Walter Rudolph German, 1915-1997

Works
  • Walter Rudolph, 1976
    1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Autobús! Ibiza Town, 1976
    Autobús! Ibiza Town, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Bar in Cala Gració, Ibiza, 1976
    Bar in Cala Gració, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Cafe con Leche, Ibiza, 1976
    Cafe con Leche, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, El Corsario, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
    El Corsario, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Es Vedrá, Ibiza, 1976
    Es Vedrá, 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, Flares, Dalt Vila, 1976
    Flares, Dalt Vila, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Formentera I, Ibiza, 1976
    Formentera I, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, High Stakes at 30,000 Feet, Ibiza, 1976
    High Stakes at 30,000 Feet, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Hotel Torre del Mar, Figueretas, 1976
    Hotel Torre del Mar, Figueretas, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Iberia Stewardess, Ibiza, 1976
    Iberia Stewardess, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Las Dalias, Ibiza, 1976
    Las Dalias, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Penta Club I, Ibiza, 1976
    Penta Club I, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Penta Club II, Ibiza, 1976
    Penta Club II, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, People Watching, Sa Penya, Ibiza, 1976
    People Watching, Sa Penya, Ibiza, 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, Setting Sail for Formentera!, 1976
    Setting Sail for Formentera!, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Streets of Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
    Streets of Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Strolls, Shadows and Bon Lloc, 1976
    Strolls, Shadows and Bon Lloc, 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, Sunday Morning, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
    Sunday Morning, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Table For Two, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
    Table For Two, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Taxi Boat, Ibiza, 1976
    Taxi Boat, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, The Montesol Couple, Vara de Rey, Ibiza, 1976
    The Montesol Couple, Vara de Rey, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Traffic Jams in The Seventies, Ibiza Town, 1976
    Traffic Jams in The Seventies, Ibiza Town, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Umbrella, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
    Umbrella, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Vespa, Formentera, 1976
    Vespa, Formentera, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, When Cars Had Priority! Plaça de Vila, Ibiza, 1976
    When Cars Had Priority! Plaça de Vila, Ibiza, 1976
  • Walter Rudolph, Whitewashing Doña, Ibiza Town, 1976
    Whitewashing Doña, Ibiza Town, 1976
Overview
View works. Walter Rudolph, Fantasylandia, Ibiza, 1976
Fantasylandia, Ibiza, 1976
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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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