Andrea Diefenbach
Andrea Diefenbach (born 1974) is a German documentary photographer. She has made work about people in Ukraine and Moldova. In 2024, Diefenbach received the Dr.
Andrea Diefenbach
- Born
- 1974 · Wiesbaden.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- photographer · writer · photojournalist
- Education
- Hochschule Bielefeld - University of Applied Sciences and Arts
- Honours
- Dr. Erich Salomon Prize
- Languages
- German · English
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Andrea Diefenbach (born 1974) is a German documentary photographer. She has made work about people in Ukraine and Moldova. In 2024, Diefenbach received the Dr.
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Andrea Diefenbach (born 1974) is a German photographer, photojournalist and writer. The photographer was born in Wiesbaden. Languages used include English and German.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Erich Salomon Award from the German Society for Photography.
Diefenbach was born in Wiesbaden. She graduated from Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts in 2006.
Work
Work
Her photobook Aids in Odessa (2008) is about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Odessa, Ukraine. It was described in Dazed as containing "intimate moments of solitude, despair and hope". It includes a short introduction by each subject about how they contracted HIV. For the photobook Land ohne Eltern (land without parents, 2012), for nearly a decade, Diefenbach followed the lives of Moldovan labor migrants in Italy and their families, particularly children, who remained in Moldova. Realitatea (Reality, 2022) combines more photographs from Moldova—a country grappling with an identity crisis since gaining independence 30 years ago—with facsimiles of Moldovan newspapers and texts relating to political events of the previous ten years.
Personal life
Personal life
Diefenbach is based in Wiesbaden.
Solo exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
• Land ohne Eltern, Münchner Stadtmuseum, Munich, June–July 2013
Publications
Publications
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Publications by Diefenbach =
Publications by Diefenbach =
• СПИД [spid] AIDS in Odessa. Berlin: Hatje Cantz, 2008. With an introduction by Boris Mikhailov. • Land ohne Eltern = land without parents. Heidelberg: Kehrer, 2012. With essays by Nicola Abé, Dumitru Crudu, and Grigore Vieru.. In English and German. • Second edition. Heidelberg: Kehrer, 2016.. • Realitatea. Stuttgart: Hartmann. 2022. With essays by Martin Sieg and Andrei Avram, and an interview with Diefenbach by Pavel Brăila, Ovidio Tichindeleanu, Olga Ghilca and Nora Dorogan.. In English.
Publications with contributions by Diefenbach
Publications with contributions by Diefenbach
• The Catalogue Box. Dortmund: Kettler; Cologne: The PhotoBook Museum, 2014. Edited by Markus Schaden and Frederic Lezmi. German and English text.. Box with individual publications (also available separately) each by Ali Taptik, Anders Petersen, Diefenbach, Carlos Spottorno, Carolyn Drake, Chargesheimer, Cristina de Middel, Daidō Moriyama, David Alan Harvey, Dominique Darbois, Ed Templeton, Hans-Jürgen Raabe, Jiang Jian, Julian Germain, Marks of Honour, Oliver Sieber, Martin Parr and Gerry Badger, Ricardo Cases, Stephen Gill, Susan Meiselas, and Todd Hido. Published on the occasion of the inauguration of the PhotoBook Museum.
Awards
• 2024: Dr. Erich Salomon Award, German Society for Photography
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- 1.Andrea Diefenbach. Fotomuseum Winterthur.
- 2.Andrea Diefenbach. German Society for Photography.
- 3.About. Andrea Diefenbach.
- 4.Aids in Odessa by Andrea Diefenbach. Dazed. 2008-07-11.
- 5.The lonely children of Moldova – DW – 11/24/2014. Deutsche Welle.
- 6.Moldau: Andrea Diefenbach zeigt Fotos verlassener Kinder. Der Spiegel. 2012-09-22. 2195-1349.
- 7.Foto-Reportage von Andrea Diefenbach im Stadtmuseum: Einsamkeit hier und dort. Kulturvollzug.
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