The series “Elbblicke” is a tribute to the places and views that make Hamburg unique to me. The combination of scenic beauty and nature along the Elbe with the often industrial or modern architectural landscapes of the harbor

The long-established family businesses that have shaped the character of Osterstraße for decades are quietly disappearing. The transformation is evident: the former furrier’s workshop is now a beauty salon. Yoga classes are held in the butcher shop. A long-term project by Frederika Hoffmann.

Aslı Özdemir explores the figure of leaning. The exhibition presents existing works, photographs from her personal archive, objects, and her new video work “I Am Your Mother.” Her works condense visual and interpersonal relationships into multi-part visual ensembles.

For his new series 'Overshoot', Tobias Zielony returned to Naples, where he had already photographed the Vele di Scampia in 2009–2010, this time focusing on Aldo Loris Rossi’s futuristic buildings. His photographs reveal both the architecture and the social and political reverberations it carries.

The exhibition features both independent work – architectural photography – and commissioned work – construction site documentation. The photographs were taken in locations including Rotterdam, New York, Malta, Hamburg and Liverpool. Opening hours: Wed–Fri 2 pm–11 pm Sat and Sun 12 noon–11 pm

Johanna Klier and Markus Dorfmüller have been collaborating with the Hamburg Bauhefte for many years on documenting the city. They have produced photographs and architectural portfolios of such diverse locations as City Hof, Fuhlsbüttel Prison, Victoria Barracks, and others.

HALT! Kurz innehalten, ankommen. Habe ich noch Zeit, wenn ich nicht weiß, wohin? Woran halte ich fest? Drei fotografische Positionen zeigen intime Perspektiven auf Identität, Psyche und die Suche nach Zugehörigkeit. Diese Ausstellung findet in Kooperation mit Pembroke und add art statt.

'infinity – creating expanse' explores the limits of reality and the possibilities of shifting them. Across documentary, narrative, and experimental forms, the exhibition brings together works addressing visibility, experience, as well as the limitations and spheres of influence of social orders.

At a time of social and political tension, photographers Dr Britta Kohl-Boas, Oliver Jockers and Bastian Hertel are setting off on a journey across Germany using the Deutschlandticket. Travelling by local transport, they are exploring places and hidden corners away from the major cities.

Since the day they met, Nora and Mats have been photographing each other. They fell in love, and shortly afterwards, Nora was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour. Over the past few years, a visual diary has emerged, a long-term portrait from falling in love to learning how to live with illness.

Squatting, punks, anti-nuclear protests, the fall of the Berlin Wall… Johannes Hartmann documented the diverse protests of the 1970s and 1980s with his camera. With his graffiti reading ‘Imagine there’s a war and nobody goes’, he made a significant contribution to the peace movement.

With the exhibition “There we are now,” the Akademie für Fotografie presents works by former graduates during the 9th Triennial of Photography: Nikolai Frerichs, Andreas Hopfgarten, Katinka Schuett & Anna Tiessen, Yves Suter, and Sabrina Weniger.

„Recoiling Memories“ vereint die sudanesischen Künstlerinnen Salma Abusamra und Eythar Gabara in einer Foto- und Installationsausstellung über Erinnerung, Exil und Heimat. Die Arbeiten zeigen, wie sudanesische Frauen Zugehörigkeit, Widerstand und Resilienz neu erschaffen.

Under the title “Echo” 25 female photographers from herspective present an exhibition in which individual photographic works merge into a collective expression.

In the exhibition 'Sound of the World', space unfolds as a choreographic structure of image, video, and sound in which violence, ideology, and memory become inscribed. Image and sound act simultaneously as intervention and echo, shifting perception and connecting present and history.

Delta City ist ein fotografischer Atlas der 140 Kilometer langen Hochwasserschutzlinie Hamburgs. Lars-Ole Bastar, Joshua Delissen und Hannes Heitmüller zeigen die Architektur des Hochwasserschutzes und das Leben im Delta.

(Un)Choreographed shows a series of analogue photograms in which the artist performs inside the photographic darkroom. Sejud returns to the photogram as a direct, contact-based technique, leaving imprints of her body on the light-sensitive emulsion of colour photographic paper.

Photography and video exhibition / Curated by Farideh Jamshidi and Peter Schindler Opening: 6. June 2026, 6 pm Introduction: Dr. phil. Anne Simone Kiesiel at 6:30 pm Exhibition: 7. - 21. June 2026 Opening hours: Sat + Sun, 3 - 6 pm @kuenstlerhaus_bergedorf

VIEW AND SENSE Photography and video exhibition with nine artists Opening: Saturday, 06. June 2026 at 6 pm. An introduction by Dr. phil. Anne Simone Kiesiel Follows at 6:30 PM Exhibition: 07. 06. – 21. 06. 2026 Opening hours: Saturday and Sunday, 3 - 6 pm

For more than 25 years, the Japanese photographer HAL has been capturing intimacy, identity and relationships between couples. With the birth of his son in 2022, he expanded his theme to the nuclear family and created a highly personal series of works.

In “State of Exception,” documentary photographer Rafael Heygster presents work on power staging in the 21st century. The exhibition brings together three long-term projects (2016–2026) showing scenarios where power is performed, legitimacy asserted, or contested.

For the Triennale der Photographie Hamburg 2026, Bachelor’s and Master’s students from HAW Hamburg present their work at Armgartstraße. The exhibition explores personal stories, social niches, and new perspectives on connection, memory, and the questioning of familiar images.

A single image became the starting point for a creative chain reaction across Europe. A visual chain of inspiration comprising 27 photographs by 27 photographers from 27 EU countries. Each image represents a personal response to the one before: visually, emotionally, intellectually or conceptually.

Collaged narratives between photography and painting, day and night, reality and fantasy. 16.6. 16-18h, 17.6. ab 18h Vernissage, 18.6. 14-18h, 20.6. 14-18h -- 22.6.: Coffee, Art and Cake

MoTo says: Perhaps by using the concepts of “Alliance, Infinity, Love” as a compass — plus the addendum “in the face of the other” as a concrete means. Six pilot images provide an input, standing in contrast to their corresponding image series — photographs against the great current of black energy.

Die speziell für Hamburg konzipierte Ausstellung von ELGER ESSER zeigt vor allem für sein Werk charakteristische Meereslandschaften, die eine faszinierende Schönheit und eine intensive Stille widerspiegeln. Himmel, Wasser und Erde treffen aufeinander und laden zum Innehalten ein.

A manifestation of the HERE and NOW, of the beauty found in the random and the hidden: all around us and—within us. A personal perspective, a positive belief in humanity, in nature, in preserving traditional values, and in achieving new goals. The images: discovering treasures in the mud.

The series “Elbblicke” is a tribute to the places and views that make Hamburg so unique to me. The combination of scenic beauty and nature along the Elbe with the often industrial or modern architectural landscapes of the harbor

Group exhibition featuring Hannah Agel, Michaela Anderl, Megan Auer and Jane Zajaczek, focusing on Hamburg’s urban nature, non-human actors, and multispecies urban society. Curated by Raum für Kunst & Ökologie.