Inspiring Women Winter 2017

countries.
Among the many art books in my father’s library,
I found The Family of Man, the catalogue of the
legendary photo exhibit that Edward Steichen
had mounted at MOMA in New York. Again and
again I studied those impressive photographs,
and it gave me the inspiration to enter this field,
too.
I have been surprised over the years by the
development of photography. I started out as
an analog photographer, carefully planning
each shot, because as a student I had very little
money! Today I come back with hundreds of
shots and spend hours on the computer
evaluating and editing. The Internet and social
media have been big game changers for
photographers in the past 20 years as well.
“Kühne Helden Cover”
There is really no limit to human creativity, and every artist’s view is legitimate. I feel very
fortunate that I am able to earn a living with my passion/profession and that I am flexible
enough to adjust to the technical and economical challenges in my field.
I guess the photo book Kühne Helden, http://www.ulrikecameronhenn.com/books/bold-heroes
-kuhne-helden-2/, my homage to century-old trees in Hamburg, is the thing I consider my most
important achievement in the artistic world. But
if I think about an impact my work might have, I
am also just as pleased with my photo series on
children in India and what has become of them.
These children had German sponsors to be able
to attend school. Usually after 10 years, when a
child finishes middle school, the sponsorship
ends. There is no information about whether the
children made use of their school education,
which still is a privilege in the poor rural areas.
“Art Students in India”
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