Thomas Ruff

Thomas Ruff
Thomas Ruff
Born (1958-02-10) 10 February 1958
EducationKunstakademie Düsseldorf
Known forPhotography
MovementDüsseldorf School of Photography

Thomas Ruff (born 10 February 1958) is a German photographer who lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has been described as "a master of edited and reimagined images".

Ruff shares a studio on Düsseldorf's Hansaallee, with fellow German photographers Laurenz Berges, Andreas Gursky and Axel Hütte. The studio, a former municipal electricity station, includes a basement gallery.