Mit dem Kauf einer Spiegelreflexkam

Mit dem Kauf einer Spiegelreflexkamera beginnt 1977 die künstlerische Laufbahn des Autodidakten Siegfried Wittenburg (*1952). In Warnemünde geboren, bietet ihm die Ostsee eine inspirierende Kulisse für seine kühl-poetischen Landschaftsaufnahmen. Nüchtern setzt er die eigene Sicht auf die DDR ins Bild, erlangt damit über die Staatsgrenze hinaus große Bekanntheit und gerät mehrfach in Konflikt mit dem Regime.

Zu Wittenburgs Bewunderern zählen Günter Grass und Joachim Gauck. Zahlreiche Ausstellungen und Publikationen zeugen von der künstlerischen Qualität und dem zeitgeschichtlichen Wert seiner Fotografien.

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The artistic career of the self-taught Siegfried Wittenburg commences with the purchase of an SLR camera in 1977 (* 1952). Born in Warnemünde, the Baltic Sea offers an inspiring backdrop him for his cooling poetic landscape shots. He uses the own point of view on the DDR in the image, thus obtained, prominence across the State line and repeatedly gets into conflict with the regime.Wittenburgs admirers include Günter Grass, and Joachim Gauck. Numerous exhibitions and publications bear witness to the artistic quality and the historical value of his photographs.

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By buying an SLR begins 1977 artistic career of the self-taught Siegfried Wittenburg (* 1952). Born in Warnemünde, the Baltic Sea offers him an inspiring backdrop for his cool-poetic landscapes. Fasting he will risk its own view of the GDR into the picture obtained thus on the state border also great notoriety and device repeatedly in conflict with the regime. At Wittenburg town admirers include Günter Grass and Joachim Gauck. Numerous exhibitions and publications testify to the artistic quality and the contemporary historical value of his photographs.

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With the purchase of a D-SLR camera begins 1977 the artistic career of the autodidact Siegfried Wittenburg ( * 1952). Born in Warnemuende, offers him the Baltic Sea an inspiring backdrop for his cool-poetic landscapes. Sober he uses the unique view of the GDR into the image,Gains on the state border, great fame and device on several occasions in conflict with the regime.

to Wittenburgs admirers include Gunter Grass and Joachim Gauck. Numerous exhibitions and publications are evidence of the artistic quality and the value of its contemporary photographs.