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PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNIE BERTRAM

ANNIE BERTRAM

Annie Bertram works very passionately with people and has done so for more than 20 years. She aims for more than just a beautifully photographed face. Annie is looking for the person behind the glamor: for the human being behind the persona.

Annie’s trademark photo art of a unique kind. Her photographic vision is dreamy and emotional, and her portrait shots are highly original. Reduced to their very essence, they provide insights on the relationship of humans to the world of fiction and vice versa. Her subjects are staged to build new identities: daydreams, desires, fairy tales…yet also nightmares. There is a sense of familiarity between people and scenery—a sort of merging; a synergy.

Her favorite backdrops are unique and often morbid locations: factories, dilapidated houses and mystic natural sceneries…places that breathe the air of the bizarre, the obsolete or of secrecy. She directs the eye to things that are often overlooked—thoughts, emotions, fate. This intention is amplified by the direct and narrative way the often female protagonists are instructed to look at the camera.

Annie’s portfolio includes photoshoorints for artists, bands and fashion labels as well as video-production. She published five books. Wahre Märchen was nominated as Book of the Year in  2008. Wahre Märchen II won the Jury Award at Role Play Convention in Cologne in 2015. Annie was HR Giger´s favourite photo-artist.

You can see more of her work HERE

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