Dirk Skiba

Dirk Skiba is a German photographer who has been focusing on international authors for more than ten years. He persistently attempts to explore and break through the boundaries of a primarily commercial genre, as his aim is to create valid and artistic portraits of authors. Unlike other author photographers, he undertakes extensive travels to meet authors in their familiar surroundings. Over the years, he has created around 1,700 portraits, which are made available to the public in one of the largest archives of authors portraits worldwide.

In his photo book “The poem and its double”, he presents one hundred German-speaking poets who accompany their photographs with their own literary self-portraits. This concept, contrasting the photographer's view from the outside with comments from the subjects themselves, was widely acclaimed. Following the publication of the photo book, six solo exhibitions were held in German-speaking countries.

In recent years, Skiba has begun to explore Africa. After photography trips to Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and Tanzania, he is excited to discover the diverse literary voices of Ghana.