Andreas Bohnenstengel (born 9 June 1970) is a German

photographer A photographer (the Greek language, Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographe ...

who lives and works in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

Biography

Bohnenstengel began in 1991 as a press photographer for the regional daily newspaper ''

Münchner Merkur The ''Münchner Merkur'' (, literally "Munich Mercurius", i.e. the Roman god of messengers) is a German Bavarian daily subscription newspaper, which is published from Monday to Saturday. It is located in Munich and belongs to the Müncher Merkur ...

''. Subsequently, he worked for magazines like ''

Der Spiegel ''Der Spiegel'' (, lit. ''"The Mirror"'') is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. With a weekly circulation of 695,100 copies, it was the largest such publication in Europe in 2011. It was founded in 1947 by John Seymour Chaloner ...

'', ''

Stern The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite the bow, the foremost part of a ship. Ori ...

'', and others, as well as the '' Rolf Müller office for visual communication''. Since 2004 he has taught photography for example at ''Schule für Gestaltung'' in

Ravensburg Ravensburg ( Swabian: ''Raveschburg'') is a city in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg. Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an impo ...

. In his conceptual works, he discusses the phenomenae of society. Works by Bohnenstengel are held in the permanent collection of the

Deutsches Historisches Museum The German Historical Museum (german: Deutsches Historisches Museum), known by the acronym DHM, is a museum in Berlin, Germany devoted to German history. It describes itself as a place of "enlightenment and understanding of the shared history o ...

in Berlin.

Awards

* 1995: Medienpreis für Sozialfotografie * 1996: Kodak European Gold Award * 1997: Die 100 besten Plakate des Jahres 1997. Poster: ''Glückskinder'' * 1999: Auszeichnung Deutsche Städtemedien, Kulturplakat des Monats * 2001: Nikon Photo Contest International

Exhibitions

* Summer 2022: ''Very nice that you exist'' contribution to the glockenbach biennial with the motto ''different = normal'' * Summer 2020: ''The time before Corona'' – reminder marker, public space munich, continued with the series: ''The Expectation'' * February 2019 – May 2019: ''Der Wasserburger Taubenmarkt'', Photo installation in the * November 2018 – January 2019: ''Kinderleicht'' – Jugendfußball, at the city hall

Krailling Krailling is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany. Notable residents * The folk actor Gustl Bayrhammer (1922-1993) died in Krailling and was buried there. * The sculptor Rudolf Belling (1886-1972) lived and died in ...

* July 2017: ''Der Pferdemarkt München'' - Pictures from a previous world. Solo Exhibition at the

Sendling Sendling is a borough of Munich. It is located south-west of the city centre and spans the city boroughs Sendling and Sendling-Westpark. Sendling is subdivided into Obersendling, Mittersendling and Untersendling. Untersendling and Mittersendli ...

er Kulturschmiede, Munich * July 2017: ''Kunst im Viehhof'' - poster competition. Awards for the poster ''„Feste feiern wie sie fallen“'' * June 2015: ''Von Rössern, Reitern und Händlern: Der Roßmarkt damals''. Photo installation Viehhof, Munich * March 2015: ''Kriegsenkel''. Solo exhibition at ''Spirituelles Zentrum St. Martin'', Munich * January 2008: ''Treffpunkt Leben. Jung und Alt im Austausch''. (Supporting a class of design students of the ''sfg-Ravensburg'' as a lecturer) Exhibition and book. Seniorenzentrum St. Vinzenz,

Wangen im Allgäu Wangen im Allgäu ( Low Alemannic: ''Wãnge'') is a historic city in southeast Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies north-east of Lake Constance in the Westallgäu. It is the second-largest city (Population: 26,927 in 2020) in the Ravensburg dist ...

* November 2014: ''Kein Ort, nirgends?''. Solo exhibition at the ''Tagungshaus''

Helmstedt Helmstedt (; Eastphalian: ''Helmstidde'') is a town on the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the capital of the District of Helmstedt. The historic university and Hanseatic city conserves an important monumental heritage of ...

at the conference of ''Kriegsenkel e.V.'' * August 2005: ''24 Stunden im Leben der katholischen Kirche'', Exhibition at

World Youth Day World Youth Day (WYD) is an event for young people organized by the Catholic Church that was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1985, sometimes nicknamed in later years as the "Catholic Woodstock". Its concept has been influenced by the Light-Li ...

