Three photographers from Lippborg are opening a joint photography exhibition titled "Perspectives" at Haus Hagedorn, running parallel to the local "Little Coffee Time" event. Andrea Elbracht, Hubert Röggener, and Richard Böhm will present their diverse photographic works on Sunday, November 30, from 2:30 to 5:00 PM in the upper floor of Haus Hagedorn in Lippborg.
The exhibition creates excitement through the different perspectives with which the photographers capture their individual views of the world. The displayed works showcase moments and emotions frozen in time through their lenses. "I also try to capture a bit of my personal happiness," says Hubert Röggener during the collaborative hanging of the pictures. The three have been planning this exhibition since August, and now they're putting the finishing touches on the arrangement.
Röggener has specialized in local landscape photography of the Lippetal region. The 67-year-old experimented with photography as a teenager and picked up the camera intermittently over the years. For the past ten years, the former businessman and farmer has been consistently taking snapshot photographs. His work includes images of a deer in fog, interesting reflections of power plants in small lakes, and the autumn beauty of Haus Assen, with vibrant colors embracing each captured moment.
Richard Böhm, a former locksmith, has focused on portraiture during his professional travels and has delved into the technical possibilities of photography in darkness. Currently, he's displaying light paintings featuring Christmas motifs, which will be replaced in January with works from the Winter Light festival in Soest and the Autumn Light festival in Hamm from 2024. Böhm also began photography in his early youth, initially taking family and vacation photos. "I've been doing light painting for two years. I took a course on long exposure photography and found it enjoyable," explains the 66-year-old. In the upper floor, colorful portraits from India are displayed. "I asked some people for permission, but many also waved me over and requested that I take their photo," Böhm recalls.
Andrea Elbracht brings another dimension to the exhibition title, noting that "perspective" is also a term from photography vocabulary. Since her father lent her a good camera for a vacation when she was 18, the 59-year-old has been photographing consistently, sometimes more, sometimes less. She now has the time to venture out and specifically search for subjects, often lying down to capture the diverse structures and colors in nature from that unique angle.
Elbracht frequently photographs birds that come into her lens view. This year, she successfully captured an image of a curlew. However, for the Haus Hagedorn exhibition, she has chosen to display butterflies with wonderful patterns on their wings. "Each of us could easily have hung a complete exhibition alone. Shared joy is double joy, and this way we have more perspectives," Elbracht explains.
The exhibition will be available for viewing during Sunday morning meetings and Little Coffee Time, as well as by appointment by calling 02527/8033 (Böhm). The display will remain up until the end of March 2026. The three Lippborg photographers hope to share their joy and passion for photography with visitors through this collaborative showcase of their distinct artistic perspectives.
