Andreas Gursky
German · b. 1955
Photography
DESCRIPTION
Andreas Gursky is one of the most prominent contemporary photographers and a student of Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. He is famous for his large-scale, high-point-of-view color photographs that capture the effects of globalization and consumerism. His works often feature massive urban or human landscapes where minute details are visible with absolute clarity.