Photographs

In the realm of contemporary fashion photography the name of Juergen Teller has become a trade mark. After his highly praised first book, published in 1996 by Taschen Publishers, Teller moves on. In his new volume, he follows his very own path, establishes himself further as an outstanding voice in photography, turns the camera to deep personal portraits and creates images of the soul by exploring the heart of contemporary emotions. The new pictures bear great tenderness, a search for beauty that comes as much from the inside as well as from the appearance of persons around him. Fashion pictures becoming more of a self-portrait such as in a warm and emotional series with Kate Moss, still play their role in Teller's visual language. But of an even bigger intensity are Juergen Teller's new photographs of his pregnant wife, of her and himself with their child, of their shared life of precisely composed photographs with models in their private surroundings, of friends and sceneries expressing emotions that we all feel.