From September 24 to November 27, 2026, the group exhibition “BERLIN (Photographs 1979–2025)” at the Das Foto Image Factory presents a focused visual distillate of urban documentary photography.
Curated by Berlin-based photographer Christian Reister, the exhibition brings together four distinct artistic positions along 20 running meters of wall space. Alongside Reister’s own high-contrast night photography, the exhibition features works by his influences and companions: Miron Zownir, Andreas Rost, and Holger Biermann. Rather than presenting an academic chronicle, the show unfolds as a subjective generational dialogue spanning from West Berlin in the late 1970s through the post-reunification era and into the present day. The result is an unvarnished portrait of a city that is constantly rewriting itself.
September 24 – November 27, 2026 Gallery Hours: Thu and Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM Opening Reception: Friday, September 18, 2026 at 7 PM Location: Das Foto Image Factory, Wilhelmstraße 118, 10963 Berlin Admission: Free Press Contact: Christian Reister, mail@christianreister.com Events accompanying the exhibition will be announced here soon.
Where: The amazing Stabi (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz) on Potsdamer Straße Full details:https://musuku.de/photo-book-summer/
Here is a glimpse of what you can look forward to:
Berlin Wonderland – Hidden Treasures: This photo exhibition transforms the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Saal in the Stabi foyer into a fascinating cabinet of curiosities. It features incredible works by Ben de Biel, Joe Dilworth, Hendrik Rauch, Philipp von Recklinghausen, Andreas Rost, Stefan Schilling, Hilmar Schmundt, Brigitte Tast, Andreas Trogisch, Rolf Zöllner, and a mysterious unknown photographer named Anna.
Berlin Wonderland Road Show: A mobile exhibition displaying large-format photographs from the eponymous photo book, mounted on five specially converted cargo bikes.
Fragments of the City (Fragmente der Stadt): This photobook exhibition gathers the unique perspectives of various photographers to sketch a multifaceted portrait of Berlin. It showcases books by Martin Eberle, Wiebke Loeper, Arwed Messmer, Christian Reister, Florian Reischauer, Andreas Rost, Christoph Schieder, Gundula Schulze-Eldowy, Michael Schmidt, Maria Sewcz, Heiko Sievers, Frank Silberbach, Andreas Trogisch, Miron Zownir, and others.
Open every day form 17. July to 22. September 2026 Mon–Sat 8–21 Uhr, Sun 10–17 Uhr, FREE ENTRY
Sadly, I can’t attend the opening night myself, but you definitely should! Opening: July 17, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
The exhibition runs all through summer until September. Don’t miss the Thousandfold Photobook Fair on Sept 11–12 either — see you there! 🙌
Marvin Machler from the Filmriss Photoclub Berlin recently accompanied me on a night walk, asked many great questions, and edited them into a beautifully nerdy video. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Long-Haul Photography * But Were Afraid to Ask:
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Liebe Freundinnen und Freunde,
irgendwie hängt ja immer alles mit allem zusammen … letztes Jahr hatte ich mit Christoph Schieder einen Tisch bei der Fanzineist Vienna(super Veranstaltung übrigens!). Ein paar Tische weiter war Uhm! Publishing platziert, dort lagen einige Ausgaben des Magazins 兼兼 (Jian Jian) aus. Stefano Semà – der Kopf des Londoner Indie-Verlags und des Magazins mit dem chinesischen Titel – und ich kamen ins Gespräch und haben Publikationen getauscht. Schließlich hat mich Stefano eingeladen, eine der nächsten Ausgaben mit meinen Fotos zu füllen. Die Bedingung: Das Thema sollte frisch fotografiert sein, auf Film und in Schwarz-Weiß. Was genau, durfte ich mir aussuchen.
Ich nahm das zum Anlass, eine Idee anzugehen, die ich schon lange im Kopf hatte: Einen vollen Tag, also von 0 bis 24 Uhr, in Berlin zu fotografieren. Dafür bot sich der 21. Juni an: Sommeranfang, längster Tag des Jahres, ein Samstag, Fête de la Musique … Stefano hat sofort zugesagt. Ein bisschen unwohl war mir bei der Sache aber auch – ein ganzes Magazin (rund 50 Seiten) allein an einem einzigen Tag zu füllen, kann schließlich auch schiefgehen. Was, wenn ich an dem Tag keine guten Bilder finde? Oder zu wenige? Hm … wenn schon scheitern, dann vielleicht besser zu zweit?
Kurzerhand habe ich meinen alten Freund und Foto-Kollegen Holger Biermann gefragt, ob er Lust hätte, das Projekt mit mir zu „teilen“. Wir kennen uns schon ewig und irgendwie wurde es eh höchste Zeit für ein gemeinsames Projekt. Holger war sofort dabei und so waren wir beide unabhängig voneinander an diesem Tag unterwegs. Die insgesamt 13 belichteten Rollen haben wir bei Safelight entwickeln lassen (Danke an unseren Sponsor! Danke, Alessandro, das ist wirklich großartig!).
