Hermann Klecker

Born and raised in Dortmund in 1968, used to live in the areas of Cologne/Düsseldorf, Zurich and Stuttgart and lives now again in the area of Munich.

All began in 1995 when he obtained an SLR, nearly for free. Since then he follows an autodidactical approach into into a number of photographic genres, which include some rather rare techniques like pinholes, cyanography, polaroid transfers or infrared film and digitals.

He publishes his most recent work in fotocommuntiy, 500px and on facebook. Most of his photographs are taken on his travels or whin his studio (which used to be Lichtschmiede in Munich). He still uses his darkroom occasonally although most of his work is digital by now.

Exhibits:

Year	Place	Host	Title
1997	Schloß Benrath, Düsseldorf	Düsseldorf Fotoclub Blende 77	Natur natürlich - natürlich Natur
1998	AOK Essen, Essen	Agentur Vierfahrt	Körper
1999	Goethe Buchhandlung, Düsseldorf	Gruppe PHOS	Kulturlandschaft Düsseldorf
2000	City Hall, Slough, England	Gruppe PHOS	Kulturlandschaft Düsseldorf
2006	Creativa, Zurich Fair	Zurich Fair	Creativa
2008	Gasteig, Munich	Gasteig	Mein Bild von München
2010	Cafe Reuter, Berlin	Hermann Klecker	IRland, Wertpapiere
2015	Praterinsel, Munich	Praterstrand	Mein Bild von München
2018	Cape Town, South Africa	ORMS School of Photography	Art of Photography
2018	Copenhagen, Denmark	Art Nordic	Mnimalism
2018	Hinterland, Vienna, Austria	Hinterland Galerie, Wien	Solo
2018	Blue Art, Berlin, Germany	Berlin Blue Art Gallery, Berlin	Art of Black and White
2018	Art Nordic, Copenhagen, Denmark	Art Nordic Kunstgalleri, København	Art of Photography
2018	Mia Photo Fair, Milano, Italy	Mia Photo Fair, Milano	Best of 2017
2018	5th Base, London, UK	5th Base Gallery, London, England	Mostly White
2018	The Canvas Gallery, Singapore	The Canvas Gallery, Singapore, China	Monochrome
2018	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Blue Art Gallery	My Exhibition Shot
2018	Barcelona, Spain	Valid World Hall	Art of Black and White
2019	The Hague, The Netherlands	Caballero Fabriek	My Favourite Shots
2019	Athens, Greece	Blank Wall Gallery	Photographer of the Year 2018
2019	Wien, Austria	Hinterland Gallery	Beautiful Imperfections
2019	Mia Photo Fair, Milano, Italy	Mia Photo Fair, Milano	Minimalism
2019	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Blue Art Gallery	Centered *
2019	Ljubljana, Slowenien	Ravnikar Gallery	Monochrome *
2019	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Blue Art Gallery	Mostly Black
2019	Barcelona, Spain	Valid World Hall	Architektur *
2019	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Quick Gallery	Beautiful Imperfections *
2019	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Blue Art Gallery	Powerful Compositions *
2019	Sofia, Bulgaria	Photosynthesis Photography Center	Street Photography
2019	Melburne, Australia	Laurent Gallery	Dramatic B&W
2019	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Blue Art Gallery	Mostly White
2019	Budapest, Hungary	Art Market Budapest	Amazing Architecture (100 Years of Bauhaus)
2019	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Ravnikar Gallery	Solo - Single Subject
