Bio
English
Wolf Nitch is an award-winning french-german photographer based in Paris, France. Working across editorial, commercial and fine art projects, Nitch’s defining attention to detail is a result of his design training and unique eye for art direction and composition. With a highly considered approach to his art practice, Nitch’s work is recognisable for its clarity and distinct depth of emotion, documenting the complex relationship between humans and nature, urbanism and social fabrics, and architectural design practices. Nitch’s vision is influenced via his tri-cultural background and professional experience in media and design. His exploration of the mediascape via space-architecture and human appropriation is a re-occuring theme throughout his fine-art documentary work, connecting societal stories with spatial observations and commentaries. Nitch specialises in technical architecture and interiors photography in his commercial work.
Français
Wolf Nitch est un photographe franco-allemand primé basé à Paris, en France. Travaillant sur des projets éditoriaux, commerciaux et artistiques, l'attention particulière de Nitch aux détails découle de sa formation en design et de son regard unique pour la direction artistique et la composition. Avec une approche très réfléchie de sa pratique artistique, le travail de Nitch est reconnaissable par sa clarté et sa profondeur émotionnelle distincte, documentant la relation complexe entre les êtres humains et la nature, l'urbanisme et les tissus sociaux, ainsi que les pratiques de conception architecturale. La vision de Nitch est influencée par son background triculturel et son expérience professionnelle dans les médias et le design. Son exploration du médiascape à travers la space-architecture et l'appropriation humaine est un thème récurrent dans son travail documentaire d'art, connectant des récits sociétaux avec des observations spatiales et des commentaires. Nitch se spécialise dans la photographie technique d'architecture et d'intérieurs dans son travail commercial.
Deutsch
Wolf Nitch ist ein preisgekrönter französisch-deutscher Fotograf mit Wohnsitz in Paris, Frankreich. Bei seiner Arbeit an redaktionellen, kommerziellen und künstlerischen Projekten zeugt Nitchs besondere Aufmerksamkeit für Details von seiner Ausbildung im Design und seinem einzigartigen Blick für künstlerische Leitung und Komposition. Mit einem sehr überlegten Ansatz für seine künstlerische Praxis ist Nitchs Arbeit durch Klarheit und eine ausgeprägte emotionale Tiefe erkennbar. Er dokumentiert die komplexe Beziehung zwischen Menschen und Natur, Urbanismus und sozialen Strukturen sowie den Praktiken der Architektur. Nitchs Vision wird von seinem trikulturellen Hintergrund und seiner beruflichen Erfahrung in den Bereichen Medien und Design beeinflusst. Seine Erkundung des Medienraums durch Raumarchitektur und menschliche Aneignung ist ein wiederkehrendes Thema in seiner dokumentarischen künstlerischen Arbeit, das gesellschaftliche Erzählungen mit räumlichen Beobachtungen und Kommentaren verbindet. In seiner kommerziellen Arbeit hat sich Nitch auf die technische Fotografie von Architektur und Innenräumen spezialisiert.
Awards & Grants
2021, INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS — HONORABLE MENTION — Ephemeral — Architecture / Industrial Category
2021, INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS — HONORABLE MENTION — Salt Scape — Landscape Category
2021, PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS — BRONZE — Ephemeral (Series) — Architecture / Industrial Category
2021, PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS — HONORABLE MENTION — Salt Storm (Series) — Fine Art/Landscape Category
2021, PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS — CURATORIAL SELECTION —Salt Storm (Series) — State of the World 2021
2021, FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD — NOMINEE - Ephemeral — Cityscape Photography Category (Series)
2021, FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD — NOMINEE —Salt Scape — Cityscape Photography Category (Series)
2019, FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD — NOMINEE — Judging a Building by its Staircase - Architecture Photography Cat. (Series)
2019, FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD — NOMINEE — Architectural Medium - Architecture Photography Category (Single Image)
2019, FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD — NOMINEE — Colours of Freedom - Street Photography Category (Single Image)
Exhibitions & Art Fairs
Solo Exhibitions
2017, SHOPHOUSE ART — EXHIBITION — Singapore — Architecture of Propaganda
Group Exhibitions
2021
PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHY PARIS, STATE OF THE WORLD 2021 — EXHIBITION —Winner Exhibition — Salt Scape
2018
ART PORTER GALLERY — EXHIBITION — Singapore — Architecture of Propaganda
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How did you first become interested in photography?
When I was in high school I remember quite clearly how the class was divided up and everyone had to do an A2 board on a different war. I received the Spanish Civil War as a project. I came across Robert Capa’s famous “Falling Soldier” photograph and was incredibly impressed by it. I decided to fill the board with just this one picture and put some writing underneath it. While all my other classmates did collages, maps, with arrows and explanations, and spent hours doing that, mine was the most direct board and didn’t take much time. This process really demonstrated the power of photography to me and that stuck with me.
Q: Who were your greatest influences and who do you rely on for wisdom and advice?
Practically I like to take advice from editors, clients, collaborators, and my subjects. I like to listen to the underlying truth of what they have to say about my work. It influences my future direction and the paths I will take. Mentally I also take a lot of inspiration from philosophy - it helps guide my work and creative process.
Q: What do you feel is the biggest obligation in photojournalism and documentary photography?
To record history and to never misrepresent the truth. Photography is a tool that can be deceptive because it looks real. One should keep in mind that most folks may not be as in tune into photographs as photographers are. It is very important to be as honest as possible. And explicitly honest. By that I mean to remove disambiguity as much as possible, unless of course the issue is about ambiguity. The caption, therefore, is very important.
In short: Point to the obvious. Don’t be deceptive. Don’t treat photography as a tool to make change. You will always bring your point of view, but when you actively try to make a change you can end up being deceptive. As much as possible, treat photography as a historic record.
Q: What are some topics you are passionate about that you would like to pursue for future projects?
To dig deeper into social and environmental issues. There’s always going to be some form of spatial dimension to my work, but space is a wide definition. To me human practice defines a space even if it is in nature. That practice can be present or it can be a past practice, history.
Q: What gear do you use?
A Medium Format Fujifilm GFX 50s for commercial and fineart landscapes and architecture, with the 32-64mm zoom and Pentax 645 35mm, Pentax 67 75mm and 105mm and Canon 24mm TSEii for shifting purposes. For personal and street photographs a Leica M4 with the 50/2, Sony aRii with a Voigtlander 40/1.2, or the Fujifilm XPro 2, 18/1.4, 23/2 and 35/1.4.