Michael Wolf

Born 1954, Munich, Germany. Lives and works in Hong Kong.

Wolf grew up in Canada, Europe and the United States, studying at UC Berkeley and at the Folkwang School with Otto Steinert in Essen, Germany. He moved to Hong Kong in 1994 where he worked for 8 years as contract photographer for Stern magazine. Since 2001, Wolf has been focusing on his own projects, which document the architecture as well as the vernacular culture of metropolises. The focus of his work is life in mega cities. Wolf’s work has been exhibited worldwide and is work is held in many permanent collections. He has won first prize in the World Press Photo Award Competition on two occasions (2005 & 2010) and an honorable mention (2011). In 2010 and 2016, Wolf was shortlisted for the Prix Pictet photography prize. He has published more than 32 photo books.