Siegfried Hansen (photographer) explained

Siegfried Hansen (born 1961) is a German street photographer known for his work in Hamburg.^{[1] [2]} He was a member of the In-Public street photography collective.

Hansen has produced the books Hold the Line (2015) and Schlagermove (2017), and his work is included in a number of survey publications on street photography. His work has been shown in solo exhibitions in Germany and in group exhibitions at Deichtorhallen in Hamburg and at Museo di Roma in Trastevere in Rome.

Life

Hansen was born in 1961 in Meldorf, Germany.^[3] He lives and works in Hamburg, Germany.

Work

Hansen began as a street photographer in 2002^[3] and joined the In-Public street photography collective in 2014.^[4] His work has been included in Fotoforum; Photographie;^[5] LFI, Leica Fotografie International; Professional Photographer and Fotocommunity Plus.^[6]

Jim Casper of LensCulture wrote that "every single image in the book is a gem."^[7] Michael Ernest Sweet, writing in HuffPost in 2017, listed Hansen as one of the 12 best contemporary street photographers in the world.^[8]

In 2017, Hansen appeared as a guest photographer in an episode of Master of Photography, a TV series reality show.^[9]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• Der erwartete Zufall, Galerie Kunst-Nah, Hamburg, Germany, 2012.^[10]
• Hold The Line, Freelens Galerie, Hamburg, Germany, 2015.^[11]
• Streetphotography - Hold The Line, Palais für aktuelle Kunst, Glückstadt, Germany, 2016.^[12]

Group exhibitions

• Street Photography Now, Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff, October–November 2010,^[13] and toured to Contributed Studio for the Arts, Berlin, December 2010 – January 2011;^[14] Museum of Printing, Historical Museum of Warsaw, Warsaw, November 2011 – January 2012.^{[15] [16]} Photographs from the book Street Photography Now (2011).
• Fascination Street, as a member of the group Seconds2Real, Berlin, Galerie Meinblau, 2011.^[17]
• From Distant Street, Contemporary International Street Photography, Galerie Hertz, Louisville, USA, 2011.^[18]
• Street Photography Now, Warsaw, 2011. One of forty participants.^[19]
• Fascination Street, as a member of the group Seconds2Real, Galerie Anzensberger, Vienna, 2012.^[20]
• The Sharp Eye. In-Public in Mexico, Foto Mexico, Cine Tonalá, Mexico City, Mexico, October–November 2015. Slideshow of photographs by various In-Public members. Curated by Mark Powell, Carlos Álvarez Montero and Alfredo Esparza.^[21]
• Miami Street Photography Festival, Art Basel Miami Beach, 2013.^[22]
• "Via!" – Fotografia di Strada da Amburgo a Palermo, = Street Photography from Hamburg to Palermo, Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Rome, Italy, January 2015 – April 2016^{[23] [24]}
• [Space] Street. Life. Photography: Seven Decades of Street Photography, Deichtorhallen, during the Triennial of Photography, Hamburg, Germany, June–October 2018. 350 works from 50 photographers.^[25]
• [Space] Street. Life. Photography: Seven Decades of Street Photography, KunstHausWien, Vienna, Austria, September 2019 – February 2020. 200 works from 35 photographers.^[26]
• Observations 2022, Städtische Galerie Iserlohn, Iserlohn, Germany. June 2022. Exhibited alongside work by Enrico Markus Essl, Fabian Schreyer, Gabi Ben-Avraham, Johan Jehlbo, Julie Hrudova, Pierre Belhassen, Stuart Paton and Tavepong Pratoomwong.^[27]

Publications

Publications by Hansen

• Hold the Line. Dortmund: Kettler, 2015. .^[28]
• Schlagermove. Enfants Eigenverlag, 2017.
• THE FLOW OF LINES Eyeshot -publisher, 2020.^[29]

Publications with contributions by Hansen

• Publication #1. London: Nick Turpin, 2009. Essays by Hin Chua, David Gibson, Michael David Murphy and Turpin. Includes a chapter on Hansen.
• Street Photography Now. London: Thames and Hudson, 2010. . Includes a chapter on Hansen.
• Grossartige Fotografen und ihre Leidenschaften. Addison- Wesley Verlag, Munich 2015, . Includes a chapter on Hansen.
• Who's Who in Visual Art. Art Domain Whois, 2015. . Includes a chapter on Hansen.
• Fifty Path to Creative Photography. (Michael Freemann) London: Octopus, 2016. . Contains a commentary on and a photograph by Hansen.
• World Street Photography 3. Hamburg: Gudberg, 2016. . Includes a chapter on Hansen.
• 100 Great Street Photographs. London: Prestel, 2017. By David Gibson. . Contains a commentary on and a photograph by Hansen.
  • Streetphotography. Die 100 besten Bilder. Munich: Prestel, 2017. .
• 50 Wege zur kreativen Fotografie. Frechen: mitp, 2017. . Contains a commentary on and a photograph by Hansen.
• World Street Photography 5. Hamburg: Gudberg, 2018. . Includes a chapter on Hansen.
• Breaking Point - publisher:Hartmann Books, 2018. . Includes a chapter on Hansen.
• Streetfotografie. Der Atem der Straße. Munich: Franzis, 2018. . Text by Andreas Pacek. Includes a chapter on Hansen.
• Street. Life. Photography: Street Photography aus sieben Jahrzehnten: Seven decades of street photography. Heidelberg: Kehrer, 2018. . Includes a chapter on Hansen. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at Deichtorhallen.
• Streetfotografie made in Germany. Bonn: Rheinwerk, 2018. . Includes a chapter on Hansen.
• Street Photography: A History In 100 Iconic Images. London: Prestel, 2019. By David Gibson. . Includes a chapter on Hansen.

