Siegfried Hansen (photographer)

Siegfried Hansen (born 1961 in Meldorf, Germany) is a German photographer, known for his photographs in Hamburg.

Life and work

Hansen began as a street photographer in 2002. He joined the In-Public street photography collective in 2014. He lives and works in Hamburg, Germany. His work has been included in Fotoforum; Photographie; LFI, Leica Fotografie International; Professional Photographer and Fotocommunity Plus.

Hansen's book Hold the Line was published in 2015. Colin Pantall called it "street photography" but praised its use of color and composition, its diverse references to the work of photographers past and current, and the success of these references:

You're seeing something that you've seen before, but in a style that Hansen has made his own. He's doing the same thing others have done, but he's doing it differently. That's a really difficult thing to do, especially in an arena so laden with heavyweight genre as street photography.

Jim Casper of LensCulture wrote that "every single image in the book is a gem".

Exhibitions

Solo exhibition

• 2012: Der erwartete Zufall, Galerie Kunst-Nah, Hamburg, Germany
• 2015: Hold The Line, Freelens Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
• 2016: Streetphotography - Hold The Line, Palais für aktuelle Kunst, Glückstadt, Germany

Group exhibitions

• 2011: Fascination Street, as a member of the group Seconds2Real, Berlin, Galerie Meinblau.
• 2011: From Distant Street, Contemporary International Street Photography, Galerie Hertz, Louisville, USA.
• 2011: Street Photography Now, Warsaw. One of forty participants.
• 2012: Fascination Street, as a member of the group Seconds2Real, Galerie Anzensberger, Vienna.
• 2013: Miami Street Photography Festival, Art Basel Miami Beach.

Publications

Publications by Hansen

• Hold the Line. Kettler, 2015. ISBN 978-3-86206-435-9.

Publications with contributions by Hansen

• Who's Who in Visual Art: Fine Art Photographers. Vol. 2015–16. Art Domain Whois, 2015. ISBN 978-3-98134-748-7.
• Publication #1. London: Nick Turpin, 2009. Essays by Hin Chua, David Gibson, Michael David Murphy and Turpin. Photographs by Siegfried Hansen, Martin Kollar, Joel Meyerowitz, Tod Papageorge, Trent Parke and Garry Winogrand. Edition of 2000 copies.
• Street Photography Now. London: Thames & Hudson, 2010. ISBN 978-0-500-54393-1 (hardback). London: Thames & Hudson, 2011. ISBN 978-0-500-28907-5 (paperback). Edited by Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren.
• Großartige Fotografen und Ihre Leidenschaften. Addison-Wesley, 2010. Twelve Photographers from Germany profiled.

External links

• Official website
• "Interview with Siegfried Hansen – Veteran Street Photographer from Germany" 121clicks, March 2014
• "Capturing harmony on the streets" Interview by Eric Kim, December 2013
• Siegfried Hansen, Hamburg Street Photographer, interview
• "Surprising Street Stories", My Modern Met
• "Siegfried Hansen, Visual Street Jazz", Samsung Camera