Week 7: Camera Use Research

Week 7: Camera Use Research: Thomas Ruff

Thomas Ruff
Thomas Ruff
Born	10 February 1958 Zell am Harmersbach, West Germany
Nationality	German
Education	Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Known for	Photography
Movement	Düsseldorf School of Photography

 Thomas Ruff, one of six children, was born in 1958 in Zell am Harmersbach in the Black Forest, Germany. In the summer of 1974, Ruff acquired his first camera and after attending an evening class in the basic techniques of photography he started to experiment, taking shots similar to those he had seen in many amateur photography magazines.

Thomas Ruff, Portrait (Isabelle Graw)

Thomas Ruff, Nacht 9 II, 1992, C-print,
20×20cm, HMA-2000-30