Background

Catherine Hanf Noren was born on April 5, 1938, in Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

Education

Catherine Hanf Noren received a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont, in 1959.

Career

Since 1972 Catherine Noren has been self-employed as a photographer and writer. Before that time she was employed as assistant to the director at Magnum Photo Archive (1971-1972), and was head writer for Merv Griffin's "Jeopardy!'' on NBC-TV (1964-1970).

Works

More photos

• book

  • Catherine Noren: The Camera of My Family 1973
  • Photography: how to improve your technique 1973

Views

Quotations: Catherine Noren says of her work: "I'm something of an expert on the meaning, iconography, and psychological analysis of family photographs. And the same elements that draw me to family photographs are the concerns of my own work: love and other personal relationships, mystery, paradox, and humor."

Membership

• American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)

Connections

Friend:

David Vestal

Grandfather:

Moritz Wallach

Moritz Wallach (1879-1963) founded the Munich folk art museum, Wallachvolkskunsthaus.

Friend:

Garry Winogrand

Friend:

Diane Arbus

Friend:

Lisette Model

employer:

Sid Kaplan