works as a photographer on personal projects and for magazines and institutions, companies, agencies and independents. His work revolves around social and environmental issues, and his approach is personally grounded as much as possible. In addition, he specializes in portrait photography.
Tobias grew up in Mecklenburg, Northeast Germany. He experienced the former communist part ot the divided Germany as a child. At the age of 20 (and roughly 20 years ago) he moved to Berlin and worked as a graphic designer for a few years. From 2005 till 2009 he studied photography at Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie with Prof. Ute Mahler and Prof. Arno Fischer. He joined the photographer's agency Ostkreuz in 2011. Since 2017 Tobias teaches photography at Ostkreuzschule.
»Tobias Kruse combines the major social issues of our time with an explosive poetry inherent in his visual language.« (Ingo Taubhorn, Chief Curator Haus der Photographie, Deichtorhallen Hamburg).
Tobias' work has widely been exhibited in museums and galleries. He is a regular contributor to selected publications such as Zeit Magazin, his work got published in books by Hartmann Books, Hatje Cantz, Kerber, Spector Books and Steidl.
Tobias Kruse and his family live in Berlin, Germany.
mail@tobias-kruse.com
@tobiaskruseberlin
mail@ostkreuz.de
Behaimstr. 34
13086 Berlin, Germany
Tobias Kruse, »Deponie«, Spector Books (2022)
Tobias Kruse/Jörg Brüggemann, »Freundschaft/Friendship«, Kerber Verlag (2020)
Ostkreuz, »Kontinent/Continent«, Hartmann Books (2020)
Tobias Kruse, »Material«, Kerber Verlag (2019)
Ostkreuz, »25 Years Ostkreuz«, Hatje Cantz (2015)
Ostkreuz, »Ueber Grenzen/On Borders«, Hatje Cantz (2012)
Exhibition catalogue »F/STOP«, 4th International Photo Festival (2010)
Ostkreuz, »24h Berlin«, Steidl (2009)
Exhibition catalogue »New York Photo Award« (2009)
Exhibition catalogue »Epson Art Photo Award« (2008)
Exhibition catalogue »Erster Jahrgang/Volume 1« (2007)
Exhibition catalogue »Über den Fluss/Across the river« (2006/2007)
»Deponie«, solo exhibition at ARTCO gallery, Berlin
»VG Bild publication grant«, www.bildkunst.de
»VG Bild grant«, www.bildkunst.de
»Deponie«, group exhibition »Recommended« at FOAM Amsterdam
»Deponie«, group exhibition »Recommended« at Deichtorhallen Hamburg and Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
»Jaywick«, Ostkreuz group exhibition »Kontinent/Continent« at Akademie der Künste, Berlin
Solo exhibition »Material« at Robert Morat Galerie, Berlin, www.robertmorat.de
»Recommended« grant, hosted by Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Fotografie Forum Frankfurt and FOAM Amsterdam, initiated by Olympus
Photography residency in Penang, Malaysia
»The Class« on display at »Ostkreuz: Portraits«, Capitis Gallery, Berlin, www.capitis-studios.de
»The Class« on display at Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch
»25 Years Ostkreuz« in Marseille, Schwerin, Munich and Rome in 2016 and 2017, www.ostkreuz.de
»Material« on display at »25 Years Ostkreuz« as part of PARIS PHOTO, November 2015, Galerie Passage du Désir, Paris // followed by Marseille, Schwerin, Munich and Rome in 2016 and 2017, www.ostkreuz.de
»VG Bild grant«, www.bildkunst.de
Group exhibition »Dekalog IV«, Guardini Galerie, Berlin, www.guardini.de
2014
Group exhibition »Biest Mythos«, Bar Babette, Berlin, www.barbabette.com
2013
»Konrad Wolf Prize 2013« for the Ostkreuz photographers, Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin, www.adk.de
Group exhibition »Ostkreuz: Westwärts/To the west«, c/o Berlin, www.co-berlin.info
Honourable mention at »Lead Awards«, group exhibition www.leadacademy.de
Group exhibition »Ostkreuz: Ueber Grenzen/On Borders«, Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden, www.dhmd.de
Group exhibition »Tres países, tres miradas«, Casa Colón, International photography festival »Latitudes«, Huelva, Spain, www.latitudes21.es
Group exhibition »Ostkreuz: Ueber Grenzen/On Borders«, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany, www.hkw.de
Solo exhibition »Into the Sun«, Museum Schiefes Haus, Wernigerode, Germany, www.museum-schiefes-haus.de
Group exhibition »Ostkreuz: Cuatro posiciones de la agencia berlinesa«, Goethe Institute, Madrid, Spain www.goethe.de
Honourable mention at »Hansel-Mieth-Preis«
www.zeitenspiegel.de
»VG Bild grant«, www.bildkunst.de
Group exhibition »Berlin 2000-2011: Playing among the Ruins«,
Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
www.mot-art-museum.jp
Group exhibition »Wald«,
Galerie Pavlov's Dog, Berlin, Germany
www.pavlovsdog.org
2010
Group exhibition »Der Blick von hier«, Boulevard Parabol, Berlin, Germany
www.boulevardparabol.de
»Fade Up«, temporary installation, in collaboration with Mirko Hinrichs, Berlin, Germany
