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Astrid Kirchherr was born May 20th, 1938 in Hamburg.
From 1957 until 1960 she studied photography at the Meisterschule
für Mode, Textil, Graphik und Werbung. Reinhard Wolf was her
teacher. From 1959 until 1963 she worked as his assistant.
In 1960 Astrid Kirchherr met the Beatles when they had their first
stint in Hamburg. After becoming friends she took impressive group
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single shots of The Beatles and their members who
at that time still played with Pete Best instead of Ringo Starr and with
Stuart Sutcliffe who left the group for taking up his art studies
again in Hamburg and living with Astrid Kirchherr.
Since 1964 Astrid Kirchherr worked as a freelance photographer,
and in the same year she and Max Scheler went to see The Beatles at
the shooting of "A Hard Day`s Night" for STERN magazine. In 1968
she took the photograph for the cover of "Wonderwall Music" by
George Harrison.
In the 70`s and 80`s photography became less important for Astrid
Kirchherr. The movie BACKBEAT (England 1994), based on
Astrid`s and Stuart`s life in Hamburg, created a new interest for her
photos. Astrid Kirchherr`s photos have been shown in Hamburg,
Bremen, London, New York, Washington D.C., Tokyo, Vienna, and
the Rock`n`Roll Hall of Fame.
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PUBLICATIONS
LIVERPOOL DAYS
Max Scheler and Astrid Kirchherr,
published by GENESIS Publications Ltd., England, 1994
GOLDEN DREAMS
Max Scheler and Astrid Kirchherr,
published by GENESIS Publications Ltd., England, 1996
HAMBURG DAYS
Klaus Voormann and Astrid Kirchherr,
published by GENESIS Publications Ltd., England, 1999
WHEN WE WAS FAB
Astrid Kirchherr
published by GENESIS Publications
Ltd., England, 2003
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