Chats & Tracks with Walter Schels

Walter Schels, Selbstporträt, zweimal rechte Gesichtshälfte, 1985, a.d.S. Halbierungen
© Walter Schels / Stiftung F.C. Gundlach

In the eighth episode of Chats & Tracks, photographer Walter Schels is our guest. Known for his striking portraits, iconic animal photographs, and distinctive visual language shaped by closeness, intuition, and transience, Schels speaks about formative moments in his career, encounters with humans and animals, and how eye contact, emotion, and trust define his photographs.

This episode is in German.

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