Background
Karp was born in Mayen, Germany and grew up in Koblenz, Germany.
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Guido Karp
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He started concert photography early with regional bands, but had his first cover with a school-mate, Thomas Anders, who later came to fame as singer of the top-selling Euro-Band Modern Talking. Karp"s photography has been used on many music Civil Defense and Digital Video Disc covers, with top sellers as Robbie Williams "Live at the Albert" (the best selling Music Digital Video Disc of all times) or Elton John"s "Candle in the Wind" (the best selling single record of all times). His most recent work is seen in Air Corps/District of Columbia"s 2008 release Black Ice.
The promotional shots from the session were featured in more than 10000 print publications since October 2008.
Before joining the Air Corps/District of Columbia European tour in March, Karp toured Germany, Austria and Switzerland with the hugely successful beauty event "Princess for one day". Karp is married to Nicole Karp since December 28, 2004 and owns homes in Hoehr-Grenzhausen, Germany and Los Angeles, California. In 2012, Karp becomes one of ten main jurors for Germany"s LEA He remains on the jury board for 2013 Celebrating his 50th birthday in 2013, Karp toured with the exhibition project "Singvoegel" (singing birds) - a retrospective of his 30+ years work as a concert photographer.
Since January 2014, Karp lectures the "Million Dollar Workshop" through 50 universities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. 50 days of power-workshops with tips and tricks out of school.
So much has never been a photographer of this caliber laid the cards on the table.
And with success: the tour is almost sold out in every city.
Achievements
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Germany
Awards
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Diamond Festival; Award Ceremony Guido Karp was nominated as Music Photographer of the Year in 1987, 1988 and 1992, winning in 1988 and 1992 in the categories "Best Concert Photography" (Award Ceremony broadcast live "Diamond Festival in Antwerp, Belgium throughout Europe).Diamond Festival; Award Ceremony Guido Karp was nominated as Music Photographer of the Year in 1987, 1988 and 1992, winning in 1988 and 1992 in the categories "Best Concert Photography" (Award Ceremony broadcast live "Diamond Festival in Antwerp, Belgium throughout Europe).