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Photography

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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Bildergalerie – Drossel

Nature all around

Nature all around
June 27, 20167 images
Bildergalerie – Kohlmeisen

From color theory to wildlife photography

"With the camera, I get the opportunity to catch and preserve special moments and the beauty of nature."
June 27, 2016
Thana Faroq Global Media Forum

Yemeni life in pictures

Thana Faroq, a 26-year-old street photographer, wants to show what everyday life is like in war-torn Yemen.
LifestyleJune 24, 201611:25 min
BdW Global Ideas Ghana Plastikmüll am Strand

An ocean of plastic

June 23, 2016
Michel Houellebecq Tourisme #001, Copyright: Michel Houellebecq/courtesy Air de Paris

Enter the gloomy cosmos of writer Michel Houellebecq

A new exhibition in Paris by writer Michel Houellebecq features his striking photography and poetry.
June 23, 2016
Frankreich Schriftsteller Michel Houellebecq

Photos by writer Michel Houellebecq a reminder to 'stay sanguine'

Literary darling Michel Houellebecq has another obsession: He loves taking pictures, as a new exhibition in Paris shows.
CultureJune 23, 20167 images
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Pulse

From rising stars to dying starts, we find out what drives people to do the things they do.
LifestyleJune 22, 201629:59 min
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Pulse: Genius behind the camera

When photography first emerged as a medium people thought photographers were magicians. Today, with the advent of camera phones almost anyone can be a photographer One young woman still understands the magic of taking pictures. At 15, she turned her obsession with the camera into a wildly successful career.
LifestyleJune 22, 201607:40 min
Karl Lagerfeld

Fashion designer and photographer: Karl Lagerfeld

A retrospective in Florence is showing the photographic work of German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
June 20, 2016
Karl Lagerfeld

Fashion designer and photographer: Karl Lagerfeld

A retrospective in Florence is showing the photographic work of German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
LifestyleJune 19, 201603:54 min
Tasmanien See-Elefanten mit Tracking-Device

Tracking leviathans

June 16, 2016
Gaby Fey specializes in underwater photography, from her own swimming pool in France.

Underwater photographer Gaby Fey

Gaby Fey specializes in underwater photography, from her own swimming pool in France.
June 15, 2016

Underwater photos for fashion

Gaby Fey specializes in underwater photography, from her own swimming pool in France.
CultureJune 15, 201604:19 min
"Legs, bag and shoes" - two legs hanging out of a bag (Photo: Juergen Teller)

"Enjoy Your Life!" - on DW News

Strange photography of Juergen Teller on show in Bonn
June 13, 2016
Juergen Teller exhibition Enjoy your Life at the Bundeskunsthalle, Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa/O. Berg

Star photographer Juergen Teller tackles European football

He's photographed a half-naked Kim Kardashian and Victoria Beckham's leg. Now Juergen Teller's works are on show.
June 13, 2016
Exhibition Juergen Teller Enjoy your Life Bundeskunsthalle, Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa/O. Berg

How absurdity can reveal the essence: Juergen Teller's photography

Fashion photography without clothes? Photographer Juergen Teller explores the contradictions between art and commerce.
CultureJune 13, 201610 images
Australien Neue Spinnenart entdeckt

Flamboyant dancer

June 9, 2016
Muhammad Ali Bildergalerie

Muhammad Ali: Portraits of a master

Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. In 2015, a Berlin gallery hosted an exhibition of photos of him.
CultureJune 4, 20169 images
BdW Global Ideas Sylt Seenelke

Abundant life

June 2, 2016
USA Steve McCurry

'Ethical lapse': McCurry's Photoshop scandal

The world-renowned Magnum photographer's use of Photoshop has breached photojournalism's ethics, say colleagues.
CultureMay 31, 2016
Fotograf Steve McCurry

Steve McCurry: The Magnum photographer

Steve McCurry: The Magnum photographer
May 31, 20165 images
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Euromaxx - Highlights of the week

Euromaxx visits the five most unusual hotels in Europe.
May 30, 2016

Lord of the flies: Insect photography by Levon Biss

A British photographer provides detailed close-ups of the otherwise unseen beauty of tiny insects.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 29, 201604:42 min
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Euromaxx - Highlights of the Week

Euromaxx visits the five most unusual hotels in Europe.
CultureMay 29, 201626:03 min
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The beauty of the Black Forest

For their book on the Black Forest, Klaus Echle and Joachim Wimmer capture the flora and fauna of the nature park.
May 25, 2016
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WorldLink: Daughters of the king

What does it mean to be an Orthodox Jewish woman today? Federica Valabrega set out to answer that question, and spent three years photographing Hasidic Jewish women around the world. The resulting images have just been shown at the International Photo Festival in Jaffa, Israel. We caught up with her to find out more about the project.
May 20, 201607:12 min
BdW Global Ideas Sri Lanka - Erdrutsch

