Tree killer

July 7, 2016
Exhibtion 'Andreas Gursky - Nicht Abstrakt' at the Kunstsammlung NRW, Copyright: DW/S. Dege

How photo artist Gursky messes with your sense of reality

Andreas Gursky's works will make you doubt your eyes - and the way you view images in our world of info overload.
July 7, 2016
EMX Andreas Gursky (Foto: ZDF/K. Edinger)

Photo artist Andreas Gursky showcases 'not abstract' works in Dusseldorf

What is really real? Andreas Gursky's unique works will make you rethink the world.
CultureJuly 7, 20167 images
Andreas Gursky

New works by photographer Andreas Gursky

Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen debuts new works by Andreas Gursky that blur the line between photography and painting
July 6, 2016
Toast in German national colors for the Deutscher Jugendfotopreis 2015, Copyright: Valentin Toschner/Deutscher Jugendfotopreis 2015

How young photographers see Germany

From deconstructed clichés to everyday rituals, German photographers as young as 13 take a unique view of their country.
July 4, 2016
Pressefotos Preisträger "Deutscher Jugendfotopreis 2015" Felicia Frank

How young photographers see Germany

From deconstructed clichés to everyday rituals, German photographers as young as 13 take a unique view of their country.
CultureJuly 4, 201610 images
BdW Global Ideas Bild der Woche KW 26/2016 Taiwan Fischfang mit Feuer

Fishing with fire

June 30, 2016