THE OPENING
The opening was organised jointly by Peter Lindhorst, director of the Freelens Gallery, long-time editor-in-chief of GEO magazine and author of the book Peter-Matthias Gaede, his wife and curator of the exhibition Henriette Väth-Hinz, and publisher Lois Lammerhuber.
THE EXHIBITION
The exhibition presents impressive portraits by photographer Volker Hinz († 2019) – from a very special perspective: the focus is not on the icons in front of the camera, but on the people behind it. Over decades, he met and photographed the most influential photographers in the history of photography. The long-time Stern photographer and portrait magician had them all in front of his lens – whether at official events or in the intimate setting of their homes: Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, Peter Beard, Alfred Eisenstaedt, F.C. Gundlach, Annie Leibowitz, Peter Lindbergh, Lee Miller, Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, Sebastião Salgado and many more.
The result is a unique treasure trove of photographic history that lay waiting to be discovered in Volker Hinz’s archive. A treasure trove amassed by the passionate portrait photographer over almost fifty years of work, presenting an incomparable who’s who of photography.
Volker Hinz »In Love with Photography«
5 February – 26 March 2026
Freelens Galerie
Alter Steinweg 15
20459 Hamburg
Infos und Contact: www.freelens.com
