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Oliver Weber (born 7 September 1970 in
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and what has come to be recognized as
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. He has become more widely known through numerous features with reputable magazines and publishing houses:
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. 2009 an interview with Oliver Weber has been added to the TWO WAY LENS – project. The list of photographers already included is like a "who's who" of the contemporary fine art photography scene, like
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. Oliver Weber is the first German Photographer who is included in Two Way Lens.recommended reading lists as a reference source for photography students at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, http://www.miad.edu 2011 Oliver Weber published his second book ANALOGUE, which was featured by
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during its photo book fair July 2011. 2012 Weber took part on several "solo" and "group" exhibitions including his work, like the DOCUMENTA (13) in
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, Germany (the world's largest trade fair for the photographic and imaging industries). 2015 he received his
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at California University.


Selected exhibitions

* ''Fidels Kinder'', Passau City, Germany (2005) * ''Humans'', Foto 21 Gallery, Bredevoort, Netherlands (2007) * ''Contactos'', Arte Novum Gallery, Göttingen, Germany (2008) * ''Marrakech'', Bochum (Germany) - group exhibition, (2011) * ''Polaroids'', DOCUMENTA (13), Kassel, Germany - group exhibition (2012) * ''Humans'', G.P. Kelly Stiftung, Gammertingen-Harthausen, Germany (2012) * ''Curious Camera Event'', ArtsEye Gallery, Tucson, AZ, USA (2012) * ''Magical Forest'', Rotunde, Bochum, Germany – group exhibition (2012) * ''Magical Forest'', A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, USA (2012) * ''Magical Forest'',
Photokina Photokina (rendered in the promoters' branding as "photokina") is a trade fair held in Europe for the photographic and imaging industries. It is the world's largest such trade fair. The first Photokina was held in Cologne, Germany, in 1950, an ...
, Cologne, Germany (2012) * ''Social Life at Beach'', Affordable Art Fair, Hamburg, Germany (2012) * ''Would You Recognize Alfie Payne at a Steam Fair?, ''Alfie's House, Bridport (2013) * ''Social Life at Beach'', Galerie Lichtkreuzung, Munich, Germany (2013) * ''Social Life at Beach'', 8. Internationales Medien Festival, Munich, Germany (2015)


Books

* ''Captain Flint'', Photo Art Books (2016), * ''La Gomera, Havana, Moscow'', Kulturbuchverlag (2007), * ''Das Fotoshooting-Buch: Menschen & Porträt'', Galileo Design Verlag (2009), * ''Social Life at Beach'', Creative, Inc. (2013),


External links


Oliver Weber's Official Website The 37th Frames Feature Article about Oliver Weber Oliver Weber on Die Zeit Online: Marrakech Oliver Weber on Die Zeit Online: Peninsula


References

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