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All photos in this series are unstaged. They are shot in nothern Germany.
This work is about how small parts of an image can change the entire image statement or image impression. For this I use the stylistic device of Juxta positions. By arranging different elements that actually have nothing to do with each other, the brain establishes a connection, and its own story emerges in the mind of the viewer.

Guido Klumpe
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German photographer Guido Klumpe’s work includes abstract, minimalist, and street photography. Born with a severe congenital visual impairment, he perceives the world differently.

Guido sees cities as urban landscapes, landscapes consisting of shapes, colors, light and reflections. He uses perspective, a particular point of view, and the poetry of chance in the old tradition of street photography, to create his compositions. This way, he creates a “stage” in which passers-by act as protagonists. His work highlights the mystery and absurdity of urban spaces while simultaneously revealing its hidden beauty. 
 
In his work, he investigates how we perceive dimensionality and is particularly interested in the moment of transition, when by reducing the optical reference points, three-dimensional architecture dissolves into a two-dimensional plane, lending many of his images an almost painterly quality. Considerations that arise during this process include the importance of information that helps establish a distinction between the foreground and background, and the type and number of objects involved.  
 
Guido’s work has won numerous international awards, has been widely published, and is included in many solo and group exhibitions throughout Europe.