Thomas Hoepker
Overview
Thomas Hoepker (Germany, 1936) studied art history and archeology, then worked as a photographer for Münchner Illustrierte and Kristall between 1960 and 1963, reporting from all over the world. He joined Stern magazine as a photo-reporter in 1964.
Magnum began to distribute Hoepker’s archive photographs in 1964. He worked as cameraman and producer of documentary films for German television in 1972, and from 1974 collaborated with his wife, the journalist Eva Windmoeller, first in East Germany and then in New York, where they moved to work as correspondents for Stern in 1976. From 1978 to 1981 Hoepker was director of photography for the American edition of Geo.
Hoepker worked as art director for Stern in Hamburg between 1987 and 1989, when he became a full member of Magnum, specializing in reportage and stylish color features.
Today Hoepker lives and works in New York.
Featured Exhibitions
Muhammad Ali’s left fist, 1966
Gelatin silver print
Muhammad Ali jumping, Chicago, 1966
Archival pigment print
Muhammad Ali in gym training, Illinois, 1966
Archival pigment print
Muhammad Ali flirting with Belinda Boyd. She later becomes his second wife, Chicago, 1966
Archival pigment print
Muhammad Ali in a Barber’s shop, Chicago, 1966
Archival pigment print
Muhammad Ali walking beneath the El Train, Chicago, 1966
Archival pigment print
Muhammad Ali is scared by bee white visiting a movie set, London, 1966
Archival pigment print
Muhammad Ali prays to Allah before the first round of a title fight, London, 1966
Archival pigment print
Muhammad Ali at suit fitting, London, 1966
Archival pigment print
AlI in downtown Chicago in front of Commodities Exchange, Chicago, 1966
Archival pigment print
Ali in downtown Chicago photographing, Chicago, 1966
Archival pigment print
Ali with Johnny Coulon, the world bantam weight champion of 1910, in his Chicago gym, Chicago, 1966
Archival pigment print
Ali in a Southside Chicago barbershop, Illinois, Chicago, 1966
Archival pigment print