Tamara Eckhardt (*1995) lives and works as a portrait and documentary photographer in Berlin. As a child Eckhardt lived in Ireland for two years, which led to her interest in working with subjects that are related to Ireland. In 2021 she completed her photography studies at the Ostkreuzschule in Berlin and since the beginning of 2022 she is a member of the renowned agency OSTKREUZ. Her photographic works mainly deal with marginalized social groups and minorities - she is particularly interested in people on the threshold of growing up. Her analog photography strives to shed a kind light on her protagonists whom she follows up on for months at a time for each project. Eckhardts expressive portraits give the viewer an intimate insight into the lives of youth in Germany and Ireland.
Eckhardt has been awarded and shortlisted for numerous awards such as the International Woman Photo Award, True Picture Grant, Kuala Lumpur Award, Gute Aussichten Award, Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award, BFF Förderpreis, Women in Photo Award, Meitar Award and other awards. In 2021 she has been nominated for FUTURES Programm. Her work has been exhibited several times and presented at international photo festivals worldwide.
