Rut Blees Luxemburg

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Rut Blees Luxemburg (born 1967) is a German-born British photographer. Her technique is to take photographs at night, mostly exploring the urban landscape. She is a Tutor at the Royal College of Art. [1] In 2020, Luxemburg was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society, Bristol. [2]

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Life and work

Luxemburg studied photography at London College of Communication and gained her last formal education at the University of Westminster. She employs long exposures to allows her to use the light emanating from the street only, for instance from office blocks or street lights in her photos. [3] Luxemburg created a series of images for the London Underground in 2007.[ citation needed ] Many of her photographs and prints deal with nocturnal themes. In 2016, she was one of the judges in Sky Art's Master of Photography talent competition. [4] [5]

CD cover art

Her photograph, "Towering Inferno" was used as the cover art for The Streets' debut album Original Pirate Material . The photo depicts the beauty of a lit up council tower block. [6] She also contributed "A Modern Project" for use as the cover of Bloc Party's second album, A Weekend in the City .

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References

  1. Royal College of Art Photography Staff.
  2. "Honorary Fellowship". rps.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. Metamorphose July 2005, p. 5 Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Master Of Photography". Sky. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. "Sky Arts Master of Photography winner unveiled and second season announced". Amateur Photographer. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. "A Modern Project by Rut Blees Luxemburg". Somerset House. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.