Winner of »F/STOP«, 4th International Photo Festival, Main show »In the hidden«, Leipzig, Germany
www.f-stop-leipzig.de
Group exhibition »Schnell und Schmutzig, a group show of contemporary art«, Berlin, Germany
www.schnellundschmutzig.com
2009
Group exhibition »24h Berlin«, c|o Berlin
www.co-berlin.info
Group exhibition »New Visionaires 2008«, Tobacco Warehouse, New York Photo Festival 2009
www.nyphotofestival.com
2008
Group exhibition »Young European Photography«, Sardegna, Italy
Group exhibition »Photo festival Hannover«, Germany
www.fotofestival-hannover.de
Honourable mention at »Lead Awards«, group exhibition www.leadacademy.de
Honourable mention at »Epson Art Photo Award«, group exhibition
Winner of »New York Photo Award«, category »Student Editorial Series«, group exhibition
www.newyorkphotoawards.com
Group exhibition »Erster Jahrgang/ Volume 1«, Berlin, Germany, www.erster-jahrgang.de
Group exhibition »Über den Fluss/ Across the river«, Bethanien, Berlin; nominated for the »Prix Voies Off« in Arles, France; Festival Kaunas Photo 07, Lithuania; Gallery Lipinska, Warszawa
All rights reserved. The copyright for any and all material published on this website is reserved. Any duplication or use of objects such as but not limited to images, videos, diagrams, audio files, and texts, is not permitted without express written permission.
The owner of this website is not responsible for any contents linked or referred to from this website, and accepts no responsibility for its presentation in the websites of third parties.
The use of published postal addresses, telephone or fax numbers and email addresses for marketing purposes is prohibited.
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Tobias Kruse ist nicht verantwortlich für den Inhalt verlinkter externer Websites oder indirekter Verweise auf dieser Website und übernimmt keine Verantwortung für Darstellung, Inhalte oder irgendeine Verbindung zu Tobias Kruse auf Webseiten Dritter.
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© 2007–2023 Tobias Kruse
c/o Ostkreuz, Behaimstr. 34, 13086 Berlin, Germany
Datenschutzerklärung (deutsch)/data protection notice (english)
works as a photographer on personal projects and for magazines and institutions, companies, agencies and independents. His work revolves around social and environmental issues, and his approach is personally grounded as much as possible. In addition, he specializes in portrait photography.
Tobias grew up in Mecklenburg, Northeast Germany. He experienced the former communist part ot the divided Germany as a child. At the age of 20 (and roughly 20 years ago) he moved to Berlin and worked as a graphic designer for a few years. From 2005 till 2009 he studied photography at Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie with Prof. Ute Mahler and Prof. Arno Fischer. He joined the photographer's agency Ostkreuz in 2011. Since 2017 Tobias teaches photography at Ostkreuzschule.
»Tobias Kruse combines the major social issues of our time with an explosive poetry inherent in his visual language.« (Ingo Taubhorn, Chief Curator Haus der Photographie, Deichtorhallen Hamburg).
Tobias' work has widely been exhibited in museums and galleries. He is a regular contributor to selected publications such as Zeit Magazin, his work got published in books by Hartmann Books, Hatje Cantz, Kerber, Spector Books and Steidl.
Tobias Kruse and his family live in Berlin, Germany.
mail@tobias-kruse.com
@tobiaskruseberlin
mail@ostkreuz.de
Behaimstr. 34
13086 Berlin, Germany
Tobias Kruse, »Deponie«, Spector Books (2022)
Tobias Kruse/Jörg Brüggemann, »Freundschaft/Friendship«, Kerber Verlag (2020)
Ostkreuz, »Kontinent/Continent«, Hartmann Books (2020)
Tobias Kruse, »Material«, Kerber Verlag (2019)
Ostkreuz, »25 Years Ostkreuz«, Hatje Cantz (2015)
Ostkreuz, »Ueber Grenzen/On Borders«, Hatje Cantz (2012)
Exhibition catalogue »F/STOP«, 4th International Photo Festival (2010)
Ostkreuz, »24h Berlin«, Steidl (2009)
Exhibition catalogue »New York Photo Award« (2009)
Exhibition catalogue »Epson Art Photo Award« (2008)
Exhibition catalogue »Erster Jahrgang/Volume 1« (2007)
Exhibition catalogue »Über den Fluss/Across the river« (2006/2007)
»Deponie«, solo exhibition at ARTCO gallery, Berlin
»VG Bild publication grant«, www.bildkunst.de
»VG Bild grant«, www.bildkunst.de
»Deponie«, group exhibition »Recommended« at FOAM Amsterdam
»Deponie«, group exhibition »Recommended« at Deichtorhallen Hamburg and Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
»Jaywick«, Ostkreuz group exhibition »Kontinent/Continent« at Akademie der Künste, Berlin
Solo exhibition »Material« at Robert Morat Galerie, Berlin, www.robertmorat.de
