TITLE : BERLIN FLASH
SERIES
AUTHOR : MARTIN U WALTZ
Martin’s work is a reflection on the human condition in urban space.
Berlin plays a crucial role in Martin’s work.
His style is both: poetic and at the same time analytical.
Martin is a keen observer of the dynamic, impermanence and transiency in urban space.
He explores the underlying emotions of the city between existential angst, boredom and joy.
Berlin Flash is programatic series.
It is about the city of Berlin and it is about using a flash.
The flash brings elements of light into a rather dark city.
Yet darkness prevails.
Shooting with a flash means working at close range, nearly intimate encounters with strangers.
Berlin Flash is a collection of snapshot like photographs, documenting the dark poetry of the wild and weird in life in Berlin.
MARTIN U WALTZ
Photographer, author, and photography teacher Martin U Waltz lives in Berlin. His works have won multiple awards and have been displayed in numerous exhibitions in Germany and many other European countries. He has written several books and many articles on street photography. “Berlin Unseen” published by by renowned publishing house teNeues in 2023 is his latest book.
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