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Photographer Thomas Ruff is married to his girlfriend from his college.

Relationship Facts of Thomas Ruff

Thomas Ruff is married to Hilla Ruff.
He does not have any kids as of now.
Thomas Ruff is not having an affair with anyone presently.
His sexual orientation is straight.

What is the relationship of Thomas Ruff?

The German Photographer, Thomas Ruff is a married man. He is married to a woman named Hilla. They knew each other since college days. They are college sweethearts.

His wife, Hilla is also one of the people after his professor Bernd Becher, who had inspired him to choose his profession. Whenever they go for holidays, he clicks his daughters’ pictures. He is living happily with his wife and children.

Who is Thomas Ruff?

Thomas Ruff is a German photographer. He is eminent for having his own studios at Düsseldorf’s Hansaallee along with some of his partners Laurenz Berges, Andreas Gursky, and Axel Hütte who are also German Photographers.

Who are the parents of Thomas Ruff?

Thomas was born on February 10, 1958, Zell is in Harmersbach, Germany. His nationality is German and his ethnicity is European.

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Thomas Ruff was born to Luise Ruff(mother) and Stefan Ruff(father). He got his first camera and started experimenting to make himself good as other photographers.

He was also inspired by the lectures of Benjamin HD Buchloh and he developed his own method of conceptual serial photography.

Education

Talking about the educational background of Thomas Ruff, he studied photography at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with Bernd and Hilla Beche from where he graduated in 1985. He was also a scholar at Villa Massimo.

Thomas Ruff: Professional Life, Career

There is no certain point from where he started his career because he was involved in photography from a very early age in life.

Firstly, Thomas Ruff started to make 60 half-length portraits in the same manner, and then he created a series ‘Häuser’ and also made a series of digitally altered photographs of Modernist architecture by Mies van der Rohe in 1999.

This was followed by his works as a photographer for his own collection ‘Nudes’, etc. Currently, he has a studio that he opened with fellow photographers  Laurenz Berges, Andreas Gursky, and Axel Hütte. Moreover, he also taught Photography at the Kunstakademie Düsseldo.

How much is the net worth of Thomas Ruff?

Though his net worth as of 2023 is $12 million. It is believed that he gets a decent amount of money as his salary.

Thomas Ruff: Rumors, Controversy

Unlike other celebrities, there is no rumor about the love life of Thomas Ruff and his professional life as well.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Moving towards his body measurements, Thomas Ruff has light brown hair color and his eye color is brown. There is no information about his height, weight, and shoe size.

Social Media

Thomas Ruff is not active on Facebook and Twitter. He has over 4.8k followers on Instagram.

 

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