OSTKREUZ. Agency of the Photographers

When we approached the OSTKREUZ photographers with the idea for the MISS YOU exhibition, they spontaneously agreed. The photos were taken in December and January 2020/2021. We will display parts of them in the cities of Berlin, Hamburg and Baden-Baden. A museum exhibition with around 100 photographs will follow.

OSTKREUZ was established in 1990 modelled on the legendary collective photo agency Magnum. The initiators were seven GDR photographers, who took the name from the East Berlin traffic hub. Their credo: instead of individualist rivalry, strength through mutual cooperation in uncertain times. Today OSTKREUZ is one of the most important photo agencies in Germany. Their members contribute for example to GEO, Der Spiegel, the New York Times or Newsweek and exhibit their work in Paris, Madrid, Berlin, etc. Their exhibition CONTINENT – IN SEARCH OF EUROPE (2.10.20 – 10.1.21) had to be closed due to Corona restrictions. In these photos they explore a topic with which we will deal when the restrictions have been lifted.