2019	Vienna, Austria	Hinterland Galerie	Borders
2019	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Blue Art Gallery	My favorite Shots
2019	Melburne, Australia	Laurent Gallery	Less is More
2019	Barcelona, Spain	Valid World Hall	Dramatic Lighting
2019	Barcelona, Spain	Valid World Hall	People in the City
2019	Thessaloniki, Greece	Int. Contemporary Art Fair	Artistic Photography
2019	Tel Aviv, Israel	Israeli Photography Convention	Our Amazing Planet
2020	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Ravnikar Gallery	My Favorite Shot
2020	Melburne, Australia	Laurent Gallery	Solo - Single Subject
2020	Melburne, Australia	Laurent Gallery	Powerful Composition *
2020	Barcelona, Spain	Valid World Hall	Minimalism
2020	Lisbon, Portugal	Espaço Espelho d'Água Gallery	Creative Composition *
2020	Athens, Greece	Blank Wall Gallery	The Beauty of the Earth *
2020	Melburne, Australia	Laurent Gallery	Borders
2020	Milano, Italy	MIA Photo Fair	Art of Black and White
2020	Birmingham, UK	The Photography Show	Solo - Single Subject
2020	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Blue Art Gallery	Powerful Lighting
2020	Barcelona, Spain	Valid World Hall	Storytelling
2020	Lisbon, Portugal	Espaço Espelho d'Água Gallery	My Exhibition Shot
2020	Los Angeles, USA	LA Center of Photography	Minimalism
2020	Athens, Greece	Blank Wall Gallery	Your Favorite Shot
2020	Los Angeles, USA	LA Center of Photography	Our Amazing Planet *
2020	Melburne, Australia	Laurent Gallery	Best of Black and White
2020	Stockholm. Sweden	Galleri Kontrast	Powerful Compositions *
2020	London, UK	Brick Lane Gallery	Solo Single Subject *
2020	Stockholm. Sweden	Galleri Kontrast	Travel Photography -
2020	Barcelona, Spain	Valid World Hall	My Favourite Shot -
2020	London, UK	Brick Lane Gallery	Art of Black and White -
2020	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Blue Art Gallery	Storytelling -
2020	Vancover, Canada	The Space	My Exhibition Shot
2020	Hanoi, Vietnam	Macta Pictures Gallery	Memorable Portraits
2020	Paris, France	Studio Galerie B&B	Nature Photography *
2020	Athens, Greece	Blank Wall Gallery	My Favourite Shot
2020	Sofia, Bulgaria	Photosynthesis Gallery	Art of Black and White
2020	Washington D.C, USA	The Fridge Gallery	Powerful Exhibition
2020	Athens, Greece	Blank Wall Gallery	Art of Photography
2020	Mexico City	Almanaque fotográfica	Solo - Single Subject
2020	Bucharest, Romania	Bucharest Photofest	Storytelling *
2020	Edinburgh, Scotland	Stills: Centre for Photography	Your Favourite Animal
2020	Montreal, Canada	Gallery Gora	Powerful Lighting
2020	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Blue Art Gallery	Best of Black & White
2020	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Blue Art Gallery	Powerful Compositions
2020	Stockholm, Sweden	Galleri Kontrast	Our Amazing Planet
2020	Montreal, Canada	Gallery Gora	Photogenic
2020	Athens, Greece	Blank Wall Gallery	Your Perfect Shot
2020	Stockholm, Sweden	Galleri Kontrast	The Art of Black & White
2020	Hanoi, Vietnam	Matca Gallery	Street Photography
2021	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Blue Art Gallery	Solo - Single Subject

