Thomas Billhardt “Reunites with Vietnam” May 26, 2023 – Posted in: Blog

TTH.VN – “Reunion with Vietnam” is the theme of a photo exhibition of Thomas Billhardt, a German photographer, which takes place from the afternoon of May 19 to 26 at Lan Vien Co Tich 2 – an intercultural meeting place (Bach Dang St., Hue City). This is an activity held by Goethe-Institut Ha Noi in collaboration with Intercultural meeting place and Camera Work The exhibition introduces over 50 color and black and white photos taken…

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From UNICEF China Album January 24, 2020 – Posted in: Blog

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Chemnitz - Moving, touching and, above all, in the midst of life are the unique photographs of the well-known photographer Thomas Billhardt.

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Pictures that go around the world August 17, 2018 – Posted in: Blog, Thomas Billhardt Videos

Chemnitz – Moving, touching and, above all, in the midst of life are the unique photographs of the well-known photographer Thomas Billhardt. Especially his pictures from war zones and slums are to the heart, because the focus is on the fates of the people. Many people probably know his early photographs of Alexanderplatz or the emotional images from Vietnam. What many do not know for sure is that Thomas Billhardt comes from Chemnitz, although he…

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Thomas Billhardt – His life In pictures at Camera Work May 6, 2017 – Posted in: Blog

By Elisa from Hof, Source and full article When he presses the trigger, he is not afraid. No matter what is happening around him. Whether bombs are falling, a civil war rages, or Fidel Castro calls the socialist world revolution. He has seen all this. But when he looks through the viewfinder of his camera, hunting for the one image, he suddenly feels no more fear. There is only the longing for the photo. Thomas…

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Vietnam photographer Billhardt about his pictures May 2, 2017 – Posted in: Blog

Thomas Billhardt is the most famous GDR photographer of the Vietnam War. On Tuesday he becomes 80 years old. In our audio photo gallery, he comments on some of his photos. Anyone who meets Thomas Billhardt is sure that this man will not be able to put his photo album so quickly out of his hand. Though no one could blame him. After all, the well-known GDR photojournalist, who lives in Kleinmachnow (Potsdam-Mittelmark), will be…

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Thomas Billhardt – Ein Leben in Bildern January 23, 2017 – Posted in: Blog

until 06.05. | #1147ARTatBerlin | CAMERA WORK shows from 25th March 2017 the exhibition “Ein Leben in Bildern” by the artist Thomas Billhardt. The gallery just provided a German exhibition description by now. For details please change to the German version of ART@Berlin. Exhibition period: Saturday, 25th March to Saturday, 6th May 2017 Credits

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BFF Mastertapes: Thomas Billhardt April 23, 2016 – Posted in: Thomas Billhardt Videos

In the first episode of the new interview series “MASTER TAPES” by the BFF, Darius Ramazani meets BFF professional member Thomas Billhardt. He was known as a reportage photographer in the GDR especially with his documentaries from Vietnam, Chile and Cuba, and also gained international acclaim with his artistic and political photographs.

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New Book: Thomas Billhardt. Photography April 11, 2016 – Posted in: Blog

Thomas Billhardt. Photography With an essay by Steffen Lüddemann Thomas Billhardt’s pictures were a glimpse into the world for the GDR citizens – many of them are still in their memory today. With images of the Vietnam war, he became known worldwide at the end of the 1960s. His paintings documented the horrors of this war for the first time, especially in the faces of the children he photographed, and have since been a dominant…

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Photographer Thomas Billhardt on his autobiographical exhibition January 28, 2016 – Posted in: Blog

The photographer Thomas Billhardt explains before his new exhibition, why socialism does not work and children are the most beautiful people in the world. Kleinmachnow – Small this apartment in a not quite new row house settlement, small the study with desk, computer and couch. Ceiling height shelves contain folders and storage boxes for the living documents. Also the Schnupperhund at the visitor’s calf is not just large. Photoprints and posters on the wall. One…

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Thomas Billhardt Vietnam July 23, 2015 – Posted in: Thomas Billhardt Videos

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, the museum THE KENNEDYS presents the exhibition “Vietnam” by Thomas Billhardt. With more than 70 photographs from the work of Thomas Billhardt, the exhibition gives an insight into the time of the war in Vietnam and also discusses the importance of photojournalism during war times.

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Thomas Billhardt – A heart for Vietnam July 12, 2015 – Posted in: Thomas Billhardt Videos

Friendship Order awarded to German organizations, individuals The decoration was also made to acknowledge their role in strengthening the friendship between Vietnam and Germany. The Germany-Vietnam Association, photographer Thomas Billhardt and documentary director Jurgen Eike were presented with the order at a ceremony held at the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany on September 19. Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Doan Xuan Hung said the Vietnamese State and people treasure the friendship and assistance of foreign organizations…

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Thomas Billhardt – Ein Selbstportrait in Worten Teil 1 January 10, 2014 – Posted in: Thomas Billhardt Videos

The first to introduce us to his memories and his ways of thinking is Kleinmachnower photographer and photojournalist Thomas Billhardt. The first part of his life, the memories of his mother and the way to his photography, he tells in this part of his portrait. His travels, his encounters and how he thinks about life in general, we will learn in the next weeks.