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Ingo Gebhard
People of the Sea
ISBN: 9783775739054
(HB - E/ G)
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The waters of the North Sea are among the roughest in the world. Ingo Gebhard (* 1966 on Wangerooge), a native of the region, captures the force of nature in his landscape photography, for which he has persevered in the salty air, biting and gale-like winds, and drifting dunes sometimes for hours. Using long exposures, he records the movement of the water, the weather, and the land. The gentle transitions and washed-out contours of his images create the effect of fog but are actually produced by traces of sea currents and passing clouds. This publication combines the artist s landscapes with his portraits of inhabitants of the northern coast of Germany, including beach attendants, fishermen, surfers, and well-known personalities such as the polar explorers Arved Fuchs and Otto Waalkes. The pores of a cheek are rendered in sharp contrast, appearing like kernels of sand; tousled hair seems to become waves; and a high forehead turns into a smooth-washed stone. The sea is written of the faces of its people.
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