VIKTOR RICHTER

Editorial Photographer

VÉLOIR Studios • Berlin, Germany

Based In

Berlin, Germany

Years Active

1956–2004

Specialties

Architectural CompositionPower PhotographyFashion NoirFemale Dominance

Signature Aesthetic

Women as geometry. Power in every angle.

Trained as an architect in Munich. Built one building. Hated it. Started photographing the ones he didn't build. Then the women standing in front of them.

Shooting Styles

ARCHITECTURALPOWERFULCOLD

Aesthetic Identity

The Sovereign

The Maximalist

The Monolith

CREDENTIALS

Editorial Credits

Vogue Paris

Vogue US

Vogue Italia

Harper's Bazaar

Elle

Playboy

Vanity Fair

Campaign Credits

Yves Saint Laurent

Chanel

Thierry Mugler

Blumarine

Versace

Mario Valentino

Van Cleef & Arpels

Awards & Recognition

Grand Prix National de la Photographie (France)

Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

World Press Photo

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