German photographers

<p>I'm wondering if anyone out there has any potential areas of research relating to German photographers practicing from the 1920s-1940s. Or if anyone has any interesting areas which have not already been researched in relation to August Sander?</p>

<p>There are very many – ones that I have and could recommend, and that you are likely to find without too much trouble even outside Germany, are “The Golden Book of the Rolleiflex” by Dr. Walther Heering, and works by Dr Paul Wolff such as “My First Ten Years with the Leica” and “My Experiences With The Leica”.</p>

 

<p>Another good one is "My Leica And I", which is a collection of pix by amateurs of the 1930s. All these books are available on e-bay for $50 or less.</p>

<p>At the risk of stating the obvious, the Nazis used vast numbers of pictures in books published by Joseph Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda. Here are just a few examples:<br>

<a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Antiquarian-Collectable-/29223/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=German+picture+books">http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Antiquarian-Collectable-/29223/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=German+picture+books</a><br>

You are no doubt also aware of the work of Leni Riefenstahl - movies such as "Triumph of the Will", footage of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, etc. The books I mentioned previously are more or less apolitical.</p>

<p>I'm not familiar with sources in english, bit I have a good copy of an Aperture volume about Albert Renger-Patzsch, alongside with August Sander one of the more popular photographers of "Neue Sachlichkeit".<br>

http://www.amazon.com/Albert-Renger-Patzsch-Joy-Before-Object/dp/0892362731</p>

<p>You will find books about Moholy-Nagy and if you are interessted in portrait photography you may want to look for Hugo Erfurth, Yva and Lotte Jacobi.</p>

<p>Many thanks for all your extremely helpful suggestions. You've certainly all gave me food for thought. I'm currently interested in the notion of typologies - August Sander / Blossfeldt / Renger Patszch. But I'm wondering if anyone could propose a particular angle on the subject?</p>

<p>How about Hitler's personal photographer Heinrich Hoffman? I'm curious about him. I believe he was also a Rolleiflex dealer. </p>

<p>How about Hitler's personal photographer Heinrich Hoffman? I'm curious about him. I believe he was also a Rolleiflex dealer. </p>

<p>Heinrich Hoffmann? Are you serious? You don't want to name him together with Sander, Blossfeldt and Renger-Patzsch. Another photographer of the "Neue Sachlichkeit" was Aenne Biermann. But I believe she was not that interessted in typologies.</p>

<p>No, he has nothing to do with the names Stefan mentions, but I'm curious about him. Anyway, a good resource is "German Photography, 1870-1970", by Honnef, Sachsse and Thomas (eds.)</p>

<p>"German photographers practicing from the 1920s-1940s"</p>

<p>Or, 1940"s to 1945"s.</p>

<p>Perhaps they were worried about upsetting folks feelings and being too intrusive as my mate Frederick suggests.</p>

<p>Best not to bother folk.</p>

<p>Jeez, who would want a photograph of their family, being viciously beaten, and then taken on a nice train ride to a gas chamber, Frederick.<br>

<br /> I wonder if there are any photos depicting these pleasantries.</p>

<p>Perhaps not.</p>

<p>Sort of wonder why as there are some photographers who admired photographers from this period.</p>

<p>Even by some Jewish folk.</p>

<p>Where were we us street photographers?</p>

<p>The home of the Leica Camera.</p>