In the wake of German reunification, photography became a vital medium through which the meanings of 'East' and 'West' were negotiated. This book examines how East German identities and photographic practices persisted and transformed after 1989 through the work of Ostkreuz – Agency of Photographers. Founded in 1990 as a collective response to the upheaval of reunification, Ostkreuz carried forward GDR traditions of freelance photography, while adapting to the Western media market. Frequen...