Biography
The focus of the german photographer michael wolf's work is life
in mega cities. Many of his projects document the architecture and
the vernacular culture of metropolises. Wolf grew up in Canada,
Europe and the United States, studying at UC Berkeley and at the
Folkwang School with Otto Steinert in Essen, Germany. He moved to
Hong Kong in 1994 where he worked for 8 years as contract
photographer for Stern magazine. Since 2001, Wolf has been
focusing on his own projects, many of which have been published as
books.
Wolf's work has been exhibited in numerous locations, including
the Venice Bienniale for Architecture, Aperture Gallery, New
York; Museum Centre Vapriikki, Tampere, Finland, Museum for
work in Hamburg, Germany, Hong Kong Shenzhen Biennial, Museum of
Contemporary Photography, Chicago. His work is held in many
permanent collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of art in
New York, The Brooklyn Museum, The San Jose Museum of Art,
California; the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago; Museum
Folkwang, Essen and the German Museum for Architecture,
Frankfurt.
Wolf won first prize in the world press photo award competition
on two occasions (2005 & 2010) and an honorable mention
(2011.) In 2010, he was shortlisted for the Prix Pictet
photography prize.
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