Paul Ripke

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Paul Ripke
Ripke backstage at Rock am Ring (2017)
Born (1981-02-10) 10 February 1981 (age 43)
NationalityGerman
Occupations
  • Photographer
  • director
Years active2002–present
Websitepaulripke.com

Paul Ripke (born February 10, 1981) is a German fashion and sports photographer and music video director prolific for his photographs and videos of athletes, celebrities, models, and other cultural figures.

Early life[edit]

Ripke was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany where his father was a medical doctor and his mother was a lawyer. He studied business administration but dropped out of university to teach himself photography.[citation needed]

Photography[edit]

Ripke began his career as a music photographer in 2002 when he started shooting a series of artist portraits for German hip hop music magazine Backspin.[1] He documented the Krach der Republik tour of German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen during 2012-2013 and directed their music video "Das ist der Moment".[2] He frequently collaborates with German hip hop artist Marteria[3][4] and accompanied Formula One drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton during their respective championship seasons.[5] When the Germany national football team won the World Cup Final in Rio de Janeiro in 2014, he produced a series of renowned portraits while the team celebrated on the field of Maracanã Stadium.[6] Since 2015 he has been publishing the quarterly collaborative magazine Hedonist Post, featuring the works of various international photographers.[7] In September 2018, Ripke directed the live production of Marteria's "Live Im Ostseestadion" concert movie.[8] In March 2019, German singer Lena published her music video directed and filmed by Ripke to accompany the release of her song "Don't Lie to Me". [9][10]

Works[edit]

Books[edit]

  • One Night in Rio. Hamburg 2014 ISBN 978-3-8419-0348-8
  • Ring der Nebelungen. Berlin 2015.
  • Die Toten Hosen – Bitte lächeln, von San Telmo bis Leipzig. Düsseldorf 2015.

Magazines[edit]

  • since 2015: The Hedonist Post[11] (quarterly)

Podcast[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ "Interview mit Paul Ripke: „Sei bereit, in Dinge zu investieren, es kommt irgendwann zu dir zurück"". Business Punk. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Das ist der Moment". Die Toten Hosen. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Marteria in Rostock: Film erinnert an sein Lebens-Konzert". Schweriner Volkszeitung. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Promifotograf Paul Ripke: Die Stars lassen ihn nah ran". SWR3. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The star Mercedes photographer who 'can't take pictures of cars'". autosport.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Die sieben besten Fotos vom WM-Triumph in Rio". WELT. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  7. ^ "The 5 Books & Magazines We're Reading This Weekend". Highsnobiety. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Ein Fest für Rostocks Stadt-Marketing". laut.de.
  9. ^ Lena (2019-03-15), Lena - Don't Lie To Me (Official Video), retrieved 2019-04-05
  10. ^ "Akku alle? - Wie Lena Meyer-Landrut mit ihrem neuen Musikclip die Fans verwirrt". NEON. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  11. ^ "The Hedonist Post". Hedonist Post. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Alle Wege Führen Nach Ruhm". AWFNR. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

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