"In this picture, we actually air-touched out an entire person. We didn't want to run into any problems with personal rights. Apart from that, we only removed the non-FIFA sponsor logos from the pictures." It suddenly becomes clear that an exhibition of a major international sporting event is no children's birthday party and that many things have to be considered.
I'm on the nerd tour with Paul Ripke in his exhibition "One Night in Rio". In my opinion, Paul is anything but a nerd. That's why I was particularly interested in this tour. And although I'm sure that Paul would be thrown out of every forum in the world within minutes, I can still learn something from him. I also find it generally interesting to see the workflow of other photographers. Paul lets us in on the details. He shows raw data from the pictures of that legendary night in Rio, which was a year ago. He shows his minimalist editing style and answers all questions.
Later I experienced him in the so-called fan leadership and that's when he really blossomed. Without revealing personal secrets of the national players, his closeness to the players is still clear. Like a little child, he absorbed the events surrounding the title win and can now talk about the emotional details. In this way, the listeners get closer to the world champions, and not just through the photos.
Paul Ripke did it. With his report on winning the World Cup in Brazil, Paul has driven a photojournalistic pillar into the lawn that can no longer be moved so easily. Never before has a celebration on the lawn been captured closer and more directly. Paul Ripke worked hard for this for many years and believed in one of his dreams. I really appreciate the fact that he can now present his works in a high-quality form four museums in Germany (Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Munich). And I think his pictures are right there. If you have the chance to take a tour with him: take it. It is worth it…
Thank you Stefan for the photos of the tour. I will probably be able to see the exhibition without the artist ;).
How amazed I was to see Paul Ripke, who I only know from this internet, there on the lawn in Rio.
Full patronage 🙂
Paul's pictures are cool, but so are yours.
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Looks like the exhibition in Hamburg is miles better than the one in Berlin at Haus Hungary. It's dark there, the pictures are too small for their size, and the lighting in the photos is a disaster. And I don't really understand why the pictures have to be so huge. Unfortunately, it wasn't fun at all today.
Regarding the size of the images, Paul said that he chose exactly this size because the combination of lens + camera and display size gives the viewer the feeling of being there live - becoming part of the scene, so to speak.
In Hamburg you could also understand this well. I can only speculate what this is like at a shorter viewing distance and poorer lighting, but that certainly doesn't make a positive difference...
Thank you dear Stefan for the insight! 🙂
awesome pics.!
& nice text!
Beautifully captured, Stefan. I would have loved to be one of the guests 🙂 But I'm looking forward to my next visit to Hamburg.
Sincerely -
Christmas
Thank you Stefan for the great photos you took during the tour. I can only agree with your words, Paul was authentic, personable and allowed us to take part in this special night for a brief moment through his lively story. I too appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. Confirms once again that dreams and goals are there to fight for and always stick with it!
It's nice that you were there and shared with us. LG