Background
Klaus Wilhelm Kammerichs was born on December 1, 1933 in Iserlohn, Westfalen, Germany. He is a son of a type-setter and passionate amateur-photographer.
Klaus Wilhelm Kammerichs was born on December 1, 1933 in Iserlohn, Westfalen, Germany. He is a son of a type-setter and passionate amateur-photographer.
Klaus Kammerichs studied at Werkkunstschule in Düsseldorf, Germany (1954-1956), and at the Staatliche Kunstakadernie in Düsseldorf (1956-1959).
Klaus Kammerichs served an apprenticeship in photography in Iserlohn (1951-1954). Since 1962 he has taught photography at the Technical College in Düsseldorf and has been a design professor at Fachhochschule in Düsseldorf since 1973, heading the design faculty there since 1978. Klaus Kammerichs previously ran the photo studio at Die Werbegesellschaft in Essen (1960-1961) and at Gramm & Grey Advertising Agency in Düsseldorf (1959-1960).
Klaus Kammerichs belongs to Westdeutscher Künstlerbund (since 1977), Bund Freischaffender Fotodesigner (since 1974), Association of German Photographers (GDL) (since 1977) and The German Society for Photography (DGPh).
Quotes from others about the person
J.J. de Lucie-Meyer in Novum, June 1976 said: "After the first surrealistic impression the viewer instinctively looks for a point of view which will yield a realistic picture."
Klaus Kammerichs is the father of three children and grandfather of five grandchildren.