Wir haben nicht schlecht gestaunt, was auf den Scans alles zu sehen war. Das hätte wahrhaftig schlechter laufen können! Wir sind beide der Meinung, dass wir selten so ausgiebig und mit so gutem Ergebnis einen vollen Tag fotografisch ausgeschöpft haben. Auch Stefano war direkt begeistert, und nun erscheint 兼兼 (Jian Jian) Nr. 7 mit unserer gemeinsamen Arbeit: A DAY IN BERLIN.
Gefeiert wird das Release im März bei Safelight Berlin(und nochmal: Dankeschön! Woohoo!) und im April im Photobook Café London (darauf bin ich sehr gespannt, ich war noch nie dort, es soll großartig sein). Zum Berliner Event fliegt unser Verleger extra ein – also enttäuscht uns bitte nicht, kommt zahlreich vorbei und feiert mit uns!
One Day in Berlin – Die Termine:
21. März 2026, 19:00 Uhr Magazin-Vorstellung & Ausstellungseröffnung Safelight, Schivelbeiner Str. 9, 10439 Berlin
21. März – 10. April Ausstellung „A Day in Berlin“ Safelight, Schivelbeiner Str. 9, 10439 Berlin
20. April 2026, 18:30 Uhr Between Vision and Thought: Magazin-Veröffentlichung & Künstlergespräch Photobook Café, 4 Leonard Circus, London EC2A 4DQ
Dieses Projekt wird großzügig unterstützt von Safelight Berlin.
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Dear friends,
Somehow, everything is always connected… Last year, I shared a table with Christoph Schieder at Fanzineist Vienna (a fantastic event, by the way!). Just a few tables down, Uhm! Publishing was showcasing several issues of the magazine 兼兼 (Jian Jian). Stefano Samà—the head of the London-based indie publisher and the magazine with the Chinese title—and I got talking and swapped publications. Eventually, Stefano invited me to fill one of the upcoming issues with my photos. The only conditions: the work had to be shot specifically for this, on film, and in black and white. Other than that, the subject was entirely up to me.
I took this as an opportunity to tackle an idea I’d had in mind for a long time: photographing Berlin for a full 24 hours, from midnight to midnight. June 21st was the perfect date—the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, a Saturday, and Fête de la Musique… Stefano agreed immediately. But I also felt a bit uneasy—filling an entire magazine (about 50 pages) by myself in just one day could easily go wrong. What if I just didn’t find enough good images? Or any at all? Well… if you’re going to fail, maybe it’s better to do it together?
Without further ado, I asked my old friend and fellow photographer Holger Biermann if he’d like to “share” the project with me. We’ve known each other forever, and it was high time we did a project together anyway. Holger said yes right away, and so we both spent that day out shooting independently of each other. We had the 13 rolls of film developed at Safelight(thanks to our sponsor! Thanks, Alessandro, you’re amazing!), and we were more than pleasantly surprised when we saw the scans. It truly could have gone a lot worse! We both feel that we’ve rarely made such extensive and successful use of a single day photographically.
Stefano was thrilled as well, and now 兼兼 (Jian Jian) No. 7 is being released featuring our collaborative work: A DAY IN BERLIN. We’ll be celebrating the magazine release in March at Safelight Berlin(and again: Thank you! woohoo!) and in April at the Photobook Café London(I’m really looking forward to that—I’ve never been, but I’ve heard it’s great!). Our publisher is even flying in specifically for the Berlin event, so please don’t let us down—come by and celebrate with us!
One Day in Berlin – The Events:
March 21, 2026, 7:00 PM Magazine Launch & Exhibition Opening Safelight, Schivelbeiner Str. 9, 10439 Berlin
March 21 – April 10 Exhibition: “A Day in Berlin” Safelight, Schivelbeiner Str. 9, 10439 Berlin
April 20, 2026, 6:30 PM Between Vision and Thought Magazine Launch & Artist Talk Photobook Café, 4 Leonard Circus, London EC2A 4DQ
Here comes the 4th edition (unchanged from the first) of BERLIN AFTER DARK. I never thought that a postcard book would do so well. Sales are now almost exceeding those of my book Berlin Nights, published by Hoxton Mini Press seven years ago. Thank you to the 30+ shops in Berlin that keep reordering!
Das Verwalterhaus brütet derzeit über einer neuen Ausstellung! Birds of a feather ist der Titel des aktuellen Ausstellungskonzepts rund um Vögel, Phantasie und Flug. Mit internationalen Beiträgen, von Panama bis New York und von London bis Toronto – mit Werken zahlreicher Berliner Künstler. Hinweis: nicht nur für Vogelbeobachter! Eine wunderbare internationale Gruppenausstellung, ab 11. September.
