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About Yves Borgwardt

Yves Borgwardt was born in Frankfurt (Oder), a city of the former East Germany.

His family relocated to Bavaria in 1990, right after the fall of the Berlin Wall. After his professional apprenticeship (analog - including printing and developing) in Nuremberg he moved to Berlin.
Between 2005 and 2008 he worked as a longterm assistant to several internationally working photographers  receiving strong training and influence from his teachers. 


In 2008 he began shooting assignments for magazines and commerical clients.
Amongst others, his work has been published in Harper´s Bazaar germany, Highsnobiety, Interview Germany, men´s health Best Fashion, stern, Süddeutsche Magazin, Vogue & Zeit Magazin.

Commercial clients are adidas, bayer healthcare, Condé Nast Corporate, Fritz Hansen, Mercedes Benz, mytheresa.com, Nokia, ORF, Sal. Oppenheim, Silhouette Eyewear, sony music, universal music, Wilkinson.

Over the last few years Yves Borgwardt has shot personalities - such as Audrey Tautou, Beth Ditto, Billy Idol, Bob Odenkirk, Daniel Brühl, Daisy Ridley, Grandmaster Flash, Herbert Grönemeyer, Paul Weller & Richard Linklater - to name just a few.



"Borgwardt’s photographs are thought through a cineastic point of view. Inspired by characters and atmospheres he creates a speculative narration along alignment lines, peeling off the layers until the encounter finds its sharp form. Therefore the pictures are less enclosed entities rather then points of intersections which initiate imaginations of the scenes in-between – a vulnerable truth." (Philipp Simon)

Clients of Yves Borgwardt

032c
11 Freunde
adidas
bayer healthcare
condé nast corporate
Harper´s Bazaar Germany
Highsnobiety
Groove
Interview Germany
Interview Russia
men´s health Best Fashion
Fritz Hansen
Gala
lala Berlin
Mercedes Benz
Mercedes Benz AMG
mix mag
musikexpress
mytheresa.com
Nokia
ORF
Rexona
Rondo
Rolling Stone
Sal. Oppenheim
Silhouette Eyewear
spex
stern
Süddeutsche magazin
sony music
universal music
Wilkinson
ufa
Vogue Deutsch
Vogue Business
Welt am Sonntag
WuV
Zeit Magazin


1000 Robota
Anselm Reyle
Arctic Monkeys
Armin Veh
Asher Roth
Audrey Tautou
banks
Beth Ditto
Beth Jeans Houghton
Billy Idol
Bob Odenkirk
Bonaparte
Bonnie Prince Billy
Boys Noize
Caro Emerald
Chima
Christian Friedel
Christian Petzold
Cibelle
Clemens Pflanz
Cornelius Tittel
Dagobert
Daniel Kehlmann
Daisy Ridley
Darkside
Dena
Dendemann
Detlev Buck
Die Antwoord
Dr. Motte
Elisabeth Ruge
Fahri Yardim
Fever Ray
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Franz Ferdinand
Gilbert & George
Grandmaster Flash
Greg Dulli
Herbert Groenemeyer
Hurts
Iris Berben
James Blake
Jane Goodall
Jean Remy von Matt
Jessie Ware
Jochen Distelmeyer
Johannes Hübl
Judith Rakers
Julie Campbell
Julien Casablancas & The Voidz
Kiesza
La Roux
Laura Marling
Lianne La Havas
Materia
Matvey Lykow
Melika Foroutan
Meret Becker
Michael Gira
Neneh Cherry
Nico Hofmann
Nicolaj Coster Waldau
Noah Becker
Nora von Waldstätten
Paul Weller
Peaches
Petula Clark
Phoenix
Rick Genest
Sam Riley
Sebastia Schipper
Şermin Langhoff
Sibel Kekilli
Sara Connor
Steve McClaren
Sven Regener
Taylor_Schilling
Tocotronic
Tom Verlaine
Villagers
Yvo de Boer