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katja

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www.katjaruge.de I photographer. school graphic design and photo laboratory assistance creativ color/ hamburg, photo assistance for peter walsh (nme, the face, manchester/ uk), stock booking for photo agencies, artdirector for zefa visual media/ düsseldorf. freelance photographer since 2000, portrait, music, travel, docu. ---2001 brian setzer photo exibition in hamburg. ---2004 completing of video the moment (music by jori hulkkonen) which appeared on arte tv/ tracks. http://www.katjaruge.de/download.html ---2006 photos for the docu movie "feiern" by maja classen ---2006 photos for the docu movie "osdorf" by maja classen which was shown at berlinale 2007 ---2007 "summer of love" docu on arte tv. a special about partys and festivals feat. the lovegang among others ---2005/2006/2007 working on a special joy division / ian curtis photo docu. www.myspace.com/fotoreportage23 ---december 2007 the photobook fotoreportage23 - in search of ian curtis is out on monitorpop ---december 2007 factory night in brussels photoexibition fotoreportage23 ---december 2007 bersteinbar bookreleaseparty fotoreportage23 in hamburg ---may 2008 exibition at kunsthalle graz /springfestival together with the synthesizerpark hamburg

My Interests

coverphoto (c) mark reeder ________________________________________________ FOTOREPORTAGE23 - IN SEARCH OF IAN CURTIS by katja ruge - A photographic mapping of the places in the story of Joy Division and their singer Ian Curtis and the space he left behind. With contributions from people who knew him, worked with him, or were just inspired by him and the music the band created. Pictures by Katja Ruge and words from, amongst others: Peter Saville, Mark E. Smith, Jarvis Cocker, Phoenix, The Rapture, Karl Bartos, Genesis P. Orridge, Anja Huwe (x mal Deutschland), Annik Honore, Lindsay Reade, Maximo Park, Terry Mason, Bloc Party, Jose Gonzales, Nouvelle Vague, Mogwai, Johnny Marr, She wants Revenge, Karl Hyde/Underworld and the late Tony Wilson.translations/text gareth davies, german text editing a girl called sonia, graphics töni schifer, book english, 144 pages, 76 photos and text, out on www.monitorpop.de

I'd like to meet:

people who are in love with the camera, music and arts...


Music:

her bad habit, trus me, maps, home video, gravenhurst, plaid, elektrons, dillon, m83, brian ellis, kathy diamond, adele, vampire weekend, battles, b52s, vector lovers, geiom, simian mobile disco, neon neon, sabres of paradise, mark stewart, bohren und der club of gore, tangon taikaa, jose gonzales, carly simon, harmonic 313, flying lotus, antena, underworld, david axelrod, artery, iron & wine, the black neon, happy mondays, metamatics, baby d., future pilot aka, michel legrand, charles webster, roxy music, seefeel, von südenfed, pop levi, new order, scuba, warsaw, joy division, the human league, arthur russell, slowdive, the black dog, red house painters, nick drake, orbital, felt, laurent garnier pbb radio, radio tres spain, dj rob hall mixes ...

Movies:

the red shoes, the third man, 24 hour party people (r.i.p. tony), made in sheffield, houseboat, pretty in pink, qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?, blow up, thomas crown affair (old one), solaris (old one), room with a view, zabriskie point, some like it hot, wizard of oz, james bond (old ones), triple cross

Television:

shameless, the prisoner, little britain...

Books:

photo and art books in general...

Heroes:

betty freeman, max ernst, oscar niemeyer, tina modotti, michelangelo antonioni...