Bernd Becher
German photographer and teacher Bernd Becher died this week at the age of 75. With his wife Hilla, Becher took beautifully systematic photos of industrial structures for more than 40 years. Becher was also an influential teacher at the Dusseldorf Academy, where he taught Andreas Gursky, Candida Hofer, Thomas Ruff and Thomas Struth. Here’s a pretty good collection of their water towers and blast furnace photos. And a nice long article on the Bechers and their influence on contemporary photography.
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