Peter Knaup

Photographer

Photographer of Antoni Gaudí’s architectural work

Appearances

GWC 14 BCN

Languages

English, German

Specialization

Photographing the Architecture of Antoni Gaudi in Black and White

Gaudi expert themes

Photographing the Architecture of Antoni Gaudi in Black and White

Country

Germany

Biography

He won a number of international awards at the start of his career, in 1973, for his photographs of Antoni Gaudí’s architectural work. In 1982 he moved to Paris, where he set up one of the leading advertising photography studios. He is probably best known for his work on Christian Dior’s J’adore scent campaign in 2003. He currently lives and works in Berlin and Venice. His acclaimed publications include Die châteaux des Médoc [Médoc Châteaux] and Die schönsten und besten bistros von Paris [The Loveliest and Best Bars in Paris], in collaboration with German chef Wolfram Siebeck. In 2011 Braus published his photography book Stilles Venedig [Silent Venice]. He recently published a spectacular book with his photographs of Gaudí’s buildings taken between 1972 and 2012 (Antoni Gaudí, Braus, Berlin).

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