About
STEFAN FALKE Photography, New York
I am an award winning German-American professional photographer working for editorial and corporate clients; my personal projects resulted in four acclaimed photo books and over 25 solo exhibitions in museums, galleries and prestigious photo festivals like PHOTOVILLE in New York, VISA POUR L'IMAGE in Perpignan, TRIENNALE DER PHOTOGRAPHIE in Hamburg and XPOSURE International Photography Festival in Sharjah.
My work won several awards from Communication Arts, American Photography, ASMP and IPA and my project "Keep Going New York !!" received a Global Focus Project Award from XPOSURE International Photography Festival in 2024.
My wife Christine and I live in New York City.
Solo Exhibitions:
2025 - Deutsches Haus at NYU, New York City: "Reflecting New York" (Interview about the exhibition here)
2024 - Xposure Photo Festival in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - "Keep Going New York !!" - Global Focus Project Award exhibition
2022 - D.A.I. Deutsch Amerikanisches Institut Tübingen, Germany - "Keep Going New York !!" (more information here)
2021 - Deutsches Haus at NYU, New York City: "Keep Going New York !!" (more information here)
2021 - Galerie Max Hünten Haus Zingst, Germany: "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border" (more information and 360 degree photos here)
2019 - Centennial Museum at UTEP, El Paso, Texas: "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2018 - American Space Leipzig, Germany: "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2018 - Steppling Art Gallery at SDSU Imperial Valley in Calexico, California: "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2018 - German-American Center Stuttgart/Germany: "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2018 - Deutsches Haus at NYU, New York City: "MOKO JUMBIES: The Dancing Spirits of Trinidad"
2017 - d.a.i. Tübingen, Germany (Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut / German-American Institute): "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2017 - Deutsches Haus at NYU, New York City: "The Wall(s)" (about the US-Mexico Border)
2017 - CEART Mexicali, Mexico : "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2017 - Galeria 409, Brownsville, Texas: "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2016 - Festival Tijuana Interzona, Mexico, (outdoor exhibition on the border fence): "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2016 - Goethe Institut Washington DC : "2,000 MILES: DIVIDED LAND, COMMON HUMANITY"
2016 - Deutsches Haus at NYU, New York: "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2015 - Triennale der Photographie Hamburg : "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2014 - Photoville, Brooklyn, New York : "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2014 - The Cervantes Institute, Cultural Institute of Spain, Frankfurt, Germany : "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2014 - Mexican Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany: "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2014 - International Museum for Art and Science (IMAS), McAllen, Texas : "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2013 - The Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington, D.C., : "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2013 - La Casa Familiar, San Ysidro, USA: "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border
2013 - La Tentacion Gallery, Tijuana, Mexico, : "New York Fake Polaroids II"
2012 - La Casa Del Tunel, Tijuana, Mexico: "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
2012 - La Tentacion Gallery, Tijuana, Mexico: "New York Fake Polaroids"
2004 - Visa Pour l'Image / Perpignan, France - official festival selection: "MOKO JUMBIES: The Dancing Spirits of Trinidad"
1998 - Saarländische Künstlerhaus Saarbrücken: Stefan Falke: Fotografierte Geschichten - Filmfotografie
Awards:
2025 - IPA - International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention in category self published books: "Reflecting New York" (see here)
2025 - CA 2025 Award of Excellence - Communication Arts Photography Annual 66 - category: books, for "Reflecting New York" (see here)
2025 - APA LA (American Photographic Artists) OFF THE CLOCK 2025 - "Reflecting New York"
2025 - American Photography AP41 Chosen Winner for images from my "Reflecting New York" series
2024 - ASMP - Best of American Society of Media Photographers 2024 contest - category Personal Project series - 1st place jurors choice for "Reflecting Dubai".
2024 - Global Focus Project Award for "Keep Going New York !!" Xposure Photo Festival in Sharjah, UAE.
2023 - APA LA (American Photographic Artists) OFF THE CLOCK - "Fire Blower in Trinidad"
2023 - IPA - International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention in category editorial for my portrait of Nadja Murat
2021 - IPA - International Photography Awards - 3rd place in category street photography for "Keep Going New York !!" (see here)
2021 - IPA - International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention in category self published books: "Keep Going New York !!" (see here)
2021 - CA 2021Award of Excellence - Communication Arts Photography Annual 62 - category: books, for "Keep Going New York !!" (see here)
2021 - ASMP - Best of American Society of Media Photographers 2020 contest - category series - 2nd place for "Keep Going New York !!"
2021 - American Photography AP37 Chosen Winner for images from my "Keep Going New York !!" series
2013 - David Chow Humanitarian Award for "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border"
