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Willy Puchner

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Life

Puchner was born and grew up in Mistelbach an der Zaya, Lower Austria, where his parents owned a photo studio. In 1967 he moved to Vienna to attend photography classes at the Höhere Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt (Vienna Federal Training and Research Institute of Graphic Arts). After graduation in 1974 he taught photography there for two years. Since 1978 Puchner works as a freelance photographer and writer based in Vienna. In 1983 he started to study philosophy, history and sociology. Puchner finished his studies in 1988 with a master degree in philosophy. His thesis was "Über private Fotografie" (On Private Photography). Since 1988 he gave numerous speeches "On Private Photography" at universities, museums and galleries. Beginning in 1989 Puchner works regularly for the Wiener Zeitung (the oldest daily newspaper of the world). Mistelbach an der Zaya (Mistelbach on the (River) Zaya) is a town in the northeast of Austria in so called Lower Austria, one of Austrias nine Federal States. ... Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Photography [fÓ™tÉ‘grÓ™fi:],[foÊŠtÉ‘grÓ™fi:] is the process of recording pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a film or sensor. ... A freelancer or (freelance worker) is a self-employed person working in a profession or trade in which full-time employment is also common. ... The Wiener Zeitung is an Austrian newspaper. ...

Willy Puchner became famous with his project "Penguins - Traveling the World". For four years he traveled with his penguins Joe and Sally to the sites of his and our yearning: to the sea and into the desert, to New York, Sydney and Paris, Venice, Tokyo, Honolulu, Rome and Cairo, in order to capture them in photos. There they are now connected forever, lost forever. Before the penguins’ eyes the apparently familiar having been illustrated thousands of times, becomes different and new again. Freddy Langer, a journalist, wrote about this project in the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung (FAZ): "He let them pose in front of word famous sights, pretending they were tourists – and he took their photograph (picture, snapshot). So he created the most beautiful photo album regarding traveling of the 20th century: ”The Longings of the Penguins” (FAZ 08/03/2001) Publishing house in Frankfurt am Main The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) is an influential high-quality national German newspaper, founded in 1949. ...

Willy Puchner likes to work with old people, creating the projects "Die 90-jährigen" (At the Age of 90), "Dialog mit dem Alter" (Dialogue with the High Age), "Die 100-jährigen" (At the Age of 100), "Lebensgeschichte und Fotografie" (Oral History and Photography) and "Liebe im Alter" (Love at High Age).

Exhibitions

• 1980 Museum Moderner Kunst (Museum of Modern Art), Vienna (Austria)
• 1980 Künstlerhaus (House of Artists), N.Ö. Galerie, Vienna (Austria)
• 1982 Museum des 20. Jahrhundert (Museum of the 20th Century), Vienna (Austria)
• 1984 Österreichisches Fotomuseum (Austrian Museum of Photography), Bad Ischl
• 1992 Steirischer Herbst, Graz
• 2001 "On the Road at Home" (Auf Reisen zu Hause), gallery Atrium ed Arte, Vienna
• 2005 Stopover New York, gallery Atrium ed Arte, Vienna
• Further exhibitions in Berlin, Bremen, Kleve, Braunschweig, Klagenfurt, Norfolk (Washington, USA), Bombay (India), Beirut (Lebanon) and in the Japanese cities Tokyo, Osaka, Oita, Nagoya and Sapporo

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Bibliography

• Bäume, 1980, (words Henry David Thoreau), ISBN 3-85447-271-4
• Zum Abschied, zur Wiederkehr, 1981 (words Hermann Hesse), ISBN 3-20601-222-8
• Gestaltung mit Licht, Form und Farbe, 1981, ISBN 3-87467-207-7
• Bilder österreichischer Städte, (words Harald Sterk), 1982, ISBN 3-21701-262-3
• Strahlender Untergang, (words Christoph Ransmayr), 1982, ISBN 3-85447-006-1
• Bilder österreichischer Landschaft, (words Harald Sterk), 1983, ISBN 3-21701-189-9
• Andalusien, (words Walter Haubrich), 1983, ISBN 3-7658-0420-7
• Die Wolken der Wüste, 1983 (words Manfred Pichler), ISBN 3-89416-150-7
• Dorf-Bilder, 1983, ISBN 3-21800-387-3
• Zugvögel seit jeher, 1983, (words Erich Hackl), ISBN 3-21024-848-6
• Das Herz des Himmels, 1985, (words Erich Hackl), ISBN 3-21024-813-3
• Die Sehnsucht der Pinguine, 1992, ISBN 3-44617-200-9
• Ich bin ..., 1997, ISBN 3-79182-910-6
• Tagebuch der Natur, 2001, ISBN 3-85326-244-9
• Flughafen. Eine eigene Welt, 2003, ISBN 3-85326-277-5
• Illustriertes Fernweh. Vom Reisen und nach Hause kommen, 2006, ISBN 3-89405-389-5

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English Editions

• Joe & Sally: A long way from home, 1993, ISBN 0-14023-1188
• Penguins - Traveling the World, 1999, ISBN 3-82-901412-0

Stamps

4 stamps out of the book Tagebuch der Natur (diary of nature)

Willy Puchner, stamps

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Publications in Magazines

Extrablatt, konkret, Stern, GEO, Life (USA), Corriere della Sera (Italy), Marco Polo (Japan), Asahi Camera, (Japan), Universum ( Austria), Falter, Wiener Zeitung konkret is a monthly German magazine for politics and culture (according to its subtitle) that has existed since 1955. ... Stern (English Star) is a weekly news magazine published in Germany. ... Magazine logo. ... “LIFE” redirects here. ... Corriere della Sera (Evening Mail) is the most important Italian daily newspapers (first in sales [1]), printed in Milan. ... Asahi Camera ) is a Japanese monthly photographic magazine. ... Falter (Butterfly) is a weekly magazine published in Vienna, Austria. ... The Wiener Zeitung is an Austrian newspaper. ...

Awards

• 1983 Theodor-Körner-Preis for art, see also Theodor Körner
• 1988 Theodor-Körner-Preis for social sciences
• 2002 Österreichischer Staatspreis für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur for Tagebuch der Natur
• 2002 Kinderbuchpreis der Stadt Wien for Tagebuch der Natur

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External Links

• Willy Puchner's website
• Fotohof Gallery's database entry on Willy Puchner