Everyday life sometimes produces images that are anything but ordinary. Often the right moment, an unusual perspective or even pure chance is crucial to transform an everyday scene into seemingly absurd photos. The image database of Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo offers a wide range of bizarre scenes and weird motives. Whether it is nuns with a hula hoop, a chimp on roller skates or Burmese punks – oddities are an integral part of our portfolio.
History
Shaped by the Concert of Europe in the Age of Imperialism and the resulting "Great War", shattered by the Second World War as a result of the dark chapter of National Socialism, characterized by the Cold War and the division of Germany – historical world constellations as well as people's living conditions have often and seriously changed in the turbulent 20th century.
Here you will find photo dossiers on the various historical phases and events of the past century in Germany and around the world. In addition to major politics, the focus is on changes in the "zeitgeist": people's everyday experiences in the individual decades, changes in culture and fashion, and progress in technology and science.