WHO? I am Franz Mangel. I am a German photographer. Born (1994) in Munich I briefly grew up in North Carolina and California before returning to a small village, far outside my birthplace, in the foothills of the Bavarian alps.
Interview with Toby Binder
WHO? I grew up in a Swabian village in Germany but believe till today that something went wrong and I should have been born in Argentina – but this is where I ended up just many years later. As a teenager, I really only had football on my mind. It wasn’t until I studied at the Stuttgart Academy of Art that I got into photography.
Interview with Andreas Trogisch
WHO? My name is Andreas Trogisch and I work as a photographer, graphic designer, programmer and teacher. I was fascinated by photography as a schoolboy, but I only started taking photographs in 1982 when I was 20 years old. My photographic understanding was significantly influenced during my studies by my teacher Manfred Paul.
Interview with Sebastian Wells
WHO? My Name is Sebastian Wells. I’m born and raised in Berlin, Germany. I work for newspapers, magazines, commercial clients but most preferably for myself. Since 2019, I am part of OSTKREUZ photographer’s agency, an intergenerational, Berlin based collective of documentary photographers that was founded in 1990.
Interview with Kristin Bethge
WHO? My name is Kristin Bethge and I live in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. I’m working as a photographer. I’m wandering around with a small backpack. When I’ve seen something, which rise my attention, I will take out my discreet camera. After taking the photo, I put my camera back in my backpack. Maybe that’s a way of describing who I am when I’m taking photos.
Interview with Attila Bartis
WHO? Attila Bartis, writer, photographer. Born in Marosvásárhely (Transylvania, Romania) in 1968, lives in Budapest since 1984, and partially in Yogyakarta (Java, Indonesia) since 2014. Member of the Hungarian Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Art.
The Big Splash
Curated by Julia Baier
Watershed
UP members share photographs that marked a watershed in their work. Curated by Julia Baier.