Ingo Taubhorn is an artist and exhibition curator. From 2003 to 2023, he served as Chief Curator of the House of Photography at the Deichtorhallen Hamburg. In addition to his outstanding expertise as a curator, he is also active as a photographic artist. In this dual role—between reception and artistic practice—he guides participating photographers for one year in the realization of their photographic series. The focus of the masterclass is on exchanging ideas about the medium of photography and engaging with the participants’ work.
However, producing outstanding photographic work alone is not enough. From conception to production, and through to presentation and distribution, a photographic project must meet numerous requirements to be publicly exhibited. In addition to a coherent exhibition concept, an aesthetically outstanding visual language, and professional execution, projects must convey relevant themes effectively and appeal to a large, diverse audience in both form and content. Additional components, such as publications, multimedia presentations, and concepts for educational and outreach work, increase the chances of drawing attention to one’s work from curators and museum directors.
The masterclass covers the know-how required for this, as well as the various aspects of conceiving and realizing an exhibition in collaboration with a national or international exhibition institution. The participants’ photographic works will be presented to a broad audience in an exhibition in spring 2027.
Instructor
Ingo Taubhorn is a photographer, exhibition curator, and author. After studying photography and film in the Visual Communication program at the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund, he began, from 1988, freelance curatorial work for Galerie F.C. Gundlach, Hamburg; the Museum Folkwang, Essen; the Pat Hearn Gallery, New York; and the Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin. He has conducted scholarly work on several estates, including those of Werner Rohde and Mark Morrisroe. From 2003 to 2023, he served as Chief Curator of the House of Photography at the Deichtorhallen Hamburg, and from 2010 to 2025, he was President of the German Photographic Academy. He has taught photography and media at various universities, including Hochschule der Künste Bremen, Fachhochschule Bielefeld, and Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg. Currently, together with Linn Schröder, he leads the masterclass at the Ostkreuz School of Photography in Berlin. Since 2024, he has been responsible for the photographic program at Haus #1 on Waterloo Ufer in Berlin. He lives and works in Berlin and Königsberg (Ost-Prignitz).
Duration: 12 teaching days, 8 hours each, always Saturday/Sunday
Period: April 2026 – March 2027
Start: April 25/26, 2026
Dates: June 13/14, 2026; further dates to be coordinated with participants
Final Exhibition: April 2027
Participants: Maximum 12
Location: Berlin
Cost: €1,500; VAT is not charged according to § 4 Nr. 22 UStG
Payment: €900 upon enrollment; €600 before the second session
Application:
The application deadline is March 20, 2026, at 11:59 PM.
Please send the following documents to masterclass@fhochdrei.org:
- CV including documentation of previous projects, exhibitions, books, publications (max. 2 A4 pages)
- Portfolio of approximately 20 photographs
- Exposé of the project you wish to realize as part of the f3 Masterclass with Ingo Taubhorn (max. 1 A4 page)
Participants will be selected by early April 2026.