Fish auction hall in Hamburg-Altona by Silva Wischeropp

Classic architectural photograph in black and white, taken on 26 April 2017 in the late afternoon hours in Hamburg-Altona.
The fish auction hall in Hamburg-Altona was built in 1895/96 in Altona at the newly built fishing harbour on the Elbe to enable the auctioning, trading and shipping of fish landed there. The building was also used for the storage and repair of fishing gear and the distribution of cooling ice. Since its restoration in 1984, the hall has been used as a venue for events. The steel girder building, lined with brickwork, has been a listed building since 1984 and bears witness to the importance of the fish trade between the former rival cities of Hamburg and Altona.

In 1984, the hall was the only listed building in Hamburg to receive a Europa Nostra diploma for outstanding achievements in the preservation of cultural heritage from the European heritage protection organisation Europa Nostra.
The auction hall was originally intended to be a place of socioculture, but in addition to the hustle and bustle of the fish market, it is mainly used for advertising and PR events organised by large corporations. The Stacklies company is now responsible for catering and events. The hall offers space for around 3500 visitors.

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Silva Wischeropp was born in the Hanseatic city of Wismar in the former GDR. Today she lives and works in Berlin. As an experienced and passionate travel photographer whose interests span a broad range, she focuses on portraiture, street life, reportage, documentary, travel, tourism, landscape and nature. In addition, she is known for her recordings in the fields of architecture and fashion. Since 2016, her new repertoire includes surreal digital photo collages. For 20 years she has been known in Germany and abroad as a creative photo artist. Her works have been widely published and exhibited. "The photographic image process represents my personal work and creation area. This means dealing with image worlds, politics, human needs and sensitivities. The camera expands my scope to meet that other reality. Photography makes me happy, creates joy, closes boundaries, opens new doors, widens horizons. The camera teaches me to see, to sharpen the view, to capture moments, to perceive fleeting moments that are not visible to others. I am a creative person, a picture-maker, who draws on herself, does not copy a lot and develops her own imagery. So I move between the poles, reach different fixed points, look behind the scenes. Out of the thousandfold existing I manage to bring out something unique, unique moments of the picture."

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