Kai Wiedenhöfer

Kai Wiedenhöfer (born 3 March 1966 Schwenningen, died 9 January 2024) was a German photojournalist. He won a 2009 Carmignac Photojournalism Award, 2010 Brandenburg Photography Art Prize, and 2016 Carl von Ossietzky Medal.

 Life 
He studied at Folkwang University of the Arts. He received a 2002 W. Eugene Smith Grant.

From 2003 to 2006, he covered the Israeli West Bank barrier. In 2008, he covered Northern Ireland.

 Works 
 Wall. Steidl Verlag. Göttingen 2007 ISBN 978-3-86521-117-0 
 Perfect Peace : The Palestinians from Intifada to Intifada. Steidl Verlag, Göttingen 2003  ISBN 3-88243-814-2 
 Checkpoint Huwara. mit Karin Wenger, Neue Zürcher Zeitung Publisher, 2008,  ISBN 978-3-7205-3077-4 
 The Book of Destruction. Steidl Verlag, Göttingen 2010,  ISBN 978-3-86930-207-2 
 Confrontier. Steidl Verlag, Göttingen 2013,  ISBN 978-3-86930-550-9

 References 

 Other websites 
 official website
 30 Jahre Mauerfall: „Confrontier“ von Kai Wiedenhöfer, Sep 30, 2019

Category:1966 births
Category:Living people
Category:German photojournalists