Photographer Klaus Ruckgaber joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to discuss Sehnsucht, the German word for a kind of longing, and how he uses that in his work.

Photographer Klaus Ruckgaber joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to discuss Sehnsucht, the German word for a kind of longing, and how he uses that in his work.https://fleischkleidung.comhttps://www.instagram.com/fleischkleidung/I was born March 7th 2002 in Mexico City.I am attracted by the manifestation of feeling, the existential and the ungraspable.I am an individual who believes that there are no absolutes, there is no absolute beauty or an absolute truth or meaning. My work is focused on that idea. Our flaws, we are our own unreliable narrator in our existence and we shouldn't hide this but instead to carry it with tenderness and acceptance. The way we see the world is unique, splendor can be found in the unconventional, the “dregs” of life can also be beautiful.In decay flowers bloom, in the lesions there are lessons and without loss, love has no consequence.This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club - Begin Building your dream photobook library today at:https://charcoalbookclub.com