Spotlight: Uwe Duettmann

Many people think of Uwe Duettmann in terms of his automotive photography, and it’s true that he’s highly skilled at portraying cars from any number of perspectives. Might, machine, materials, the experience of the drive, sex appeal, practical appeal, humorous appeal—he has expressed all of this and more for clients ranging from Mercedes to Mini, [...]

New work: Uwe Duettmann shoots German anti-fur ad

  . Uwe Duettmann, who notably photographed a controversial anti-AIDS campaign for German ad agency Das Comitee last year, recently produced the above image for a new anti-fur ad released in Germany. The agency was Draftfcb in Hamburg, and Uwe worked with executive creative director Dirk Haeusermann, creative director Bill Biancoli, and art director Vitali [...]

Uwe Duettmann and Mercedes’ wheels of fortune

…   … The Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss is a limited-edition roadster (only 75 were manufactured) that can hit 217 MPH. And since it has no windshield, I’m betting that one gets a very special rush when driving it. As Motor Trend wrote in a preview of the SLR, the car is a tribute to [...]

More on those controversial AIDS-awareness ads

.. Yesterday I wrote about Uwe Duettmann’s AIDS-awareness campaign featuring Hitler, Hussein, and Stalin. To put those ads into some context, I here are some examples of other socially minded campaigns from recent years. Some are more successful than others, but they all take the same approach: trying to illustrate the very real and awful [...]

Controversial ads feature Hitler, Hussein, and Stalin

… It was made with the best intentions, but it’s making a lot of people angry. A German ad agency recently released an AIDS-awareness campaign about the dangers of unsafe sex—a message they chose to convey by producing graphic photos of Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, and Josef Stalin each having intercourse with a woman. The [...]

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