Thomas Hoepker

German · 1936–2024 · Photographer

Thomas Martin Renatus Hoepker was a German photographer and member of Magnum Photos. He was known for stylish color photo features, working from the 1960s for Stern and Geo on… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Thomas Hoepker, Blick von Williamsburg, Brooklyn, auf Manhattan, 11. September 2001, 2001, Archival pigment printBlick von Williamsburg, Brooklyn, auf Manhattan, 11. September 2001Lempertz · €18,600≈ $19,679≈ £13,074Sign up to see
  2. Thomas Hoepker, Muhammad Ali (The Fist), 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed laterMuhammad Ali (The Fist)Phillips · £10,625≈ $13,533≈ €11,632Sign up to see
  3. Thomas Hoepker, View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11, 2001, Archival inkjet printView from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11Lempertz · €9,920≈ $11,790≈ £8,741Sign up to see

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Thomas Martin Renatus Hoepker was a German photographer and member of Magnum Photos. He was known for stylish color photo features, working from the 1960s for Stern and Geo on assignments around the globe as a photojournalist with a desire to photograph human conditions. He made an iconic pair of images of boxer Muhammad Ali, and a controversial photograph of people with the 9/11 World Trade Center destruction in the background, View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11.

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Born 1936, MunichDied 2024, SantiagoOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q96741 ↗ULAN 500345684 ↗

Also known as Thomas Höpker

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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