»Recommended« grant, hosted by Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Fotografie Forum Frankfurt and FOAM Amsterdam, initiated by Olympus
Photography residency in Penang, Malaysia
»The Class« on display at »Ostkreuz: Portraits«, Capitis Gallery, Berlin, www.capitis-studios.de
»The Class« on display at Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch
»25 Years Ostkreuz« in Marseille, Schwerin, Munich and Rome in 2016 and 2017, www.ostkreuz.de
»Material« on display at »25 Years Ostkreuz« as part of PARIS PHOTO, November 2015, Galerie Passage du Désir, Paris // followed by Marseille, Schwerin, Munich and Rome in 2016 and 2017, www.ostkreuz.de
»VG Bild grant«, www.bildkunst.de
Group exhibition »Dekalog IV«, Guardini Galerie, Berlin, www.guardini.de
2014
Group exhibition »Biest Mythos«, Bar Babette, Berlin, www.barbabette.com
2013
»Konrad Wolf Prize 2013« for the Ostkreuz photographers, Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin, www.adk.de
Group exhibition »Ostkreuz: Westwärts/To the west«, c/o Berlin, www.co-berlin.info
Honourable mention at »Lead Awards«, group exhibition www.leadacademy.de
Group exhibition »Ostkreuz: Ueber Grenzen/On Borders«, Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden, www.dhmd.de
Group exhibition »Tres países, tres miradas«, Casa Colón, International photography festival »Latitudes«, Huelva, Spain, www.latitudes21.es
Group exhibition »Ostkreuz: Ueber Grenzen/On Borders«, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany, www.hkw.de
Solo exhibition »Into the Sun«, Museum Schiefes Haus, Wernigerode, Germany, www.museum-schiefes-haus.de
Group exhibition »Ostkreuz: Cuatro posiciones de la agencia berlinesa«, Goethe Institute, Madrid, Spain www.goethe.de
Honourable mention at »Hansel-Mieth-Preis«
www.zeitenspiegel.de
»VG Bild grant«, www.bildkunst.de
Group exhibition »Berlin 2000-2011: Playing among the Ruins«,
Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
www.mot-art-museum.jp
Group exhibition »Wald«,
Galerie Pavlov's Dog, Berlin, Germany
www.pavlovsdog.org
2010
Group exhibition »Der Blick von hier«, Boulevard Parabol, Berlin, Germany
www.boulevardparabol.de
»Fade Up«, temporary installation, in collaboration with Mirko Hinrichs, Berlin, Germany
Winner of »F/STOP«, 4th International Photo Festival, Main show »In the hidden«, Leipzig, Germany
www.f-stop-leipzig.de
Group exhibition »Schnell und Schmutzig, a group show of contemporary art«, Berlin, Germany
www.schnellundschmutzig.com
2009
Group exhibition »24h Berlin«, c|o Berlin
www.co-berlin.info
Group exhibition »New Visionaires 2008«, Tobacco Warehouse, New York Photo Festival 2009
www.nyphotofestival.com
2008
Group exhibition »Young European Photography«, Sardegna, Italy
Group exhibition »Photo festival Hannover«, Germany
www.fotofestival-hannover.de
Honourable mention at »Lead Awards«, group exhibition www.leadacademy.de
Honourable mention at »Epson Art Photo Award«, group exhibition
Winner of »New York Photo Award«, category »Student Editorial Series«, group exhibition
www.newyorkphotoawards.com
Group exhibition »Erster Jahrgang/ Volume 1«, Berlin, Germany, www.erster-jahrgang.de
Group exhibition »Über den Fluss/ Across the river«, Bethanien, Berlin; nominated for the »Prix Voies Off« in Arles, France; Festival Kaunas Photo 07, Lithuania; Gallery Lipinska, Warszawa
All rights reserved. The copyright for any and all material published on this website is reserved. Any duplication or use of objects such as but not limited to images, videos, diagrams, audio files, and texts, is not permitted without express written permission.
The owner of this website is not responsible for any contents linked or referred to from this website, and accepts no responsibility for its presentation in the websites of third parties.
The use of published postal addresses, telephone or fax numbers and email addresses for marketing purposes is prohibited.
Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Das Copyright für sämtliche Materialien auf dieser Website liegt bei Tobias Kruse. Eine Vervielfältigung oder Verwendung sämtlicher Abbildungen, Videos, Grafiken, Audio-Dateien und Texte usw. ist ohne ausdrückliche schriftliche Genehmigung nicht gestattet.
Tobias Kruse ist nicht verantwortlich für den Inhalt verlinkter externer Websites oder indirekter Verweise auf dieser Website und übernimmt keine Verantwortung für Darstellung, Inhalte oder irgendeine Verbindung zu Tobias Kruse auf Webseiten Dritter.
Die Nutzung von angegebenen Kontaktdaten wie Postanschriften, Telefon- und Faxnummern sowie E-Mail-Adressen zu Marketing-Zwecken ist verboten.
© 2007–2023 Tobias Kruse
c/o Ostkreuz, Behaimstr. 34, 13086 Berlin, Germany
Datenschutzerklärung (deutsch)/data protection notice (english)