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Andreas Oetker-Kast (*1964) is a freelance photographer based in Kiel, Germany.
Following his studies in sociology he pursued a career in international public relations, for six years in Germany followed by two years in the United States. Upon his return to Germany in 2003 he turned to professional photography, specializing in documentary and music photography.
He was participating in seminars at the Ostkreuz School of Photography, Berlin from 2006 - 2009, first under the guidance of Michael Trippel (2006) followed by Werner Mahler (May 2007 - 2009). Since 2006 his work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Germany and internationally and was published in books and catalogs.
Grants & awards
| 2011 | Working grant from the U.S. Consulate General Hamburg, faciliated by the American Society Schleswig-Holstein, for wonderland |
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| 2010 | Honorable Mention for Photography, International Award for Digital and Photographic Art 2010, Museum of Art, Chianciano Terme, Italy, for wunderland |
| 2010 | Working grant from the Cultural Foundation of the Savings Bank of Schleswig-Holstein, for wunderland |
| 2008 | Working grant from the prime minister of the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, for manpower |
Solo exhibitions
| 2011 | music ELBJAZZ Festival, DOCK 56 artgalerie an der elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany |
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| 2010 | manpower Ministry of Labor, Berlin, Germany |
| manpower Volksbank, Baden-Baden, Germany |
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| music - sehen und hören Jazz Festival Leipzig, Opera Leipzig and Jazz Club Telegraph, Leipzig, Germany |
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| wunderland Cultural Foundation of the Savings Bank of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany |
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| 2009 | manpower Kieler Nachrichten, Kiel and Neumünster, Germany |
| 2008 | manpower District Court, Kiel, Germany |
| music – for the ear and for the eye, exhibition with vernissage including a jazz concert of the Thomas Siffling Trio, Brenner's Park Hotel & Spa, Baden-Baden, Germany |
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| 2007 | music – for the ear and for the eye, exhibition with vernissage including a jazz concert of the Thomas Siffling Trio, Metro Kino im Schlosshof, Kiel, Germany |
| music Kunst um den Block, TNG The Net Generation, Kiel, Germany |
Group exhibitions
| 2011 | music AlsterArt 2011, Hamburg, Germany |
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| wunderland AGROUND: 16TH Annual Photo Competition Exhibition, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, U.S.A. |
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| wunderland "Europe – Searching New Identity", Georgien National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia |
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| 2010 | Various projects, AlsterArt 2010, Hamburg, Germany |
| manpower New Orleans Photo Alliance, WoRK group exhibition, New Orleans, U.S.A |
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| wunderland International Award for Digital and Photographic Art 2010, Museum of Art, Chianciano Terme, Italien |
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| 2009 | music Florence Biennale 2009, Florenz, Italien |
| music The Sounds of Art, Kopenhagen, Dänemark |
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| 2006 | Teilnahme an der Jahresausstellung der Ostkreuzschule, mit dem Bild NYC Times Square, Berlin |
Photographs: Angelika Oetker-Kast