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Paul Ripke
Paul Ripke backstage at Rock am Ring (2017)
Born (1981-02-10) 10 February 1981 (age 43)
Heidelberg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupations
  • photographer
  • director
Years active2002–present
Websitewww.paulripke.com

Paul Ripke (born February 10, 1981) is a German fashion and sports photographer and music video director prolific for his photographs and videos of athletes, celebrities, models, and other cultural figures.

Early life

Ripke was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany where his father was medical doctor and his mother worked as a lawyer. Ripke studied business administration but dropped out of university to teach himself photography.

Photography

Ripke began his career as a music photographer in 2002 when he started shooting a series of artist portraits for German hip hop music magazine Backspin[1]. He documented the Krach der Republik tour of German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen during 2012-2013 and directed their music video "Das ist der Moment"[2]. He frequently collaborates with German hip hop artist Marteria[3][4] and accompanied Formula One drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton during their respective championship seasons[5]. When the German national football team won the World Cup Final in Rio de Janeiro in 2014, he produced a series of renowned portraits while the team celebrated on the field of Maracanã Stadium[6]. Since 2015 he has been publishing the quarterly collaborative magazine Hedonist Post, featuring the works of various international photographers[7]. In September 2018, Ripke directed the live production of Marteria's "Live Im Ostseestadion" concert movie.[8] In March 2019, German singer Lena published her music video directed and filmed by Ripke to accompany the release of her song "Don't Lie to Me". [9][10]

Works

Books

  • One Night in Rio. Hamburg 2014 ISBN 978-3-8419-0348-8
  • Ring der Nebelungen. Berlin 2015.
  • Die Toten Hosen – Bitte lächeln, von San Telmo bis Leipzig. Düsseldorf 2015.

Magazines

  • since 2015: The Hedonist Post[11] (quarterly)

Podcast

Sources

  1. ^ "Interview mit Paul Ripke: „Sei bereit, in Dinge zu investieren, es kommt irgendwann zu dir zurück"". Business Punk. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Das ist der Moment". Die Toten Hosen. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Marteria in Rostock: Film erinnert an sein Lebens-Konzert". Schweriner Volkszeitung. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Promifotograf Paul Ripke: Die Stars lassen ihn nah ran". SWR3. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The star Mercedes photographer who 'can't take pictures of cars'". autosport.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Die sieben besten Fotos vom WM-Triumph in Rio". WELT. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  7. ^ "The 5 Books & Magazines We're Reading This Weekend". Highsnobiety. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Ein Fest für Rostocks Stadt-Marketing". laut.de.
  9. ^ Lena (2019-03-15), Lena - Don't Lie To Me (Official Video), retrieved 2019-04-05
  10. ^ "Akku alle? - Wie Lena Meyer-Landrut mit ihrem neuen Musikclip die Fans verwirrt". NEON. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  11. ^ "The Hedonist Post". Hedonist Post. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Alle Wege Führen Nach Ruhm". AWFNR. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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