Philipp Schumacher
GERMANY
Who is Philipp Schumacher?
Philipp Schumacher is a German fine-art photographer based in the Düsseldorf area. For many years, he has combined his artistic work with extensive experience in professional advertising and industrial photography. His work has been featured in publications including Photographie and Profifoto magazines, and is part of the Wormland Art Collection.
His photographic signature is defined by extraordinary lighting, precise compositions, and a high level of technical ambition. Philipp Schumacher frequently works with elaborate cinematic lighting to develop visual worlds that reach far beyond classical photography. His so-called “light images” tell entire stories in a single shot—meticulously planned, intricately produced, and executed entirely in-camera.
In addition to these cinematic stagings, his artistic portfolio includes landscape, architectural, and still-life photography. Regardless of the subject, his work is unified by a fine sense of atmosphere, light, and space. Every shot invites the viewer to linger and discover new details.
His photographs combine technical perfection with narrative depth, demonstrating impressively that photography can be much more than just the depiction of a moment—it becomes an independent form of visual storytelling.
Exhibitions :
2005
"Multicultural Art in the Factory"
[October 07 – 09, 2005 | Factory, Duisburg]
"Residual Light" – Evening Views of the Ruhr Area
[September – October 2005 | Galerie Ansichtssachen, Duisburg]
"Glimpses of Light" – Evening Moods of Krefeld
[April – June 2005 | Hansa Centrum, Krefeld]
2006
"What the Eye Cannot See – Architecture of Structural Change"
[November 2006 – January 2007| Sachtleben Chemie GmbH, Duisburg]
"What the Eye Cannot See – Architecture of Structural Change"
[October – November 2006 | Galerie Schultz, Duisburg]
2007
Lichtbilder (in cooperation with the magazine "Photographie")
[November 02 – 04, 2007 | contemporary art ruhr, Zeche Zollverein/Essen]
Lichtbilder No. 1 – 13
[August – October 2007 | Städtische Galerie, Rheinhausen]
"What the Eye Cannot See – Architecture of Structural Change"
[May – August 2007 | University Duisburg/Essen Studentenwerk]
"Of People and Landscapes – Art in the Lower Rhine"
[January – March 2007 | Episcopal Academy of the Diocese of Aachen]
2008
Lichtbilder – Selection
[September 2008 – March 2010 | HTK Hamburg]
2010
Special Exhibition: Special Talents: Philipp Schumacher
[July 02 – 07, 2010 | contemporary art ruhr – Zeche Zollverein/Essen]
Lichtbild No. 15
[June 05 – 06, 2010 | FineArt Forum Paderborn
Photographs of the Capital of Culture 2010
[April – June 2010 | Studentenwerk Essen/Duisburg – University of Essen]
2011
Art Fair – Art Edition /11′
[December 08 – 11, 2011 | Gallery JINSUN @ SETEC – Seoul/South Korea]
1st Photospectrum INT 2011 – German photography now
[ November 10 – 20, 2011 | Gallery JINSUN – Seoul/South Korea]
SELECT Photo Fair
[ October 27 – November 24, 2011 | The Printspace Gallery – London]
"C.A.R @ Nuit Blanche"
[ October 01, 2011 | Mairie du 11eme arrondissement – Paris]
"Lichtbild 16 @ Contemporary Art Ruhr"
[ June 03-05, 2011 | Zeche Zollverein/Essen]
"Lichtbild 16 @ not a c.a.r."
[ April 09-29, 2011 | Los Angeles Art Association – Los Angeles]
2012
Network – C.A.R. contemporary art ruhr
[Fri September 14th – Sun October 14th 2012 | Zaha Museum Seoul/South Korea]
Lichtbilder @ Industriada 2012
[June 30th 2012 | Mine Guido – Zabrze/ Poland]
Lichtbilder @ UNESCO World Heritage Day
[June 3rd, 2012 | Zeche Zollverein/Essen]
"The F-Stops Here"
[March 10 to April 13, 2012 | Los Angeles Art Association – Los Angeles]
2013
C.A.R./ L.A. – exhibition "the Couple"
[Fri January 25th – Fri February 15th 2013 | Los Angeles Art Association, Gallery 825, Los Angeles]
C.A.R. Project Space LA Art Show 2013
[Wed January 23rd – Sun January 27th 2013 | Booth No. 1321, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles]
2014
Yeosu International Art Festival [ Sep 2014 | South Korea]
Contemporary Art Ruhr | Lichtbilder @ booth Gallery Jinsun
[May 30 – June 1st 2014 | Zeche Zollverein/Essen]
Telling pictures
[May 16 – June 1 2014 | Gallery ON – Seoul/South Korea]
2016
Special Exhibition: 10 Years of C.A.R. // 10 Artists
[October 28 – October 30, 2016 | contemporary art ruhr – Zeche Zollverein/Essen]
2017
C.A.R Edition
[October 27 – October 29, 2017 | contemporary art ruhr – Zeche Zollverein/Essen]
2019
Philipp Schumacher – "Backplates"
[October 25 – October 27, 2019 | contemporary art ruhr – Zeche Zollverein/Essen]
Magazine Publications:
2017
It’s All About the Light | Academy|Light
[fotoPRO Summer 2017 · PDF-File]
2011
Lichtbild 16 @ not a c.a.r.
[Los Angeles Art Association 04/11 · PDF-File]
Short Stories with the Camera
[Profifoto 04/11 · PDF-File]
Making of Lichtbild No. 16
[ProfiFoto TV 04/11 · Youtube Video]
Making of OneShotMovies – Lichtbild No. 17
[Spickfilme – Marc Werk 07/11 · Video]
2010
TV Interview
[Studio 47 31.03.2010 · Video]
Media Fusion
[Digit 03-2010 · PDF-File]
Blue Hour
[DSW Journal 03-2010 · PDF-File]
More Than Reality Allows
[PHOTOGRAPHIE 7-8/2010 · PDF-File]
Subtly Felt
[LUMAS Magazine Autumn 2010 · PDF-File]
Professional Muscle Play
[PHOTOGRAPHIE 10-2010 · PDF-File]
Making of Lichtbild No. 15
[Foto TV 11/10 · Link]
2008
More Light!
[NRZ 14.06.08 · PDF-File]
Philipp Schumacher Lichtbilder
[Profifoto 12/08 · PDF-File]
2007
Philipp Schumacher – The Photorealist
[EF Magazin 07/07 · PDF-File]
Six Months for One Photo
[WAZ/NRZ 11.08.07 · PDF-File]
Grand Staging for a Photo
[WDR Lokalzeit 29.08.07 · Video]
Lichtbilder No 1-13
[Gallery Rheinhausen 10/07 · PDF-File]
One Shot Movies
[PHOTOGRAPHIE 01 -02/08; SINAR News 03/08 · PDF-File]
2006
Magic Without Witchcraft
[Rheinische Post 07.10.06 · PDF-File]
Twilight Secrets
[Rheinische Post 09.11.06 · PDF-File]
