Who does a portrait represent, the subject or the photographer?
Albrecht Tübke:Portraits are 51% or more the subject. The photographer can do whatever he wants, but more than 49% is not possible.
TMN:What’s your favorite camera at the moment?
Albrecht Tübke:I love my Canon 5D with the 85mm 1.2.
TMN:What’s your favorite time of day?
Albrecht Tübke:I get up very early in the morning. I love the silence and light during the first hours of the day.
TMN:Do you enjoy the same music that you liked as a teenager?
Albrecht Tübke:No. My Nena and “99 Luftballons” days are over.
TMN:When is the last time you were angry with a piece of art?
Albrecht Tübke:Five minutes ago. The internet is full of shit.
TMN:What is your current mood about the future of the Euro?
Albrecht Tübke:I think in two years it’s finished. I don’t want to know what happens in Europe after the Euro.
TMN:Is photography closer to painting or sculpture?
Albrecht Tübke:Generally I would say painting. In my case, sculpture.
TMN:Coffee or tea?
Albrecht Tübke:Espresso with a tiny bit of milk and sugar.
TMN:Is work pleasurable for you?
Albrecht Tübke:I love to work. I could not survive without it.
TMN:In your landscapes, the mountains have been around for centuries, but the jets are relatively new. Do you feel an affinity for one or the other?
Albrecht Tübke:I have a very close relationship to nature, maybe more than my connection to the contemporary world.
TMN:Name a dead photographer you admire.
Albrecht Tübke:Diane Arbus.
TMN:A living photographer?
Albrecht Tübke:Roger Ballen.
TMN:If you weren’t an artist, what would you be?
Albrecht Tübke:Anything else, but too late now… Maybe a collector of good, deep art?
TMN:What’s your favorite restaurant?
Albrecht Tübke:I don’t have a favorite restaurant. I love to eat new stuff.
