About Me
Already as a child my mother’s studio inspired me, the colors and shapes..., the smell of the oil paints...
When I was 14 my father gave me my first SLR camera. I took pictures of everything around me. I couldn’t imagine another profession for myself, and I put my wishes into action.
I am fascinated with people. I began to study them and wanted to find a way to free them of their shyness in front of the camera so that they can show their true self. Until today this is the biggest challenge for a photographer.
Since then I enjoy to help people open up, to connect with them and at the same time to encourage them. This kind of joy always arises anew and is naturally transferred to the other person. This connectedness is the foundation for an unforgettable shooting and expressive photos.
Vita
Rebekka Kaufmann was born on a Sunday in January in the sixties in the former artist village of Kleinmachnow close to Berlin. As the daughter of a writer and a paintress the love for painting was laid in her the cradle. At the age of fourteen she discovered photography and after her school certificate she decided to work in that field.
Of late Rebekka Kaufmann has worked for advertising and casting agencies, chiefly in her home city of Berlin. Along to such contract work she developed a special technique for the production of images
which helped on the way into new international projects.
In the winter of 2013 she returned to the USA to emerge into the art life of Miami, Chicago and Detroit. In the spring she worked again in New York with other artists and developed new ideas for her work. And in the summer 2013 she interviewed pregnant women over a period of months, initially in New York. To continue this universal project she again photographed pregnant women in Berlin which should initiate a temporary change between living in Berlin and New York.
Press Reviews
Hamburger Abendblatt Impressive black and white photos of pregnant women. The quotes under photos throw a light on various personalties.
Berliner Zeitung Rebekka Kaufmann has photographed pregnant women in various walks of life. She has done it both with humour and the required deference - and always impressively.
Berliner Morgenpost Rebekka Kaufmanns masterly black and white photos reveal her sensibility toward pregnant women - their individual personalities are shown in the round. The photos reveal the beauty of pregnant women in a new light. Each of the sixty photos tells its own story.
Badische Neuste Nachricht When viewing these pictures, the photographers closeness to these young women is always to be felt.
Wohnen in Berlin Rebekka Kaufmanns manages to reveal the essentials of real life both in words and pictures.
Darmstädter Echo One feels quite close to all these women - a closeness with which one is totally at ease.
Imagine Literature Deutschland Ein außergewöhnlicher Fotoband, der einerseits einfühlsam dokumentiert aber auch geheimratsvolle Lebensgeschichten der einzelnen Frauen offenbart.
Abendzeitung München Pregnant women are beautiful - the photo book of Rebekka Kaufmann proves it
Die Welt Her photographs go far beyond all erotic imaginings.
Berliner "Tipp" Spezial Each of Rebekka Kaufmanns portraits reveals the pride of pregnant women.
Süddeutsche Zeitung The photo artist Rebekka Kaufmann presents portraits alive with reality.
Schweizer Blatt In schönen Schwarz- Weißbildern zeigt R.K. die Schönste und Rundeste Sache der Welt. Ein Bildband voller Glück und Intimität.