Thomas Hoepker was a German photographer and member of Magnum Photos.
14 Facts About Thomas Hoepker
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Thomas Hoepker was known for stylish color photo features, working from the 1960s for Stern and Geo on assignments around the globe as a photojournalist with a desire to photograph human conditions.
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Thomas Hoepker developed his prints in his family's kitchen and bathroom, and began to earn a little money by selling pictures to friends and classmates.
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Thomas Hoepker studied art history and archaeology from 1956 to 1959 at LMU Muenchen and Gottingen where he learned about understanding images and composition.
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Thomas Hoepker worked on assignments around the globe with a desire to photograph human conditions.
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Thomas Hoepker made a series of photographs of boxer Muhammad Ali in 1966, prior to Ali's fight against Brian London at the Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, and later photographing him in Chicago, choosing two images to print which became iconic.
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In 1967, Thomas Hoepker travelled to Bihar, India, reporting on famine, flooding and a smallpox epidemic there.
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Thomas Hoepker lived and collaborated with his second wife, journalist Eva Windmoller, in East Berlin from 1974.
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From 1987 to 1989 Thomas Hoepker was based in Hamburg, working as art director for Stern.
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Thomas Hoepker did not publish it then but in 2006 agreed to it being published in a book about photography of the event.
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Thomas Hoepker became an American citizen in July 2009, whilst maintaining his German citizenship.
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Thomas Hoepker lived in New York City with his third wife, with whom he produced TV documentaries.
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Thomas Hoepker died from complications of Alzheimer's in Santiago, Chile, on 10 July 2024, at the age of 88.
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Books by Thomas Hoepker are held by the German National Library, including:.