--sonnenfreunde Sonderheft 234 - Fkk Magazin- -gerd Berendt- -

: The "Sonderheft" (Special Issue) designation often indicates a thematic focus or an expanded collection of photography compared to the standard monthly editions. Historical Context Sonnenfreunde

As he flipped through the pages, the scent of the ink triggered a flood of memories. He saw the faces of the people he had photographed over forty years: a young couple laughing in the surf of , an elderly man reading a newspaper in the tall grass, children playing without the burden of self-consciousness. Gerd’s lens had never been about the erotic; it had been about the unadorned human truth . He captured the way the light hit a shoulder blade or the honesty of a smile that hadn't been practiced in a mirror. --Sonnenfreunde Sonderheft 234 - FKK Magazin- -Gerd Berendt-

Championed the human form as a natural extension of the landscape, free from shame. Gerd’s lens had never been about the erotic;