Jessica Backhaus (born 1970) is a German photographer.

Early life

Backhaus was born in 1970

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, Germany. In 1986 she moved to

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. In 1992, at the age of 22, she met the French photographer

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, who became a friend and influential mentor.

Career

Her work is held in the collections of the

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and the

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Photo books

*''Jesus and the Cherries'' (2005) *''What Still Remains'' (2008) *''One Day in November'' (2008) *''I Wanted to See the World'' (2011)

References

Living people 1970 births 20th-century German photographers 21st-century German photographers 20th-century German women artists 21st-century German women artists {{Germany-photographer-stub