COLLECTION REGARD

As its' French name „Regard“ suggests, the collection hopes to inspire a deeper gaze towards that which is being viewed. Founder Marc Barbey sees his Collection Regard less as a gallery and more of a photographers' salon. "It's about creating a space in which people can engage in a meaningful exchange with each other and with the work." Situated on the Steinstrasse in the Mitte district of Berlin within the Spandau Quarter and just 10 minutes away from Alexanderplatz, the Collection Regard has become a magnet for collectors and enthusiasts. Significantly, it's also a showcase for the (re)discovery of important photographers and their work.

The 40-year-old Marc Barbey has been collecting photography in earnest since 2005. He's sought out gems from the earliest beginnings of the form up to the 1970s, concentrating on German photography and Berlin in particular as motif. To date, Collection Regard administers the substantial oeuvre of Hein Gorny and holds work by Lotte Jacobi, Siegfried Lauterwasser, Heinrich Riebesehl, Toni Schneiders, Friedrich Seidenstücker and Will McBride as well as select pieces by Paul Almasy, Bruno Barbey and Robert Capa.