Susanne Lange
author
Susanne Lange is a German photography historian and scholar. She is widely recognized for her extensive research on the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher, having been granted access to their archives to write definitive biographies and analyses. Her expertise lies in dissecting the historical and curatorial dimensions of documentary photography, particularly its emphasis on unmanipulated representations of reality that emerged in early 20th-century Europe. She has edited several major publications on August Sander and other key figures in German photographic history.[1,2,3,4,5]
Themes
- documentary photography
- Becher archives
- August Sander
- photography history
Books
Works by Susanne Lange
- Chapalingas 2003 · Steidl / Photographische Sammlung · book · English, French, German ISBN 3882438770 Co-authored with Rosalind Solomon.
- Bernd and Hilla Becher: Life And Work book First sustained analysis and biography of the Bechers.
- A Testimony To Photography 1999 · book Reflections on the life and work of August Sander.
Exhibitions
- 2002 August Sander: From Archetypes to Gestures group


