Bernd & Hilla Becher - Photographer's

Hilla and Bernd Bechers -Collaboration of the most important husband and wife team in the photography history. Becher’s lifetime project of documenting the industrial landscape of twentieth century .They work has influenced German photographers of a young generation , including Thomas Struth, Thomas Demand, Candida Hofen and etc.

They work has a huge meaning in post war photography of 20^th century. In the history of photography they were documenting industrial building architecture and together they showed them as a minimal and conceptual art. They are rooted in the history of architecture and engineering , Hilla’s and Bernd’s life work helped of resource for industrial archaeologists seeking.

“Our photographs of industrial plants create the possibility of being in this industrial time “ (Hilla Becher).

With help of photography, all life they were recording objects : water towers, winding towers, gas and oil tanks, frame houses and etc. All photographs of Hilla and Bernd were brilliant black & white prints. They had their typical way of showing the images. The view was taken from level halfway up the objects, so we see the objects in front of us. H. an B. Becher’s also photographed mostly in spring or fall , before the leaves come or they have gone, that the trees would block the view as less as possible,” Undistorted in all its dimensions”(Bernd Becher)

We always say, photography tells us stories without any words , however, don’t think, that Becher’s wanted to tell a story, don’t see the story –teller . The Becher’s work was all about the act of seeing, the images are demonstrating , how detail the camera focuses on subjects. And this is exclusive of they life work, that influenced so many other great photographers.