- Petra Liebetanz
Petra Liebetanz (born
November 10 ,1968 ) is a German-American photographer noted for her [http://www.liebetanz.com/images/OLDCANYW.jpgpeople studies] .Biography
Liebetanz was born in
Düsseldorf ,Germany , the daughter of a German IT engineer working forIBM and an art loving mother. She attended the [http://www.coni.de/aeg/home.nsf Albert-Einstein-Gymnasium] inKaarst where the family lived in the 1970s. Interested inphotography from a young age, she started experimenting with photography at theDutchess Community College inPoughkeepsie, New York where the family moved in 1985. She studied at theBrooks Institute of Photography inSanta Barbara, California .
In 1997 Liebetanz marriedpsychologist Horst Seele, who changed his name to Seele-Liebetanz to assume her name.Work
She moved to
New York City in 1991, where she started working with photographers like [http://www.christopherlittle.com/ Christopher Little] , [http://www.heartgallerynj.com/bios.php#PeterSerling Peter Serling] and even the late [http://www.galerie-schafschetzy.com/kuenstler/molacek/bio.html Rudi Molacek] .Liebetanz set up a studio in the Garment District in Manhattan at 29th Street and worked primarily on people photography in the affluent late 1990s. She assumed American nationality in 2004.
Since 2004 Liebetanz is often seen in
Bremen, Germany , where she continues her extensive work as people and travel photographer. Her works appeared in publications and magazines in the United States, as well as in Austria [http://www.wienerin.at/ “Wienerin”] and several German newspapers.She established her particular style marked by intimate, symbolic scenes, often in a natural environment.
Exhibitions
She had exhibitions in [http://www.artist-info.com/cgi-bin/search/search_gallery.pl?search_by=id&search_phrase=2388 Berlin] , [http://www.habari.at/html/n_proj.php?id=9 Vienna] and Santa Barbara. She also works in [http://www.liebetanz.com/Men_with_ties/mwt_pages/mwt_rockefeller.htm portraiture] for editorial and more fantastical studies.Liebetanz is extremely fond of her hometown New York, and travels on a regular basis across the Atlantic.
External links
* [http://www.liebetanz.com/ Petra Liebetanz]
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