Fotobuch-Quartett

Based on the "Literary Quartet", Damian Zimmermann and Nadine Preiß (both Photoszene), Markus Schaden and Frederic Lezmi (The PhotoBookMuseum), Wolfgang Zurborn (Lichtblick School), Oliver Rausch and Frank Dürrach (both Fotoakademie-Koeln) as well as a changing guest discuss four photo books live and in front of an audience, sometimes lovingly and benevolently, sometimes meanly and maliciously, their heads hot. The events will be recorded by FotoTV and then put online. The Photobook Quartet is a format of the Internationale Photoszene Köln. The first event took place within the framework of the Photoscene Festival 2014 at the Museum of Applied Arts Cologne (MAKK), followed by the Photobook Quartet+ as a guest in the art spaces of the Michael Horbach Foundation, the Forum for Photography, the Zephyr in Mannheim and during the Cologne Art Book Fair 2015. Guests of previous editions were Renate Gruber, Claudia Dichter, Alexa Becker, Katja Stuke, Thekla Ehling, Erik Kessels, Bettina Flitner, Dr. Anja Schürmann, David Klammer, Simone Klein, and Thomas Gust.

All previous editions of the Photobook Quartet can be seen as Video on our Youtube channel, the latest videos are also shown here.

The Photobook Quartet and its documentation is only available in German!

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Fotobuch-Quartett am 23. Mai 2026

in der Fotoakademie-Koeln

📅 Saturday, May 23, 2026, starting at 6 p.m.
📍 Fotoakademie-Koeln, Im Mediapark 8a, 50670 Cologne

For about 12 years, the Photo Book Quartet has been discussing four current photo books (and sometimes a classic) about twice a year, in as much depth as possible and—above all—in an entertaining way. If you’d like to see past performances, here’s a link. The Quartet recently welcomed Alexa Becker as a new regular member, as well as Andrea Oster as moderator. So this time, taking the stage will be:

• Andrea Oster (WDR, photographer): Moderator
• Thekla Ehling (photographer, professor at Münster University of Applied Sciences)
• Alexa Becker (photography coach & publishing consultant, FBQ, ...)
• Oliver Rausch (photography writer, photography lecturer)
• Frank Dürrach (photographer, photography lecturer, FBQ).

As always, the four books will be projected digitally; this means all visitors can follow along directly with what is being discussed.

Please note: Anyone wishing to attend this event must register via the Fotoschule-Koeln website. Feel free to spread the word and bring friends—they’re always welcome. Admission is 5 euros; we have 80 seats, so don’t wait to sign up.

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