Barbara Klemm. Photographs 1967-2019 | Interview

In her black and white photographs, Barbara Klemm has documented German history and everyday life around the world for over 50 years. As a photographer for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung she was an eye-witness of historical events such as the 1960s student protests and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Motifs like the "socialist fraternal kiss" between Erich Honecker and Leonid Brezhnev are inscribed in our collective memory.
The exhibition in Erlangen's City Museum, a co-operation with the Tübingen City Museum, shows a selection of pictures by the renowned photograopher.
On October, 1st, 2021, Barbara Klemm visited Erlangen City Museum for a press conference. In an interview with the museum's director, Brigitte Korn, she talked about her numerous travels, working in the darkroom and her preference for analog black and white photography.
00:00 Introduction
01:01 Meeting Willy Brandt and Leonid Breschnew
02:19 Taking pictures without flash, working in the darkroom
04:15 Traveling in Poland and the Soviet Union
06:34 The fall of the Berlin Wall and the importance of luck
07:50 Changes in press photography
09:09 Portrait photography
12:03 Looking for Günter Grass
Video: Erich Malter
Photos: © Barbara Klemm

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