A CLASS OF THEIR OWN/ THE DUSSELDORF SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY

The 'Dusseldorf School' has become a household name in the art world for one of the most successful and influential strains of moder n photography. Coined in the late 1980s, the name refers mainly to the pioneer group of students of the late Bernd Becher, who in 19 76 became the first professor for creative photography at a German arts academy. His students included Andreas Gursky, Candida Hofer , Axel Hutte, Thomas Ruff, and Thomas Struth, all of them today internationally acclaimed artists in their own right.