Andreas gursky photography biography

Andreas Gursky is a German photographer.

His work is particularly noted for his photographs of landscapes and architecture, which are frequently taken from an elevated vantage point. A photograph by Gursky, Rhein II, is the most expensive photograph ever to come to auction, selling for $4.3 million in 2011.

Andreas gursky photography style

He has exhibited at many major events, including the Venice Bienniale, and has won a number of photography awards. Although he has used color almost from the beginning of his professional career, this aspect of his art has become increasingly significant in recent years.

Early Life

Gursky was born in the East German city of Leipzig on January 14, 1955.

At the time it was relatively straightforward for people to move to West Germany, and his family did this when he was two years old, eventually settling in Düsseldorf. His parents owned a photographic studio, but the boy was initially unin