Walter Rudolph German, 1915-1997

Works
  • Walter Rudolph, Sunhats, Gran Canaria, Playa de Las Canteras, c 1975
    Sunhats, Gran Canaria, Playa de Las Canteras, c 1975
  • Walter Rudolph, Bar in Cala Gració, Ibiza, 1976
    Bar in Cala Gració, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Bon Lloc, Ibiza Town, 1976
    Bon Lloc, Ibiza Town, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Bowling Team Playing Cards on a Plane, Ibiza, 1976
    Bowling Team Playing Cards on a Plane, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Breakfast in Paradise, San Antonio, Ibiza, 1976
    Breakfast in Paradise, San Antonio, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Brocade Beds, Hotel Torre del Mar, Ibiza, 1976
    Brocade Beds, Hotel Torre del Mar, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Dona, Sa Penya, Ibiza, 1976
    Dona, Sa Penya, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, El Autobús, Ibiza Town, 1976
    El Autobús, Ibiza Town, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, El Corsario, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
    El Corsario, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Es Canar Flee Market, 1976
    Es Canar Flee Market, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Es Vedrà, Ibiza, 1976
    Es Vedrà, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Face Down, Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, 1976
    Face Down, Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Fantasylandia, Ibiza, 1976
    Fantasylandia, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Feria Trasmediterranea, Ibiza, 1976
    Feria Trasmediterranea, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Fiat 500, Ibiza, 1976
    Fiat 500, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Flares, Dalt Vila, 1976
    Flares, Dalt Vila, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Ibiza Town #3, 1976
    Ibiza Town #3, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Mannequin, Ibiza Town, 1976
    Mannequin, Ibiza Town, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Plaça de Vila, Ibiza I, 1976
    Plaça de Vila, Ibiza I, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Porto de Ibiza, 1976
    Porto de Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Red Head, Ibiza Town, 1976
    Red Head, Ibiza Town, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Resort, Formentera, 1976
    Resort, Formentera, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Streets of Dalt Vila I, 1976
    Streets of Dalt Vila I, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Streets of Dalt Vila II, 1976
    Streets of Dalt Vila II, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Stuart Rudnick, Paula´s Ibiza, 1976
    Stuart Rudnick, Paula´s Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Sunburnt, Ses Salines, Ibiza, 1976
    Sunburnt, Ses Salines, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, The Montesol Hotel, Vara de Rey, Ibiza, 1976
    The Montesol Hotel, Vara de Rey, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Topless Women in Formentera, 1976
    Topless Women in Formentera, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Whitewash, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
    Whitewash, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Women of Iberia Airlines, Aeropuerto de Ibiza, 1976
    Women of Iberia Airlines, Aeropuerto de Ibiza, 1976
Overview
View works. Walter Rudolph, Sunhats, Gran Canaria, Playa de Las Canteras, c 1975
Sunhats, Gran Canaria, Playa de Las Canteras, c 1975
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Walter Rudolph worked for airline and tour operators Thomson (TUI) and Iberia during the 70’s and 80’s.  Tasked to photograph and promote popular holiday destinations for travel brochures and international photo agencies, Rudolph and his wife had a passion for discovering new places and cultures:  Hong Kong, Kenya, Portugal, Israel, Italy, London and the Mediterranean.  In 1976 his career took him to the Balearic Island of Ibiza,  an emerging destination growing in popularity with European tourists. The hippy movement was sweeping the island and visitors revelled in the easygoing Ibizan lifestyle, stunning beaches and hedonistic nightlife. 

 

Rudolph’s iconic photography of Ibiza marks the beginnings of modern tourism capturing familiar landmarks and authentic Ibicenco culture. The series is a nostalgic reminder of a bygone Ibiza on the cusp of discovery by the rest of the world.  A time capsule containing gems like the exotic Penta Club, Fantasilandia and @corsario_restaurante_  of Dalt Vila or Plaça de Vila now pedestrianised, crowded with vintage cars. 

 

The archive is visually stimulating: Rudolph’s creative eye and stylish aesthetic are reflected in unstaged social scenarios, similar to that of photographer Slim Aarons and film director Wes Anderson. The leisure and pleasures of Ibizan society are captured in iconic surroundings like the Argos Hotel in Talamanca. The collection is well rounded with photographs of local Ibicenco doñas in traditional clothing hard at work contrasting with chic Iberian Air hostesses and excited airline passengers.


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