la deutsche vita
Richard Pflaume Hoyer
1987 *Leipzig, East Germany
1991 Grown up in Frankfurt (Main), Germany
2009 Photography Studies (Darmstadt University of A.S.)
2009 – 2015 freelance assistant photo / film
2012 – today freelance photographer
2014 assistant work for Juergen Teller
2014 lived & worked in Bogotá, Colombia
2015 Frankfurt local head of production & location for Annie Leibovitz global exhibition tour “WOMEN”
2016 Finalist "weitsprung"
2016 – today commercial work & free projects
2018 moved to Berlin, based between Berlin & Frankfurt
2016 – 2026 Regular visits to Cuba for Film/Documentary, Book & Exhibition projects “CUMAYO” & “The sunniest place in East Germany” (WT)
2020 – 2022 writing & personal projects during Covid pandemic
2022 – 2026 commissioned work & writing
film
“the sunniest place in east germany” (WT)
2027 (work in progress)
60 min, documentary film (cuba / germany)
writer + director
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“CUMAYO”
2026 (work in progress)
90 min, documentary film (cuba / germany)
writer + director
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books
“CUMAYO”
Q3 2026 (in production)
hybrid photography project
concept, writer, photographer
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“Nach mir die Sintflut”
20XX (longterm wip)
photography book
writer + photographer
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