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

* July 2003: ''Menschen mit Down-Syndrom begegnen''. Solo exhibition at the Bayerischen Sozialministerium, part of the European year of disabled persons * May 2003: ''Habe Hunger und kein Bett''. Participation in an art and social project on homelessness, ''Pasinger Fabrik'', Munich * October 2002: ''Augenblicke''. Solo exhibition in the ''Galerie der Gegenfüßler der IG Medien in ver.di Bayern'', Munich * October 2002: ''Menschen mit Down-Syndrom begegnen''. Solo exhibition at the ''Zentrum für natürliche Geburt'', Munich. Start of Touring exhibition * June 2002: Photo installation ''Augenblicke'',

Regensburg Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the f ...

and other locations * December 2001: ''Brauchtumspflege in Bayern: Gaupreisplatteln''. Exhibition participation and award ''Pressefoto Bayern 2001'',

Maximilianeum The Maximilianeum, a palatial building in Munich, was built as the home of a gifted students' foundation but since 1949 has housed the Bavarian State Parliament. It sits grandly and as a focal point on the bank of the Isar River above Maximilian ...

Munich * October 2001: Exhibition participation at the ''4. Schömberger Fotoherbst - Festival für klassische Reise - und Reportagefotografie'', Schömberg (Schwarzwald) * October 2001: ''ALTerLEBEN''. Solo exhibition about older People with disabilities, for 30th anniversary of ''Vereinigung für Jugendhilfe Berlin e.V.'' * February 2001: ''Werkschau''. Slide projection at ''Kunstpark Ost'', Munich * June 2000: ''Es ist normal Verschieden zu sein''. Touring exhibition 40 years of Lebenshilfe, Munich and other locations * December 1999: ''Der fremde Blick''. Solo exhibition on transcultural encounters, culture centre

Unna Unna is a city of around 59,000 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the seat of the Unna district. The newly refurbished Unna station has trains to all major cities in North Rhine Westphalia including Dortmund, Cologne, Münster, Hamm, D ...

* October 1999: ''Ich bin anders als du denkst''. Solo exhibition about young people with Down-Syndrom,

Pasinger Fabrik Pasinger Fabrik is a former factory in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, which is used as a cultural centre and event venue nowadays. It is located in Pasing, a quarter in the western part of Munich. History The industrial buildings of Pasinger Fabrik w ...

, Munich. Touring exhibition with 30 locations * October 1998: Exhibition participation at the ''1. Schömberger Fotoherbst - Festival für klassische Reise - und Reportagefotografie'', Schömberg (Schwarzwald) * November 1997: ''Glückskinder''. Solo exhibition Seidlvilla, Munich * September 1997: ''Alt und Jung''. "Old and Young" - Exhibition participation and first prize, ''Aspekte Galerie''

Gasteig Gasteig is a cultural center in Munich, opened in 1985, which hosts the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. The Richard Strauss Conservatory, the Volkshochschule, and the municipal library are all located in the Gasteig. Most of the events of the Fi ...

, Munich * December 1993: ''Willkommen im Würmtal''. Solo exhibition about asylum seekers,

Gräfelfing Gräfelfing is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 1 km west of Munich. The name "Gräfelfing" first appears as "Grevolvinga", which as per one hypothesis could possibly name a tribe leader named "gr ...

* September 1993: ''Flüchtingscontainer''. Exhibition at „Fremde Heimat München“ culture festival with a series on life in a shelter, Munich * August 1993: ''Eine Bühne für das Alter''. Solo exhibition about elderly people, retirement home ''Maria Eich''

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German Evangelical Church Assembly The German Evangelical Church Assembly (German ''Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag'', DEKT) is an assembly of lay members of the Evangelical Church in Germany, that organises biennial events of faith, culture and political discussion. History ...

, Munich

Gallery

Glyptothek 23.jpg, ''Schattenspiel'' from

Glyptothek The Glyptothek () is a museum in Munich, Germany, which was commissioned by the Bavarian King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Ludwig I to house his collection of Ancient Greek art, Greek and Roman art, Roman sculptures (hence γλυπτο- ''glypto-'' "sculp ...

Gaudirndldrahn 01.jpg, ''Gaudirndldrahn'' from ''Heimat'' Brotlaib in den Haenden eines Baeckers.jpg, ''Brotlaib'' from ''24 Stunden im Leben der katholischen Kirche'' Autobahn 01.jpg, ''Autobahn'' from

Made in Germany Made in Germany is a merchandise mark indicating that a product has been manufactured in Germany. History The label was introduced in Britain by the ''Merchandise Marks Act 1887'', to mark foreign produce more obviously, as foreign manufacture ...

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