Bernd Becher (1931 - 2007)
1931-08-20
Siegen, Germany
2007-06-22
Rostock, Germany
Germany
Bernd Becher
Berndt Becher was a German conceptual photographer. Becher is well known for his industrial photography.
Together with his wife and collaborator Hilla Becher won the Erasmus Prize and the Hasselblad Prize. In the mid-1970s the Bechers founded the Düsseldorf School of Photography.
| Date and place of birt: | 20 august 1931, Siegen, Germany |
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| Date and place of death: | 22 june 2007, Rostock, Germany |
| Nationality: | Germany |
| Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Photographer |
| Genre: | Architecture photography, Cityscape, Industrial landscape |
| Art style: | Minimalism, Conceptual art, Historicism |
| Technique: | Lithography |
