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Wolfgang Tillmans

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Wolfgang Tillmans (born 16 August 1968) is a German photographer. His diverse body of work is distinguished by observation of his surroundings and an ongoing investigation of the photographic medium’s foundations. Tillmans was the first photographer, and first non-British person, to be awarded the Turner Prize. He has been the subject of large-scale retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern and Moderna Museet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Tillmans is the 139th most popular photographer (up from 143rd in 2019), the 5,428th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,642nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Wolfgang Tillmans ranks 139 out of 148. Before him are Erwin Olaf, Garry Winogrand, Clarence Hudson White, David LaChapelle, Martha Cooper, and Fernando Pereira. After him are Titian Peale, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Andres Serrano, Mick Rock, Terry Richardson, and Steven Klein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Wolfgang Tillmans ranks 336. Before him are Mark Ivanir, Cecilia Malmström, Taylor Wane, Andriy Kuzmenko, Dan Calichman, and Elsa Zylberstein. After him are Chris Gueffroy, Alejandra Guzmán, Shinichiro Tani, Kjetil Rekdal, Anthony Michael Hall, and John Ortiz.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Tillmans ranks 5,431 out of 7,253. Before him are Marcell Jansen (1985), Ursula Karven (1964), Marcel Schmelzer (1988), Frank Schaffer (1958), Matthias Behr (1955), and Günther Haase (1925). After him are Erwin Keller (1905), Nino de Angelo (1963), Wolfgang Hohlbein (1953), Hans-Werner Gessmann (1950), Curt Goetz (1888), and Chris Gueffroy (1968).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Germany

Among photographers born in Germany, Wolfgang Tillmans ranks 20. Before him are Heinrich Zille (1858), Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897), Ellen von Unwerth (1954), Annemarie Heinrich (1912), Thomas Struth (1954), and Ilse Bing (1899).

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