Juergen Teller

Juergen Teller (b. 1964, Erlangen, Germany) studied at the Bayerische Staatslehranstalt für Photographie in Munich, before moving to London in 1986. Working across different genres of photography, Teller has shot fashion campaigns for numerous luxury brands, as well as editorials for prominent art and fashion publications. In 2003, Teller was awarded the Citibank Prize for Photography by the Photographers Gallery, London, and in 2018, he received the Special Presentation Infinity award from the International Center of Photography, New York. His work has been exhibited internationally, including solo shows at Fondation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain, Paris (2006); Dallas Contemporary, Texas (2011); Daelim Museum, Seoul (2011); Institute of Contemporary Art, London (2013); DESTE Foundation, Athens (2014); Bundeskunstalle Bonn (2016); Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin (2017); Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2018); T-10/SKP-S, Beijing (2021); Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris (2023); Triennale Milano (2024); and Galleria degli Antichi, Sabbioneta (2025). In 2007, he was asked to represent Ukraine as one of five artists in the 52nd Venice Biennale. Teller’s photographs have been acquired by numerous international collections, including the Centre Pompidou, Paris; Fondation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain, Paris; International Center for Photography, New York; Musée du Louvre, Paris; and National Portrait Gallery, London. Teller has published over 60 books and was a Professor of Photography at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nürnberg from 2014 to 2019.