Tour de France 2018
Last year he was able to walk to the start but this year it was a long drive to the start of the Tour de France. Philipp Hympendahl took his 6x17 analog panorama camera to the Alps. He came back with one of his favourite photos and a text essay: "A day at the races".
Classic season
Philipp Hympendahl photographed the famous spring classics for the current TOUR cycling magazine with extreme climbs and cobblestone sections - key points where the race often decides.
Television
WDR Lokalzeit accompanied the photographer Philipp Hympendahl during his tour. The professional photographer from Düsseldorf has been photographing the event for years.
TdF 2017 in Paris
On the final course of the Tour de France 2017 in Paris Philipp Hympendahl did not crank up his manual camera in the heat of the moment - but this "accident" turned out to be quite nice.
Looking back
The exhibition "Mythos Tour De France" at the NRW-Forum Düsseldorf is open and can be visited with immediate effect. At the vernissage there was a short speech by Philipp Hympendahl, which can be read here.
MYTHOS TOUR DE FRANCE
On the occasion of the Grand Départ 2017 in Düsseldorf Philipp Hympendahl shows his most beautiful photos of the Tour de France in an international exhibition with renowned photographers.
Book projects
Book projects with photos by Philipp Hympendahl that have just been completed: The high-quality architecture book for the company GEBAG in Duisburg and the tango book "Lost in Tango" - recently published by Heel Verlag.
Panorama Cycling
Competitive sport is based on a belief in technology - and event photography is often perfect. You could say: Too perfect to work out the deep character. Hympendahl sets catchy contrasts with its analogue panoramas.
Order of pictures
The cycling pictures of Philipp Hympendahl can be ordered in different qualities. Here are a few application examples. If you like a motive, just send us an email and you will get an individual consultation and an offer on request.
Bye bye Tom Boonen
As a farewell to Tom Boonen, Hympendahl has produced one of the most popular motifs of the Belgian cycling star as a high-quality art print in a limited edition of 100 pieces. Handsigned available for 159,-
Lunchtime-Düsseldorf
On the occasion of the Grand Depart 2017 there is the motive "Lunchtime-Düsseldorf" in a high-quality, limited edition of 100 pieces in the size 98 x 78 cm.
The Village
Philipp Hympendahl took the 9 meter long panorama photo "The Village" in October 2010 from a 40 meter high crane on the Düsseldorfer Rheinwiesen. The picture consists of around 100 individual photos, which were fused into a whole over a period of several weeks.
„Momente des Radsports"
The book "Beyond the Finish Line" has now been published in German by Heel Verlag. A must for every cyclist.
