Artist Index: Steinberg, Uwe

S-Bahn Schönhauser Allee, East Berlin. Early 1970s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24 x 18,3 cm (28 x 18,3 cm). Photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on verso.

In very good condition.

"Abschied Elfriede Schielski". 1971/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 25 x 37,5 cm (27 x 39,5 cm). Titled and dated in pencil, with the photographer's stamp on verso.

Uwe Steinberg, an exceptional photographer and chronicler of his time, skillfully navigated beyond the confines of official perspectives to capture the authentic essence of individuals. He harnessed photography as an autonomous medium, even within the constraints of a socialist context. Steinberg's extensive body of work, spanning various themes such as labor, daily life in the German Democratic Republic, and portraits of youth, serves as a testament to his discerning choice of subjects and his mastery of composition techniques. – Upper right corner bumped, some surface irregularities, otherwise in good condition.

Dessau. Circa 1963/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 27 x 39,5 cm. Photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.
Born in Breslau, Uwe Steinberg moved to Dessau in 1959 where he did an apprenticeship at the ADN-Zentralbild (GDR central press agency). In the 1970s he was a photojournalist for the NBI magazine in Berlin. He later also studied at the Leipzig Art Academy. In 1982 he was the head of the photography department in the Berlin VBK, the central artist association. – In excellent condition.