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STATEMENT OF ART:There's beauty in everything what's surrounding us. Art is the most powerful tool to make this visible.
ORGANIZATION:
Thormaehlen Photography
EDUCATION:
1993, Communication Designer, MA, University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden, WIESBADEN/GERMANY.
EXPERIENCE:
1994-1998, artdirector, Select World, NEW YORK/USA
1999-2002, creative director, Select World, KOBLENZ/GERMANY
since 2003, freelance photographer, Thormaehlen Photography, FRANKFURT/GERMANY
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
i.e.
2010 "Jahrhundertmensch", Zollamtsaal MMK, FRANKFURT/GERMANY
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2016, Selection/Exhibition, Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, LONDON/UK
2011, Selection/Exhibition, Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, LONDON/UK
2005, Exhibition, The Ecstasy Of Things, Fotomuseum Winterthur, WINTERTHUR/SWITZERLAND
EVENTS:
2004, BFF, Visual Galleries at photokina, COLOGNE/GERMANY
AWARDS:
2015, Gold, Cannes Lions Festival, CANNES/FRANCE
2015, Gold, IPA Awards, LOS ANGELES/USA
2015, Silver, Clio Awards, NEW YORK/USA
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2017, "Du", Culture Magazine, pages October, ZURICH/SWITZERLAND
BOOKS:
2017, "Karsten Thormaehlen: 100 Jahre Lebensglück", c. 120 pgs., Knesebeck, MUNICH/GERMANY, ISBN 9783957280725.
2017, "Karsten Thormaehlen: AGING GRACEFULLY", c. 120 pgs., Chronicle, SAN FRANCISCO/USA, ISBN 9781452145334.
2013, "Karsten Thormaehlen: Silver Heroes", c. 144 pgs., Kehrer, HEIDELBERG/GERMANY, ISBN 9783868283037
2011, "Karsten Thormaehlen: Mit hundert hat man noch Träume", ca. 120 pgs., Kehrer, HEIDELBERG/GERMANY, ISBN 9783868282436
2004, "Rome-Photographs by Karsten Thormaehlen", c. 120, teNeues, DÜSSELDORF/GERMANY, ISBN 9783823845782.
ACCOLADES:
2017, "Lürzer's 200 Best Ad Photographers 2018/19", VIENNA/AUSTRIA.
2015, "Lürzer's 200 Best Ad Photographers 2016/17", VIENNA/AUSTRIA.
2015, "Official Member", German Society for Photography DGPh, COLOGNE/GERMANY.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
German (Native)
English (Advanced)
French (Beginner)
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Adobe Photoshop (Expert)
Phase One Capture One (Advanced)
InDesign (Beginner)
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2016, "Photography", assistant professor, winter semester 2015/16, University of Applied Sciences RheinMain, WIESBADEN/GERMANY
2016, "Architecture + Portrait photography", 7. Fototage Burg Fürsteneck, EITERFELD/GERMANY
2015, "Happy at 100", 6. Fototage Burg Fürsteneck, EITERFELD/GERMANY
2011, "Traumberuf Fotograf", guest lecturer, Academy of Visual Arts, FRANKFURT/GERMANY
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
2004, BFF e.V., STUTTGART/GERMANY.
2012, Freelens, HAMBURG/GERMANY.
2015, DGPh, COLOGNE/GERMANY.
COLLECTIONS:
2020, New Old, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, NEW YORK/USA
2018/19, Weltkulturenmuseum, FRANKFURT/ GERMANY
2017, IREM, SCHLIEREN/SWITZERLAND
2017, New Design Museum Kensington, LONDON/UK
2016, National Museum of Art & Design, STOCKHOLM/SWEDEN
2014, University of Zurich, ZURICH/SWITZERLAND
2013, Hinohara, TOKYO/JAPAN
2013, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, AMSTERDAM/NETHERLANDS
2012, Lebensspuren Museum, WELS/AUSTRIA
HOBBIES:
Dogs, traveling, movies, music / concerts, art exhibitions + festivals, art collecting
CLIENTELE:
2020, Deutsche Bank, photography for customer magazine
2019, Watermark, photography for image campaign
2018, Seidensticker, photography for anniversary campaign
2017, Commerz Real AG, photography of real estate objects
2017, Henning Larsen Architects, photography of a real estate object
2017, Lidl, photography of various customer relations brochures
2015, Zwiesel Kristallglas AG, concept + photography of a glass series, designed by Bernadotte & Kylberg
2015, Samsung, brochure photography of a Galaxy smartphone
2015, Tokushu Tokai Papers, concept + photography of a new paper
WEB SITE:
http://www.karstenthormaehlen.com
PORTFOLIO URL:
http://www.karstenthormaehlen.com
REGISTRATION DATE:
2018-01-26 12:16:17
COUNTRY:
Germany
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by Karsten Thormaehlen
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Pioneers of The Future Permanent Exhibition A' Design Award Winner for Photography and Photo Manipulation Design Category in 2017 Karsten Thormaehlen for Thormaehlen Photography |
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