With his special feeling for situation and details, he transports emotions into information. Herbert Piel's photographs are characterised by special formal clarity and are exemplary for the highest quality in fast-moving photojournalism. Many of his photographs are icons of German press photography. Herbert Piel worked worldwide for international photo agencies such as Reuters, Associated Press and the Deutsche Presse-Agentur as well as being a commissioned photographer for Stern, Bunte and Spiegel. He has produced photo reportages from Sudan, Togo, Ethiopia, Somalia, the former GDR, Kosovo and the Kurdish regions of eastern Turkey as well as Iran. His work has been exhibited worldwide. www.herbert-piel.de