Publications:

Publication	Publisher	Link
Chapter "Heimstudio" (home studio) in "Das neue fotocommunity Buch"	Galileo Press	Galileo
Cover photo of Don Akenson's "An Irish History of Civilization"	Granta	Volume 1 at Amazon
Cover photo of Don Akenson's "An Irish History of Civilization"	Granta	Volume 2 at Amazon
Sample Photos in Martin Schwabe's "Das Kamerahandbuch zur Canon EOS 400D" and other issues of his camera handbook series	Galileo Press	Amazon
Some dog shots in "Mein Welpe und ich" (My puppy and I), Compakt Verlag	Compakt	Fressnapf
Contribution to "Share your Passion"	Riley	Blurb
Image "Dusche" (Shower) in the article "Rundungen" (curves) in View Spotlight	Stern	View Spotlight
Image "Maierbacher Allee" in a brochure of Music School Ismaning		Musikschule Ismaning
Sample Photos in "Canon EOS 600D" from M. Schwabe (and other books of his series)	Pearson	Amazon
Image at Stern Online in a series for the Canadian day of cavies.	Stern	Stern.de
2011 Infrared (calendar)	fotografie.at
Artikel about polaroid emulstion lift (as on this page but in German)	fotocommunity.com	ColorFoto
DIY bouncer for build-in flash lights	fotocommunity.com	ColorFoto
Kirchenkalender 2019 (Calendar of churches)	KiBa Foundation	Kirchenkalender 2019
Photo "Henge of Stones" in "Give it your best Shot"	The Guild of Photographers	Creative Light March/April 2019
Photo "Raspberry Shot" in "Your Best Photo Shoot"	The Guild of Photographers	Creative Light May/June 2019
Photo "Drei Farben Wein" in "Best Still Life Shots"	Dodho Magazine	Best Still Life Shots
Renaissance portrait "Me, Myself and I" in ColorFoto	ColorFoto	ColorFoto
Photo "Marienplatz" in "Your Best Photo"	Dodho Magazine	Dhodo
Photo "Wooden Staircase" in theDhodo Magazine	Dodho Magazine	Centered
Photo "Drei Farben Wein" in the magazine Digital Camera World	Digital Camera World	Artistic Still Life
Photo "Himbeeren im Glas" in the Dhodo Magazine	Dodho Magazine	Best Food Shot
Photo "Mara mit Gerbera" in the magazine Digital Camera World	Digital Camera World	Photography is Art
Photo "Innere Brücke im Schnee" in the Dhodo Magazine	Dodho Magazine	Beautiful Houses
Photo "Clocks in the Dark" in the magazine Digital Camera World	Digital Camera World	Shot on Black
Photo "Marienplatz" in the Arizona Republic Magazine	Arizona Republic	Best Photographer
Photo "Berliner Dom" in the Digital Photographer Magazine	Digital Photographer	Touristic Destinations (Page 75)
Photo "Baum II im Winter" in the Photography Week Magazine	Photography Week	Winter Time (Page 25)
Photo "Josh" in th Creative Light Magazine	The Guild of Photographers	Creative Light (Page 98)
Photo "Canal Grande" in the online publication 121Clicks	121Clicks.com	121 Clicks
Photo "Dunja" in the EXT Photo Magazine	EXT Photo Magazine	EXT Photo Magazine (Page 70)
Photo "Canal Grande" in the magazine The Photobloggrapher	The Photobloggrapher	Only the Best
Photo "Henge of Stones" in the Suitcase magazine	SUITCASE	Shot across the World
Photo "Ludwigpalais" in the online publication 121Clicks	121Clicks.com	Power of Architecture
Photo "Wharf" in the Fstoppers magazine	Fstoppers	World of Water
Photo "Butterfly" in the Amateur Photographers magazine	Amateur Photographer	Macro Photography
Photo "Le Monde" in The Photographer magazine	The Photogrpaher	Life in B&W
Photo "Berliner Dom" on Petapixel	Petapixel.com	Inspirational Architecture
Photo "Flieder" on Digital Camera World	Digital Camera World	Mostly White
Photo "Christmas decorations" in the Creative Light magazine	Creative Light	Striking Still Life
Photo "Smoking Beauty with Hat" on Shutterbug	Shutterbug	Captivating Portraits
Photo "Le Monde" on digitalcameraworld	digitalcameraworld	Tell a Story
Photo "Lüttich von unten" on Fstoppers	Fstoppers	Incredible Architecture

Contribution to web services:

Competitions/Challenges

2006	Züricher Tagesanzeiger	Zürich-Postkarten
2018	Guru Shots	Photo of the Month
2018	Guru Shots	Cups and Mugs
2019	fotocommunity	Straßenlaternen
2019	fotocommunity	Das besondere Selfie
2019	Guru Shots	Vegetables and Fruits
2019	Guru Shots	Layered
2020	ViewBugs	Light fixtures of any kind

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: Published: 12 May 2017