Ulrich Hartmann is a German fashion photographer who’s pushing boundaries. His images offer unique physical interventions with an Alice in Wonderland-esque imagination. Eyebrows jut out sharply from the face – hairs covered with vivid blades of grass. Royal blue skin contrasts directly with red netting draped across eyelashes. Daisies cover eyelids – flower heads where the pupils should be. Petals coat tongues is if they were grains of white rice. In this curious world, beauty is a concept ready to be deconstructed – the body extended beyond its expected parameters. Hartmann shoots closely to the face, drawing the viewer into the most graphic, geometric elements. He transforms features into something entirely new. Eyes aren’t just eyes and skin isn’t just skin. The photographer has created series for a number of well-established brands, as well as Moevir Paris, Institute Magazine and Spectr Magazine.
Lead Image: The Daisy Diaries (2020). Photography: Ulrich Hartmann. Model: Maureen Janson @Modelwerk. Hair & Makeup: Anne Versin. Courtesy of Ulrich Hartmann.
1: The Daisy Diaries (2020). Photography: Ulrich Hartmann. Model: Maureen Janson @Modelwerk. Hair & Makeup: Anne Versin. Courtesy of Ulrich Hartmann.
2: Focused (2016). Photography: Ulrich Hartmann. Model: Eli Cruz @Munichmodels. Hair & Makeup: Carsten Richert. Courtesy of Ulrich Hartmann.
3: The Daisy Diaries (2020). Photography: Ulrich Hartmann. Model: Maureen Janson @Modelwerk. Hair & Makeup: Anne Versin. Courtesy of Ulrich Hartman
4: Red (2017). Photography: Ulrich Hartmann. Model: Lara Nachtigall. Hair & Makeup: Ben Dniprowskij. Courtesy of Ulrich Hartmann.
5: Red (2017). Photography: Ulrich Hartmann. Model: Lara Nachtigall. Hair & Makeup: Ben Dniprowskij. Courtesy of Ulrich Hartmann.
