Frank Lübke (1925-2015) was a German photographer and photojournalist who captured the beauty of everyday life in his native country. He was born in 1925 in Berlin, Germany, and grew up during the tumultuous years of World War II. After the war, he studied photography at the Academy of Visual Arts in Berlin and began his career as a freelance photographer.
Throughout his career, Frank Lübke traveled extensively throughout Germany and Europe to capture images of everyday life. His work focused on capturing the beauty of ordinary people and places, often with an eye for detail that revealed something special about each subject. He was particularly known for his black-and-white photographs, which often featured stark contrasts between light and dark.
In addition to his photography work, Frank Lübke also wrote several books about photography and published several collections of his own photographs. He also taught classes on photography at various universities throughout Germany.
Frank Lübke's work has been exhibited in galleries around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the National Gallery in Berlin. His photographs have been featured in numerous publications, including Time Magazine and National Geographic. In 2015, he was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit from the German government for his contributions to photography and photojournalism.