Buchseiten aus: Strömungen in Bewegung (FOTOHOF>EDITION, Salzburg, 2025), Asphalt, Steine, Scherben (Vexer Verlag, Berlin/St. Gallen, 2024) Foto: Katrin Kamrau

Die Dinge, die wir tragen – Umbruch, Körper, Widerstand

Beim FOTOTREFF #45 sprechen die Künstlerinnen Luise Schröder (Berlin), Dana Lorenz & Sophia Kesting (Berlin/ Leipzig) gemeinsam mit der Autorin und Kuratorin Sonia Voss (Berlin/Paris). Ausgehend von ihren aktuellen Publikationen tauschen sie sich zu zeitgenössischen fotografischen Perspektiven auf Deutsch-Deutsche Geschichte(n) und zu gesellschaftlichen Transformationsprozessen aus. // (Photo: Buchseiten aus: Strömungen in Bewegung (FOTOHOF>EDITION, Salzburg, 2025), Asphalt, Steine, Scherben (Vexer Verlag, Berlin/St. Gallen, 2024), Photo: Katrin Kamrau)

SHOW + TELL at FOTOTREFF #27, photo by Haja Kamara

Open Call: SHOW + TELL - FOTOTREFF #45

Apply now for SHOW + TELL on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at FOTOTREFF #45 in Sankt Studio, Berlin. // (Photo: Presentation situation of SHOW + TELL at FOTOTREFF #27, photo by Haja Kamara)

5Q2 - Roxana Rios

Roxana Rios (they/them) is a multimedia artist working across photography, performance, and installation. They are currently based in Leipzig, Germany. In 2017 Roxana picked up a double study at HGB...

5Q2 - Pixy Liao

In December 2020, Pixy Liao was working on building a cult – or was she? In our format 5 questions to (5Q2) we talk to the artists of our Instagram...

KI-Generiert: erstellt mit Sora (Open AI), Prompt: "fotografie. angeblitz. ein schwarm papageien im baum. very friendly, different colors.", 2025

#44

11 Oct 2025

Banden bilden – Fotografische Initiativen in Berlin

FOTOTREFF #44 steht im Zeichen der Gemeinschaft: Wir laden verschiedene fotografische Initiativen, Kollektive und Vereine aus Berlin ein, ihre Arbeit vorzustellen und ihre Perspektiven einzubringen. Neben Institutionen und Hochschulen sind...

part of #37

SHOW + TELL: Massimiliano Corteselli

Work from our last call was presented during the SHOW + TELL. Berlin-based photographer and photographer Massimiliano Corteselli talked about Contrapasso, a work in progress. (Photo: from Contrapasso, an ongoing...

Collage: links, Yana Wernicke, aus der Serie „Companions“; rechts, Saskia Groneberg, Zoo Vogel Penarth.

#43

8 Feb 2025

Bilder der Natur – Tiere, Pflanzen und wie wir sie sehen

Welche Geschichten erzählen wir über die Natur und welche erzählt sie über uns? In FOTOTREFF #43 sprachen Yana Wernicke und Saskia Groneberg über ihre fotografischen Arbeiten, die sich mit der...

5Q2 - Yana Wernicke

Yana Wernicke is a German photographer. Her work often revolves around the photographic depiction of animals and humankind’s relationship to nature and other beings. In 2023 she published her book...

#42

7 Dec 2024

Exhibiting Photography: Present Perspectives

Die 42. Ausgabe des FOTOTREFF Berlin fand in Hamburg statt – in Kooperation mit dem Haus der Photographie, Deichtorhallen Hamburg. Unter dem Titel Exhibiting Photography: Present Perspectives sprachen Nadine Isabelle...

5Q2 - Paul Guilmoth

In March 2021 we talked to Paul Guilmoth – in our format 5 questions to (5Q2), we ask the artists of our Instagram takeovers about the work they show, their...

Julia Kochetova © Roman Matkov, 110th Mechanized Brigade

#40

16 Mar 2024

War at a Distance

The 40th edition of FOTOTREFF, titled War at a Distance, focused on images of war: their production, mediation and reception. Our perception of wars and conflicts is usually shaped not...

Portrait von Josef Chladek, lächelnd, mit Brille

5Q2 - Josef Chladek

Josef Chladek lebt und arbeitet in Wien, Österreich, und entwickelt eine private Bibliothek für (Foto-)Bücher. Auf josefchladek.com stellt er diese Bücher in einem virtuellen Bücherregal vor. Im Vorfeld von FOTOTREFF...

Writing about Photography - a survey

We don’t just like talking about photography – here on this website, we, as you know, also want to write about photography. Which in a way seems much harder as...

Daniel Blochwitz, geboren 1973 in Ilmenau, Kunsthistoriker/Kurator, lebt in Zürich. Am 7.1.20 in der Wörther Straße, Foto (c) Ulrich Wüst, 2020

5Q2 - Daniel Blochwitz

Daniel Blochwitz is a Swiss-based photography specialist, working foremost as curator, but also as author, lecturer and advisor. He has organized a number of well-received solo and group exhibitions in...

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