Subjective photography was a movement in postwar West Germany led by the photographer and teacher Otto Steinert. The name comes from a series of exhibitions he organized called "subjektive fotografie", starting in 1951.
Steinert and his followers believed that a photograph should show the personal vision and creativity of the photographer, not just record facts. They often used experimental methods such as strong contrast, unusual angles, photograms and abstraction. The movement built on the experimental photography of the 1920s. Steinert later taught at the Folkwang school in Essen, where his ideas influenced many students.
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