An exhibition, a book and a passion project.

"To make the essence of man visible in the recording, is the highest art of photography" (Friedrich Dürrenmatt)

Following this motto of Dürrenmatt, photographic autodidact Oliver Wand photographed 50 intense black and white portraits of international and national musicians, actors and presenters between February 2013 and June 2014.

The sessions took place at various venues in Los Angeles, Hannover, Frankfurt/Main, Cologne and Berlin with - among others - US actors Ronny Cox (Beverly Hills Cop, Total Recall, Stargate) and Rick Cosnett (The Vampire Diaries), Heino, Roger Cicero, Mousse T., Moses Pelham, Eko Fresh, Henning Wehland, Jochen Schropp, Verena Wriedt, Charlotte Würdig, Katy Karrenbauer, Sven Martinek, storyteller and cabaret artist Horst Evers and many more.

In August 2013, Oliver Wand presented 30 black and white portraits as part of his first solo exhibition in Berlin, some of which have found their way into the book "50 Portraits between black and white".

For Oliver Wand, the publication of this book is a labor of love because all profits from the sale of the book will be donated to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins sans Frontières (MSF). Berlin-based Oliver Wand had the chance to see MSF's valuable work for himself when he spent a few days in Afghanistan as a guest of the ISAF in 2007. A journey that had a strong influence that remains with him today.

The book cover was illustrated by Bastian "Pencilsquad" Groscurth.

Titel: 50 Portraits zwischen Schwarz und Weiß
Author: Oliver Wand
Publisher: Edition Wand
ISBN: 978-3-00-046733-2
Format: A4 portrait format, hardcover

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