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Norbert Becke

Norbert Becke (born 1961) studied graphic design in Mannheim. After a teaching assignment at the Merz Academy in Stuttgart, he first became self-employed as a graphic designer. Since 2001 he has been working as a portrait and wildlife photographer. His photodocumentary works have been published and awarded in various ways. Norbert Becke's photographs are part of many collections and have been shown in large solo exhibitions. For example, in the Leipzig Trade Fair on over 1,000 square meters, in the Theaterhaus Stuttgart with over 30,000 visitors and in the HafenCity Hamburg at a large open-air exhibition with 50 large formats.

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Norbert Becke is a passionate portrait and wildlife photographer. Today he is best known for his unique images of people. For these encounters he also travels to remote corners of the earth, such as to the indigenous people in the highlands of Papua New Guinea or to the isolated Huaorani Indians in the deepest jungles of Ecuador.
His photographs are never staged, but develop out of the moment. Again and again he is asked how he manages to gain people’s trust so that they let him photograph them. Often it is only a brief moment that decides. Sometimes a gesture or a smile is enough to break the ice. Most important, however, is the respect he shows his counterpart. This is how fascinatingly intense snapshots are created that captivate the viewer.
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