Gregor Laubsch

Gregory George Laubsch or simply Gregor Laubsch (born 26 December 1956 in Góra, Poland) is a German photographer of Polish origin who advocates a return to classic portrait photography.

Style
As he says: "Photography is - and remains - my biggest passion. With digital photography - as well as in some cases post-processing on the PC - the creative possibilities are endless." He uses digital photography but remains loyal to the analogue mode. "For portrait photography, in my opinion, the most important is light and the model - her or his individuality, stop the moment. I am inspired by people and their faces. Each of them is different, each of us is different ...."

In the early stage of the work, his portraits were saturated with colors. The depicted models were displayed less static but the face and eyes always dominated. In the later stages, the colors lost strength and the portrayed people became almost static. Currently black and white analogue photography dominates Laubsch's work. He uses medium-format Rolleiflex SL66 cameras, a Hasselblad and a Pentax 6x7.

His works are described as classic with economical styling, and are characterized by the expressive use of light. A characteristic feature of Laubsch's portraits is the eyes - expressive and emotional - and simple poses without exaggeration or distortion.

Exhibitions

 * author's exhibition Auto/Portret – "Na Piętrze" Gallery, MiPBP Nowy Tomyśl, 1–20 October 2012
 * author's exhibition Rytual – Scene Photography at the Festival "Podwodny Wroclaw", Wrocław 1 June 2012
 * author's exhibition Rytual – Night of Museums, Wrocław 19 May 2012
 * post-competition exhibition as a part of Objazdowa Galeria Wielkopolskiej Fotografii w Poznaniu other national and *international galleries – Portrait 2012 Contest – 18 May 2012
 * author's exhibition Rytual - BrowArt Gallery, Wrocław - 28 April 2012
 * author's exhibition Auto/Portret – "Art Studio" Gallery, Gliwice, 30 March - 20 April 2012
 * post-competition exhibition Gallery in Warsaw at Hoover Square – Lesprit Contest, March 2010

Awards and prizes

 * "Greg I" - gold medal in category: portrait, Egypt International Photo Contest 2012
 * "Katharina" - I prize in G Technology Driven Creativity Competition 2012
 * "Samira" - Fotoferia International Exhibition 2012 publication in the post-competition album,
 * "Greg", "Paulina", "Karolina" - acceptance for the main exhibition, XI edition of the photo competition „Portait 2012”, April 2012
 * "I’m" - Photographic Society of America Honorable Mentions Portrait category Polish International Exhibition pod patronatem The Royal Photographic Society, January 2012
 * "Vio", "Greg", "Anja", "Bella", "Am Fenster", "Greta" - acceptance for the main exhibition Polish International Exhibition 2011
 * "G." - Grand Prix III edition "Self-portrait" Contest, Pokochaj Fotografię.pl, May 2010
 * "Queen" - third prize in the club-competition, Fotoferia Club, patronage PSA i FIAP division CPID, March 2010
 * "Mareike" - qualified for the final round - Lesprit Contest, March 2010
 * "Ich gehe meinen Weg" - publication in the post-competition calendar T-mobile and Lumix of 2010
 * "…" - honorable mention in the "Nude" contest, German magazine Photographie July - August 2009