Charlotte Schmitz’ approach to her photography is deliberately personal and often subverts the traditional documentary approach, which allows her to convey her messages about women and migration. She grew up in the danish minority in Germany and studied documentary photography in Hanover. Charlotte's work has been published in The Washington Post and der Spiegel, among many other international media outlets. She is the first recipient of the FotoEvidence W Award with her work La Puente, which was published as a photobook in winter 2019. She speaks six languages and is currently based in Berlin where she cofounded Friendzone.Studio to develop creative communication for projects with social and cultural impact. In Mid-March 2020 Charlotte initiated The Journal, a global photography collective of several hundred women* who have come together to create a profound avenue for connection, creativity, and support.
selected exhibitions:
2020 »La Puente« Athens Photofestival, Greece
2020 »La Puente« Getxo Photofestival, Spain
2019 »Take me to Jermany« Festival des Libertés, Brussels
2019 »La Puente« Kulturreich Galerie, Hamburg
2019 »Take me to Jermany« + glass installation by Laura Donefer, IUPUI, Indianapolis
2018 ManifestO Rencontres Photographiques de Toulouse, France
2018 »A room of one's own« Leica Gallery Istanbul, Turkey
2018 »Cure as Care« Daire Sanat Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2018 »Breathing the ultimate wave #feminismusandclass« Sprechsaal, Berlin
2018 »Take me to Jermany« + glass installation by Laura Donefer, Alfstad&Gallery, Sarasota
2017 »Take me to Jermany«, University of Indiana, Art&Refugee Symposium, Bloomington (solo)
2017 »Take me to Jermany«, Nazareth College, Rochester (solo)
2017 »I am so beautiful, so beautiful« & »La puente« FotoForum, Innsbruck (solo)
2016 »I am so beautiful, so beautiful«, curated by Cemre Yesil, Istanbul (solo)
2016 »I am so beautiful, so beautiful«, Intersection 611 Gallery, Hiroshima, Japan (solo)
2016 »Take me to Jermany« SUPA Suriye Pasajı, Istanbul (solo)
selected talks/interviews/events:
2020 "Through the Eyes of Women" The Washington Post Magazine
2019 La Puente among PH Museum's Best Photobooks 2019
2019 Article + Q&A with The British Journal of Photography about La Puente
2019 Tutor at 20 Fotógrafos in Guatemala
2019 Recipient of the first FotoEvidence W-Award with »La Puente«
2019 Ones to Watch, The British Journal of Photography
2019 Lectures & Talks, IUPUI Indianapolis & IU Bloomington, USA
2018 New York Times Portfolio Reviews
2018 RISC Training, Sarajevo
2018 Talk on »Imagery in Times of Political Change« at Fotogalerie Friedrichshain.
2018 »Between Documentary and Activism« by Ceyda Nurtsch
2018 PDN Photo of the Day - »Take me to Jermany«
2017 TIME Lightbox: Women in Photography: 34 voices from around the world
2017 Panel disussion, Art&Refugee Symposium, University of Indiana, USA
2017 Photo Talk with LFI photo editor Carol Körting, f3 Gallery – Freiraum für Fotografie
Photo ©Johanna-Maria Fritz
selected exhibitions:
2020 »La Puente« Athens Photofestival, Greece
2020 »La Puente« Getxo Photofestival, Spain
2019 »Take me to Jermany« Festival des Libertés, Brussels
2019 »La Puente« Kulturreich Galerie, Hamburg
2019 »Take me to Jermany« + glass installation by Laura Donefer, IUPUI, Indianapolis
2018 ManifestO Rencontres Photographiques de Toulouse, France
2018 »A room of one's own« Leica Gallery Istanbul, Turkey
2018 »Cure as Care« Daire Sanat Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2018 »Breathing the ultimate wave #feminismusandclass« Sprechsaal, Berlin
2018 »Take me to Jermany« + glass installation by Laura Donefer, Alfstad&Gallery, Sarasota
2017 »Take me to Jermany«, University of Indiana, Art&Refugee Symposium, Bloomington (solo)
2017 »Take me to Jermany«, Nazareth College, Rochester (solo)
2017 »I am so beautiful, so beautiful« & »La puente« FotoForum, Innsbruck (solo)
2016 »I am so beautiful, so beautiful«, curated by Cemre Yesil, Istanbul (solo)
2016 »I am so beautiful, so beautiful«, Intersection 611 Gallery, Hiroshima, Japan (solo)
2016 »Take me to Jermany« SUPA Suriye Pasajı, Istanbul (solo)
selected talks/interviews/events:
2020 "Through the Eyes of Women" The Washington Post Magazine
2019 La Puente among PH Museum's Best Photobooks 2019
2019 Article + Q&A with The British Journal of Photography about La Puente
2019 Tutor at 20 Fotógrafos in Guatemala
2019 Recipient of the first FotoEvidence W-Award with »La Puente«
2019 Ones to Watch, The British Journal of Photography
2019 Lectures & Talks, IUPUI Indianapolis & IU Bloomington, USA
2018 New York Times Portfolio Reviews
2018 RISC Training, Sarajevo
2018 Talk on »Imagery in Times of Political Change« at Fotogalerie Friedrichshain.
2018 »Between Documentary and Activism« by Ceyda Nurtsch
2018 PDN Photo of the Day - »Take me to Jermany«
2017 TIME Lightbox: Women in Photography: 34 voices from around the world
2017 Panel disussion, Art&Refugee Symposium, University of Indiana, USA
2017 Photo Talk with LFI photo editor Carol Körting, f3 Gallery – Freiraum für Fotografie
Photo ©Johanna-Maria Fritz