Teilnehmende Künstler*innen: Michael Ackerman, Greta Alfaro, Claire Lenkova, Peter ter Mors, Rita Cherepanova, Anton Ohlow, Olek Brodowicz, Max Thielmann, Ilona Verhoeven, Kurzi Shortriver, Joe Taylor, Lia Schmeling, Gerard Janssen, Rena Lux, Henning Wagenbreth, Matthew Trevelyan, Christian Reister, Anna Sarvira, Westley Hennig Palermo und Donna Conlon.
The second Cameras & Art Market by Filmriss is going to take place at Skatehalle Berlin at Sunday, August 24. I’ll have a talbe there with cards, prints, zines and books.
Bringing some Berlin photobooks & zines to @hkphotobookfest…
Nacht und Nebel Berlin After Dark Dina Sechs 3 Dina Sechs 5
will be presented at Thousandfold Photobook Fair x Hong Kong Photobook Festival
02 – 04.05.2025 PMQ (Address: 35 Aberdeen Street, Central) in Hong Kong
Thousandfold Photobook Fair will bring to Hong Kong a selection of Photobook Publishers during and in cooperation with the Hong Kong Photobook Festival. The festival takes place every two years and aims to promote the art and appreciation of photobooks.
A series of programs will be presented during the festival, including the photobook market, exhibitions, workshops, master classes and lectures. In addition, the Hong Kong Photobook Dummy Award will be launched especially for young photographers and artists. –– dienacht e.V. › May 3 – 4, 2025 Thousandfold Photobook Fair x Hong Kong Photobook Festival
Just in time for the Leipzig Photo Book Festival, 2 new issues of DINA SECHS are ready… Come by and say hello or order them online. Or consider a subscription: get 6 zines now + 4 more by the end of the year with no shipping costs…
Christoph Schieder and I will be attending the following events. Please click on the images for more infos. We will present our own photobooks as well as our joint projects, like our new joint zine series DINA SECHS.
Last Saturday’s Art Market at Notagallery was great fun. Thanks to all visitors and buyers and especially to my friend Hagen Thiel, who helped me at the table.
I don’t have single cards in my webstore. If you are interested please drop me a line please. I am happy to send the cards to private customers and look forward to receiving more dealers.
On the weekend of December 7 and 8, 2024, I will be opening my doors for this year’s Open Studio between noon and 6 pm. In addition to the presentation of DINA SECHS (which is of course also perfect as a gift subscription…), there will be pictures from Feathers and Leaves, some Berlin night photography… and a few screen prints…. and books… and zines… and…
Christoph Schieder (the guy I made the book “schöner wärs wenns schöner wär” with in 2021) and I are launching a new zine series!
Under the magical name DINA SECHS, the first 10 issues will be published by the end of 2025. The first four will appear in December 2024. He photographed two and I photographed two. They will be published by both of us. My issues each have 32 pages and all feature photographs from this year: street photography from Hong Kong and Berlin. Just like that! In color! Back to the roots!
The DINA SECHS launch party will take place at my place at Torstraße 61 on December 5 between 7 and 10 pm. Come along and enjoy it with us!
24.10. 16-20 Uhr FLYLEAF Book & Zine Festival Büchertisch Christian Reister & Christoph Schieder bei WIRWIR, Stuttgarter Str. 56, 12059 Berlin wirwir.org
21.11., 20-23 Uhr INFO ON BOOKS Präsentation Feathers and Leaves Zine + Tape Edition (I’ll bring some older books as well) Café Babette, Am Sudhaus 3, 12053 Berlin cafebabette.de/info-on-books
30.11. & 1.12., 13–18 Uhr f³ – TREASURES | Print- und Buchmarkt Büchertisch Christian Reister & Christoph Schieder im Sankt Studio Berlin-Kreuzberg, Mittenwalderstraße 15, 10961 Berlin fhochdrei.org
5.12., 18-21 Uhr Christoph Schieder & Christian Reister launch a NEW JOINT PROJECT. more info soon!
7. & 8.12. 12-18 Uhr OPEN STUDIO 2024 Books, Zines, Tapes, Silkscreen Prints, Riso Prints, Photo Prints… Arbeiten aus 2024 und davor… Studio Christian Reister, Torstr. 61, 10119 Berlin
Here comes another Zine Festival: Christoph Schieder and I will be having a tabel at Flyleaf, Berlin-Neukölln on THUESDAY, 24th of October from 4-8pm. 4 hours only!! See you at WIRWIR, Stuttgarter Str. 56, Berlin
@falschrum_books, @wirwirberlin and @replika.publishing #flyleaf #flyleaf2024 #falschrum_books #wirwir #replikapublishing
