Herlinde Koelbl
Since the 1980s German photojournalist Herlinde Koelbl has got people talking about difficult issues...from the plight of refugees to the aging body, to how politics change a person's physique. She's also renowned for her portraits including 26 years of photographing the notoriously private German Chancellor Angela Merkel - from her early years as a shy young politician to now. Merkle is part of a series Traces of Power.
Koelbl is regarded as a pioneer of photo journalism - often doing in depth interviews of her subjects. She is in Auckland as a guest of the city's Festival of Photography, showing recent work of soldiers in different countries - images specifically of how the enemy is portrayed to soldiers during military target practice. Lynn Freeman spoke to her for Standing Room Only.
The images in this gallery are used with permission and are subject to copyright conditions.
