Biography

Born 1966 in England, Rolf Gibbs grew up in Indonesia and New Zealand. At eighteen, Gibbs embarked on a successful 10-year career as a fashion photographer while living in Paris, London and Berlin respectively. He worked for French VOGUE, as well as numerous other fashion magazines, and advertising agencies.

In 1996 he attended NYU's Graduate Film Program in New York. His student films won numerous awards at 40 film festivals in over 20 countries, and have been shown on television in 13 countries. He has been invited to serve as a judge at festivals in Berlin, and Amsterdam.

For 5 years now, Rolf Gibbs has been living a nomadic life, moving from one place to another, throughout the world, while doing photography and teaching Ecstatic Dance and meditation. Together with his former partner, Karina Louise, he co-created the website WakingUpTogether.com, and a photography book about their intimate relationship, entitled CAMERAS AT BREAKFAST. The former lovers are now co-authoring a text book about Conscious Relationships. Together with Karina Louise, Rolf Gibbs is also the co-creator of Transformational Photography, a powerful new technique enabling individuals to discover positive ways of relating to themselves. Sessions available upon request.

Bibliography

CAMERAS AT BREAKFAST (co-author with Karina Louise)

(11”x13” 112 Pages, Hardcover, Photography)

Filmography

Whacked!
(1997, Narrative, B&W, 5 min.)

e-male
(1998, Narrative, Color, 23min.)
Commissioned by ARTE for television

The Last Guy to Let You Down
(1999, Documentary, B&W, 12 min.)

G
(2000, Experimental, Color, 5 min)