Herlinde Koelbl is one of Germany’s most renowned photo artists. Her extensive oeuvre is characterised by long-term photography projects, often complemented by in depth interviews. She focusses on the depiction of various milieus and individuals. Her works have been shown in numerous international exhibitions in both galleries and museums and can be found in many eminent collections. Herlinde Koelbl has published more than a dozen photobooks, including
›Mein Blick‹ (lit.: “My view”, 2009), ›Schlafzimmer‹ (lit.: “Bedroom”, 2002), ›Spuren der Macht‹ (lit.: “Traces of Power”, 1999), ›Jüdische Portraits‹ (lit.: “Jewish Portraits”, 1989), ›Feine Leute‹ (lit.: “Posh People”, 1986) and ›Das deutsche Wohnzimmer‹ (lit.: “The German Living Room”, 1980). In addition to her books and exhibitions, she regularly publishes documentaries and video installations on the same topic. For six years, she worked on her project “Targets” (2014), in which she depicts the targets used by soldiers practicing how to shoot humans in almost 30 countries. On April 4, 2014, the German magazine “ZeitMagazin” featured a cover story presenting images from “Target” titled “The enemy has many faces.”