Ib Trebbien

Ib Trebbien has through most of a long career mainly worked as an editorial photographer. As such he is probably best known for his pictures from the world of motorsport. In parallel with the general editorial work, he has also experimented with other motifs and photographic expression and sought new ways in his pictures.
‘I always seeks to adapt my photos to the context, they are made for. The image that works optimally in a printed magazine, won’t necessarily work on a website or in an art gallery. Therefore, I often work with several different versions of the same motif,’ he says.
Even though he pays tribute to the ‘Keep it simple’ rule, he don’t mind using complicated techniques in order to achieve a simplified expression in his pictures.

Ib Trebbien har gennem det meste af sin lange karriere primært arbejdet som redaktionel fotograf. Som sådan er han nok mest kendt for sine billeder fra motorsportens verden. Sideløbende med det generelle redaktionelle arbejde har han også eksperimenteret med andre motiver og fotografiske udtryk og søgt nye veje i sine billeder.
»Jeg forsøger altid at tilpasse mine billeder til den kontekst, de er lavet til. Det billede, der fungerer optimalt i et trykt magasin, vil ikke nødvendigvis fungere på en hjemmeside eller i et kunstgalleri. Derfor arbejder jeg ofte med flere forskellige versioner af det samme motiv,« siger han.
Selv om han hylder reglen »Keep it simple«, har han ikke noget imod at bruge komplicerede teknikker for at opnå et forenklet udtryk i sine billeder.