Notes

1. Web site: The Fence: Siegfried . 4 November 2014 . 8 November 2015 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193055/http://www.worldphoto.org/news-and-events/wpo-news/the-fence-siegfried-hansen . 23 April 2015 . dead .
2. News: Auf Fotopirsch in der Großstadt. 2014-04-30. Die Zeit. 30 April 2014 . Well-known Hamburg street photographers such as Adde Adesokan and Siegfried Hansen document everyday bizarre customs as well as the shadow play between the buildings in the Hafencity or the faces of unknown passers-by in the Schanzenviertel. . Reiter . Anja .
3. News: 2018-10-17. Aesthetica Magazine - The Third Eye: Urban Perspectives. Aesthetica.
4. Web site: Siegfried Hansen joins in-public . . 2014-04-30 .
5. Web site: Der erwartete Zufall. 2012 . Siegfried Hansen .
6. Web site: Straßen des Augenblicks. 2010 . Seconds2Real.
7. Web site: Surfaces in the Street. Casper . Jim . 2015-08-11 . 8 November 2015 . .
8. News: Michael Ernest. Sweet. Michael Ernest Sweet. 12 Best Street Photographers In The World Right Now!. HuffPost. 24 October 2017.
9. Web site: Sky Art HD. Back to Master of Photography. Editorial Staff. 25 May 2017. 25 October 2018. Arte Magazine via Google Translate.
10. Web site: Der erwartete Zufall. 2012-08-31 . 2012-09-21 . Galerie Kunst Nah, Hamburg .
11. Web site: Hold The Line. 2015-11-19 . 2016-01-28 . Freelens Galerie, Hamburg .
12. Web site: Streetphotography - Hold The Line. 2016-03-03. 2016-05-01 . Palais für aktuelle Kunst, Glückstadt .
13. Web site: Street photography now at the Third Floor Gallery . 5 October 2010 . 17 October 2018 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401214101/http://www.in-public.com/news/2010/10/3rdfloor . 1 April 2016 .
14. Web site: Contributed Studio for the Arts . 17 October 2018 . . dead . https://archive.today/20120723184538/http://www.contributed.de/ . 23 July 2012 .
15. Web site: 'Street photography now' – exhibition. 17 October 2018 . City of Warsaw .
16. Web site: Street Photography Here And Now. 17 October 2018 . .
17. Web site: Fascination street . 2011-10-15 . 2011-10-30 . Galerie Meinblau, Berlin . https://archive.today/20140610193608/http://www.seconds2real.com/2011/08/24/berlin-seconds2real-street-photography-exhibition/ . 2014-06-10 . dead .
18. Web site: From Distant Street. 2011-10-02. 2011-11-04. Galerie Hertz, Louisville (USA). https://archive.today/20140610193650/http://www.seconds2real.com/2011/09/18/from-distant-streets-featuring-3-seconds2real-photographers/. 2014-06-10. dead.
19. Web site: Group exhibition with Street Photography Now participants . Museum of Printing Warsaw . participant Siegfried Hansen.
20. Web site: Group exhibition with Seconds2real. 2012-03-31 . 2012-04-13 . Galerie Anzensberger, Vienna .
21. Web site: The Sharp Eye. iN-PUBLIC in Mexico: Group Show . Centro de la Imagen . 2018-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011181459/http://centrodelaimagen.cultura.gob.mx/fotomexico/en/exhibitions/image-comunity/in-public.html . 2017-10-11 . dead .
22. Web site: Miami Street Photography Festival . 2013 . Art Basel Miami Beach . The 2013 finalists were selected by our panel of judges from among hundreds of submissions. Siegfried Hansen was one of the finalist photographer.
23. Web site: 2018-10-17. "Via!" – Fotografia di strada da Amburgo a Palermo. Museo di Roma in Trastevere.
24. Web site: 2018-10-17. Via!. Goethe-Institut.
25. Web site: 2018-10-16. [Space] Street. Life. Photography Ausstellung]. Deichtorhallen.
26. Web site: 2020-02-18. Street. Life. Photography Ausstellung. KunstHausWien.
27. Web site: 2022 . Observations 2022 Street Photography Festival . 2 March 2024 . Observations 2022.
28. The book is profiled by Josef Chladek here.
29. The book is with 150 Photos by Siegfried Hansen https://eyeshotstreetphotography.com/shop/books/siegfried-hansen/.

External links

• • "Interview with Siegfried Hansen – Veteran Street Photographer from Germany" 121clicks, March 2014
• "Capturing harmony on the streets" Interview by Eric Kim, December 2013
• Siegfried Hansen, Hamburg Street Photographer, interview