Barbara Klemm

[1] She photographed many of the most important events in recent German history[2] and has received honors, including Fellowship of the Academy of Arts, Berlin and the Pour le Mérite.She was inducted into the Leica Hall of Fame in recognition of her status as "a driving force in reportage photography" and as "an exemplary photographer".[1] She has photographed many celebrities, including Mick Jagger, Tom Waits, Claudio Abbado, Simon Rattle, György Ligeti, Andy Warhol, and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.[2] Her famous photographs include Soviet general secretary Leonid Brezhnev kissing East German leader Erich Honecker in 1979.She received the Dr. Erich Salomon Prize in 1989, the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts in 2010, the Leica Hall of Fame award in 2012 as well as the International Folkwang-Prize in 2021.
MünsterNazi GermanyFrankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungAcademy of Arts, BerlinPour le MériteKarlsruheAcademy of Fine Arts, KarlsruheFrankfurtHeinrich BöllBerlin WallMick JaggerTom WaitsClaudio AbbadoSimon RattleGyörgy LigetiAndy WarholRainer Werner FassbinderSoviet general secretaryLeonid BrezhnevEast German leaderErich HoneckerDarmstadt University of Applied SciencesDr. Erich Salomon PrizePour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts