Fritz Max Kurt Kempe (1909–1988) was a German photographer and photo historian. He began his career in photography under his father, Max Kempe, obtaining his journeyman's certificate in 1927. In 1938, he established his own studio for industrial and advertising photography in Berlin. During World War II, he served as a visual reporter in a propaganda company of the Wehrmacht, notably during the German-Soviet war. This period produced works such as 'Das Gesicht des deutschen Soldaten' (The Face of the German Soldier). After 1945, Kempe lived in Hamburg, where he worked for a welfare organization and later served as the director of the State Image Office (Landesbildstelle) from 1949 to 1975. He was instrumental in developing photography as an artistic expression in Germany during the 1950s and 1960s. In his later years, he became a prominent portrait photographer and photo historian, receiving numerous awards for his contributions to photographic history and art.[1,2]
Das Gesicht Des Deutschen Soldatenphotographer