Hilla and Bernd Becher invented a new genre of photography

German photographer Hilla Becher discusses her interest in capturing the changing industrial landscape on film, a project she, with and her husband and collaborator, Bernd, began in 1959. Their seemingly straightforward black-and-white pictures of water towers, coal tipples, gas holders, and other structures are in fact products of the Bechers’ radical, decades-long careers at the intersection of documentary photography, design, and Conceptual art.
This video was made shortly before her passing in 2015.

[@cliffsteer1752]

A fascinating subject describe by a lovely lady.

[@nikajinpusno9563]

Simply wonderful... Reminds me of Aldo Rossi's architecture of the city, the idea creating architecture by identifying common typologies within a city. Very interesting.

[@clasesdefotografia]

FANTASTICO !!!! BERND AND HILLA BECHER!!! Amazing register !!

[@dayansuarez2634]

Fantástico 👏❤️📷

[@jasperqiu7454]

Düsseldorf style architectural photography

[@gogogaga3974]

THE SOURCE

[@КристиянВМюллер]

❤

[@Leon6D]

Hellah! I love your work!!!

[@MikeTSager]

This is the first time I looked at their pictures and appreciated them - somewhat

[@Raevenswood]

okay

[@jimmason8502]

How is this a new genre of photography?

[@gc2161]

stystemic photography, shifting perception of mundane objects to aesthetic appreciation and cultural significance

[@chcarroll5164]

'New ' is relative. I first became aware of the Belchers when I saw the Counterparts photography exhibition in 1980 and Aperture featured their photos around the same time but I think they started doing this in the 60s, so not necessarily new but 'modern' architecture dates to the dawn of the 20th Century.