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| Uwe Steinberg | |
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Without a doubt, Uwe Steinberg (who died in 1983 having just turned 40) belongs to the most important advocates of East German photography. He chose to portray Berlin's inhabitants in their true image, instead of the "official" image desired by the former East German authorities.
1942 Born in Wroclaw 1949 Attends school in Jesberg (Hessen) 1956 Moves to Düsseldorf, first photographic attempt with a "box" 1957 Family moves to Leipzig 1959 Moves to Dessau 1960/61 Joins "novum", a group specifying in photography |
| 1961 Does A Levels/Higher Grade in Dessau, starts to work as an apprentice for press agency ADN-Zentralbild 1963 Works for ADN-Zentralbild under the guidance of his mentor, Horst Sturm 1966/69 Correspondence degree course at VDJ journalism technical college in Leipzig 1969 Founds and becomes a member of the group "Gruppe |
Jugendfoto Berlin" 1970 Photojournalist for NBI in Berlin 1972/74 Instructor for photography courses at VDJ 1974/78 Correspondence degree course in photography at University of Graphic Arts in Leipzig 1979 Member of VBK-DDR 1981 Travels to Cambodia and Vietnam 1983 Dies April 8th of his injuries in a traffic accident in Budapest |
Exhibitions
1980/81/82 "Fotos"/ "Berlin-Ecke Schönhauser"/ "Bilder aus Kambodscha" in Kulturpalast Dresden, GDR 1982/83 IX. Art Exhibition of the German Democratic Republic, Dresden 1983 "Bilder aus der Produktion", Galerie Sophienstr. 8, Berlin |
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