Thomas Hoepker (German, born 1936)

Timeline

1936: Born in Munich, Germany
1956–1959: Studied Art History and Archaeology, Goettingen/Munich, Germany
1960–1963: Worked as a photographer for Münchner Illustrierte and Kristall
1964: Worked as a photo-reporter for Stern magazine
1964: Magnum began to distribute Hoepker's archive photographs
1968: Kulturpreis, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Photographie
1972: Worked as cameraman and producer of documentary films for German television
1974: Collaborated with his wife, journalist Eva Windmoeller, first in East Germany and then in New York, where they moved to work as correspondents for Stern in 1976
1978–1981: Director of photography for the American edition of Geo
1987–1989: Worked as art director for Stern in Hamburg
1989: Member of Magnum Photos
2003–2006: Became president of Magnum Photos
: Lives in New York, NY

2005: Thomas Hoepker, Photographien 1955-2005, Schirmer & Mosel, Germany
1998: Return of the Maya: Guatemala. A Tale of Survival, Henry Holt, USA
1991: Land of Enchantment, New Mexico, Philip-Morris books, Germany
1989: HA Schult, Fetisch Auto, Germany
1988: Rome, Hofmann & Campe, Germany
1987: New Yorker: 50 unusual portraits, Stemmle, Schaffhausen, Germany
1986: HA Schult, New York ist Berlin, Germany
Amerika: History of the discovery from Florida to Canada, Germany
1985: Leben in der DDR. Life in East Germany, Sternbuch, Germany
Ansichten.Fotos von 1960 bis 1985, Braus, Heidelberg, Germany
1984: Der Wahn vom Weltreich: Germany’s former Colonies, Sternbuch, Germany
Now! Überdosis New York/ HA Schult., Germany
1983: Die New York-Story, GEO Buch, Germany
Thomas Höpker (I Grandi Fotografi), Rizzoli, Italy
1978: Vienna, Time/Life books, Holland
1977: Heinz Mack, Expedition in künstliche Gärten. Art in Desert and Ice, Sternbuch, Germany
1976: Berliner Wände, C. Hanser, Germany
1974: Die Iren und ihre Lieder, (Ireland and its songs), Germany
1967: Horst Janssen, artist’s portraits, Galerie Brockstedt, Germany
1963: Yatun papa. Father of the Indians. Dr. Theodor Binder, Kosmos, Germany
Lebendiges Kiel, Presseamt der Stadt Kiel, Germany
1960: Finnland, Terra Magica, Germany
1957: Jugend in dieser Zeit, Steingrüben, Germany

English (US)