Deadly mud

May 19, 2016
Billy Kaulitz, Copyright: Davis Factor Pressebild

Bill Kaulitz: 'I write better songs when I'm not OK'

Tokio Hotel's frontman Bill Kaulitz, aka Billy, told DW how a painful breakup allowed him to create the EP "I'm Not OK."
May 18, 2016
Photo by winner of Anja Niedrighaus Prize 2016, Copyright: Adriane Ohanesian

Adriane Ohanesian: 'I've been crying while photographing'

Winner of the 2016 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award, Adriane Ohanesian spoke with DW about her work.
May 10, 2016
Anja Niedrighaus Preis 2016 award winner, Adriane Ohanesian, Copyright Adriane Ohanesian

Documenting South Sudan's forgotten civil war: Adriane Ohanesian

Photojournalist Adriane Ohanesian has won the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award.
May 10, 20166 images
Museum Folkwang Ausstellung Thomas Struth

Thomas Struth’s world of photography

Thomas Struth photographs places that reflect the Western world’s belief in progress.
May 9, 2016
Bali Touristen helfen bei der Freisetzung von Riesenschildkröten

Catch and release

May 4, 2016
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Amazing Alps

Christian Weiermann and Martin Kriner translate their love for the Alps into beautiful photography.
May 4, 2016
Picture of a tear (Photo: Maurice Mikkers)

Maurice Mikkers' Tears

Can one determine, by the look of a tear, why it was shed? Dutch photographer Maurice Mikkers has the answer.
April 28, 2016
BdW Global Ideas Brasilien Rio de Janeiro Guanabara Bay

Deceptive beauty

April 28, 2016
A black and white image by Arnold Odermatt showing a VW beetle that has crashed into a lake. (Picture: Odermatt)

Police photos turned artworks

Twisted metal: Arnold Odermatt's photos of car crashes have been discovered by the art world.
April 25, 2016
Gerd Ludwig, copyright: DW/U. Sommer

Chernobyl photographer documents disaster site for 30 years

Gerd Ludwig reflects on his many visits to the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
April 25, 2016
Copyright: Gerd Ludwig, Nataional Geographic Creative

The Chernobyl photos that have shaped our memory

The nuclear disaster of Chernobyl became photographer Gerd Ludwig's life's work.
CultureApril 25, 20165 images
A policeman tries to stop a migrant from boarding a train through a window at Gevgelija train station in Macedonia

Pulitzer Prize 2016 photography highlights

DW takes a look at some of the powerful photos of refugees and migrants which have taken home 2016 Pulitzer Prizes.
April 19, 2016
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Pulitzer Prizes handed out in centennial year

Awards were given for the best of US journalism and the arts.
April 19, 2016
Malick Sidibé spricht

Malian photographer Malick Sidibe dies at 80

The photography world is paying tribute to Malick Sidibe. His striking black-and-white images chronicled everyday life.
April 16, 2016
Polar bears are increasingly under threat from retreating sea ice

Five arresting images of climate change

The effects of climate change are ever more visible. These photos capture the consequences at their most devastating.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 7, 2016
Slow Photography (Photo: DW)

Slow Photography

Oleg Farynyuk uses a wet-plate camera to make glass-plate portraits.
March 24, 2016
BdW Global Ideas Bild der Woche KW 10/2016 Indien Bangalore Wasserverschmutzung

Dead fish galore

March 10, 2016
Nepal Kinder klettern auf Ruine

Pulse

A literary love affair sparks debate in Israel, women photographers change India’s gaze, and Russia take strides towards gender equality in outer space.
LifestyleMarch 8, 201630:00 min
Anushka Menon Fotografin

India's new gaze

In India, women are coming to the fore in a profession that's long been dominated by men. Over the past few years, young female photographers have been invading this male stronghold, telling stories through their own lens. They're still a minority in this field, but that's gradually changing, thanks to a new generation of women making their mark with photography.
LifestyleMarch 8, 201606:19 min
Bettina Rheims with one of her photographs, Copyright: Imago/S. Gudath

Erotic and emancipated: the women of Bettina Rheims

Bettina Rheims is renowned for her provocative style, conveying feminism through erotic images of superstars.
March 8, 2016
Bettina Rheims, copyright: Martin Gerten dpa/lnw

Erotic and emancipated: the women of Bettina Rheims

The women of Bettina Rheims
March 7, 20167 images
Press photographer Josef Albert Slominski (Photo: WDR)

Josef Albert Slominski

This press photographer has been capturing celebrities on film for six decades.
March 4, 2016
Volker Gerling (photo: Susanne Schüle)

Back to the future with flip books

A roaming German photographer is quietly winning over audiences with his special kind of photographic flip book show.
March 4, 201607:49 min