"The photograph, which also features the French President Emmanuel Macron, the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, captures an intense moment in thus far unsuccessful efforts to broker a 30-day ceasefire in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It was taken on 10 May this year by Jesco Denzel, the official photographer of the German Federal Government."
"The new image, she says, "tells us something about how the German government wants its stance on the war between Russia and Ukraine to be perceived, as supportive, level-headed, showing Europe standing together on the side of peace." In contrast, the 2018 shot "has been perceived as an image of power struggle between Europe and the US". Together, the head of department says the images serve as a lesson in press photography, a genre that has been transformed by digitisation."
The Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf acquired an official photograph showing Friedrich Merz at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders during efforts to broker a 30-day ceasefire in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The image includes Emmanuel Macron, Donald Tusk and Keir Starmer and shows leaders huddled over a phone call with US President Donald Trump. The photograph was taken on 10 May by Jesco Denzel, official photographer of the German federal government. The museum juxtaposed the image with a 2018 Denzel photograph of Angela Merkel and G7 leaders confronting President Trump to contrast portrayals of European unity and power dynamics and to illustrate changes in press photography through digitisation.
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