Name: Andreas Gursky
Profession: Photographer
Date of birth / from: 15 January 1955 / Leipzig

A well-known German photographer, Andreas Gursky hit the news when his photo 9 Cent II Diptychon sold for a whopping 3.3 million US dollars in 2007 – at that time a world record.

Also known for his love of techno music, Gursky photographed the Dutch Dance Valley festival in 1995. Here he captured a mass of people seemingly elevated by veils of smoke and strobe lighting while raving to a DJ’s beat.