12 Facts About Juergen Teller

Juergen Teller was born on 28 January 1964 and is a German fine-art and fashion photographer.

Juergen Teller was awarded the Citibank Prize for Photography in 2003 and received the Special Presentation International Center of Photography Infinity Award in 2018.

Since the beginning his career in the late 1980s, Juergen Teller has blurred the boundaries between his commissioned and personal work in his numerous campaigns, editorials, publications and exhibitions.

Juergen Teller's photographs have appeared in Arena Homme +, The Face, i-D, 032c, Pop, Purple, Self Service, W, Vogue and Zeit magazin among others.

Juergen Teller photographed Kylie Minogue for the artwork of her 1991 album Let's Get to It.

Juergen Teller first gained wider recognition in 1996 with his front cover of Suddeutsche Zeitung Magazine featuring a nude Kristen McMenamy with the word 'Versace' drawn in a heart across her chest.

Juergen Teller has collaborated with a range of other designers and fashion houses during his career, including Helmut Lang, Yves Saint Laurent, Vivienne Westwood, Celine, Missoni, Moschino, Barney's, Louis Vuitton, Adidas, Palace and Valentino.

Juergen Teller photographed American rapper Kanye West for T: The New York Times Style Magazine and shot the 'Kanye, Juergen and Kim' supplement for System featuring Kanye West and Kim Kardashian as well as himself in 2015.

Juergen Teller has directed several fashion films, short films and artist videos including Can I Own Myself, Go-Sees, World Cup Final, Germany 0 Brazil 2 London, Schmetterling' and Dieter.

Juergen Teller was Professor of Photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg from 2014 to 2019.

In 2016, Juergen Teller curated an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs at Alison Jacques Gallery in London where he selected 58 images from the Mapplethorpe Foundation collection.

Juergen Teller was married to UK contemporary art dealer Sadie Coles from 2003 to 2018.