Uwe Ommer
Uwe Ommer (born 1943 in Bergisch Gladbach) is a German photographer.
Uwe Ommer
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- Born
- 1943 · Bergisch Gladbach.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- photographer
- Fields
- erotic photography · documentary photography · fashion photography
- Known for
- Pirelli Calendar
- Honours
- Ptolémée Prize
- Languages
- German · French · English
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Uwe Ommer (born 1943 in Bergisch Gladbach) is a German photographer.
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Identity
Uwe Ommer is recorded as having received Ptolémée Prize. Ommer, Uwe, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1943
Uwe Ommer born at Bergisch Gladbach.
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Bergisch Gladbach.
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The recorded working language is German, French and English. The field of work recorded is erotic photography, documentary photography and fashion photography. Residence is recorded at Paris. Works named in the authority record are Pirelli Calendar. Distinctions recorded are Ptolémée Prize.
• Photedition 2. Verlag Photographie, Schaffhausen 1980,. • Exotic. Bahia Verlag, München 1983,. • Pirelli Calendar. 1984. • Black ladies. Taco, Berlin 1987,. • Erotic Photographs. Taco, Berlin 1988,. • Uwe Ommer. Benedikt Taschen Verlag, Berlin 1990,. • Noumia. Vents d'Ouest, Issy-les-Moulineaux 1994,. • Black ladies. Taschen, Cologne 1995,. • Asian ladies. Taschen, Cologne 2000,. • 1000 Families: das Familienalbum des Planeten Erde. Taschen, Cologne 2002,. • Transit: in 1424 Tagen um die Welt. Taschen, Cologne 2006,. • Do It Yourself, with Renaud Marchand. Taschen, Cologne 2007,.
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 21
- Uwe Ommer Photedition, Verlag Photographie, 1980
- Exotic (Bahia Verlag, 1983
- Calendrier Pirelli, 1984
- Black Ladies, textes de Léopold Sédar Senghor (éditions dans plusieurs pays, AGEP, Arpels Graphics sous le titre de African sojourn), Rizzoli, Taschen, 1986
- Photographies érotiques, Taco, 1988
- Noumia, Vents d’Ouest, 1994
- Black Ladies II, textes de Calixthe Beyala, Taschen, 1995
- Familles d’Afrique, Glénat, 1998
- Familles d’Europe, Glénat, 1998
- Familles de Côte d’Ivoire, 1000 familles de l’an 2000, Glénat, 1999
- Asian Ladies, Taschen, 1999
- Familles des États-Unis, Glénat, 2000
- 1000 Families, l’album de famille de la planète Terre, Taschen, 2000
- Smile! Das Ruhr-Familienalbum, Noventa Corporate communication, 2001
- Familles du monde entier, textes de Sophie Furlaud et Pierre Verboud, Seuil jeunesse, 2002
- Transit, around the world in 1424 days, Taschen, 2005
- Do it yourself, Taschen, 2007
- Histoires d’enfants des cinq continents, textes de Laure Mistral, Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2011
- Kaïdin sur les traces de Bashô, art nomade de Kaïdin Le Houelleur, photographié par Uwe Ommer, Somogy, 2012
- Familles d’ados, textes de Régine Feldgen, La Martinière, 2013
- Erotic ladyland, half a century of Erotic photography, édition Skylight, 2015
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