Andreas H. Bitesnich is an Austrian

Austrians

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 photographer and musician

Musician

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. He has specialized in nude and portrait photography

Photography

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. His work appears regularly in international magazines.

Career

Originally working as a retailer, Bitesnich found his passion for photography when his friend, an assistant photographer, showed him his portfolio of black-and-white photographs. Having no education in photography, he started to teach himself all the relevant photography techniques. In 1989, he finally decided to quit his job as a retailer and started working as a professional photographer. Today, he is one of the world's most renowned nude photographers.

Publications

• Nudes (1998)
• Tension (2000)
• Travel (2001)
• Woman (2001)
• Nudes (2001)
• Woman (2001)
• Travel (2001)
• On Form (2003)
• Woman (2005)
• Polanude (2005
• More Nudes (2007)

External links

• Andreas H. Bitesnich's site "Andreas H. Bitesnich Photography"; on a 2004 exhibition at KunstHausWien
• photographerslimitededitions Online Gallery