Really Real.!?

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Dita Pepe, Selfportraits 1999 – 2004

Last class we were talking about the “Promise of Reality in Photography”. Because still in digital times we are thinking that photography is a medium to show our reality. But most of the time we don´t see the medium behind the image, we just see the supposed reality that shows the image. Like Wolfgang Tillmans says: “The camera always lies what´s before the camera but never what´s behind it. That means that just the intention what is behind the camera is real and authentic. Everything what is before the camera only can be an approximation to reality.”

So here comes the list of Photographers and Artists that are related to this theme …

The classics of documental and media Photography Robert Capa and Robert Doisneau

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the artist that are playing with the Paparazzi Look like Sophie Calle (The Shadow) and Kathrin Günter (Starhoots)

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the spectacular images from Carl de Keyzer that we have to believe …

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or the hypnotized models of Katrin Thomas

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the extraordinary view of Martin Parr, Nick Waplington and Marco Calò

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Vibeke Tandberg with her digital twin

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the discreet confusing images of Berhard Timmermann

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the perfectly made models of Oliver Boberg

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and last but not least the special portraits of Steven Klein and the supposed documental photographs of Jeff Wall

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