Esther Haase is a German photographer.
Biography
Haase was born in
Bremen, the first daughter of illustrator Sibylle Haase-Knels and Fritz Haase. Her father worked as a professor of communication design at the
University of the Arts Bremen
The University of the Arts Bremen (German: Hochschule für Künste Bremen, HfK Bremen) is a public university in Bremen, Germany. It is one of the most successful arts institutions, and its origins date back to 1873. The University of the Arts Br ...
. In 1963 her parents founded a studio for design.
Haase spent her childhood in Bremen. After professional training in modern dance in Cologne, she spent two years (1986–1989) on-stage, joining the dance group of the Goethe Theatre, Bremen. From 1988 to 1993, she studied graphic design with a focus on photography at the University of the Arts Bremen.
Work
Whilst studying at the University of the Arts, Haase was trainee at the art department of ''
Men's Vogue
''Men's Vogue'' was a monthly men's magazine that covered fashion, design, art, culture, sports and technology. The premier issue was August 2005. On 30 October 2008 Condé Nast announced that they intended to fold the magazine into ''Vogue'' prope ...
'' in Munich. After graduation she moved to Berlin and started working internationally as a freelance photographer. She has shot fashion stories and editorials for ''
Elle
''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...
'', ''
Vanity Fair'', ''
Madame Figaro
''Madame Figaro'' is a French magazine supplement to the Saturday edition of the daily newspaper ''Le Figaro'', focusing on and catering to women.
History and profile
The first edition was published in 1980. ''Madame Figaro'' was spearheaded by ...
'', ''
Vogue India
''Vogue India'' is the Indian edition of the monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine ''Vogue''. It is the 17th international edition of ''Vogue'' and the first edition in South Asia. ''Vogue India'' is published by Condé Nast India Pvt. Ltd., a ...
''. She has made portraits of various Germans, international celebrities, fashion designers, and musicians; worked for fashion brands; and did advertising and campaign photography.
Books
*''Fashion in Motion.'' Thalwil/Zürich: Stemmle, 2000. Edited by Wolfgang Behnken, . With texts by Wolfgang Behnken and Roberta Armani.
*''Sexy Book.'' Zurich: Scalo, 2006. .
*''Famous.'' 2007.
*''Esther Haase: Fotografien 1997–2006.'' Bremen: Hachmann, 2007. .
*''Short Stories.'' 2009.
*''Rock'n Old.'' Heidelberg:
Kehrer, 2010. .
*''Amazonen: das Brustkrebsprojekt von Uta Melle.'' Heidelberg: Kehrer, 2011. Edited by Nadine Barth. Photographs by Haase, Beate Wedekind, Sophie Albers, Jackie Hardt. .
*''Short Stories II.'' 2013.
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Mass media people from Bremen (city)
German fashion photographers
German portrait photographers
20th-century German photographers
German women photographers
University of the Arts Bremen alumni
20th-century German women artists
21st-century German photographers
21st-century German women artists
Photographers from Bremen (state)
20th-century women photographers
21st-century women photographers