Rainer Elstermann was born in West-Berlin in 1965.

He took his first self-portrait-photographs when he was 17 years old.

In 1983, at the age of 18 he started working with the avantgarde experimental super-8 film production company Teufelsberg Produktion. In 1984, he began being seriously involved with photography after his uncle gave him a complete dark-room equipment.

Further encouragement came by the way of famous fashion photographer Paolo Roversi who photographed Elstermann for Italian Vogue in 1985. After seeing his portfolio he insisted Rainer Elstermann, R.E. should be a fashion photographer in Paris.

Instead, R.E. moved to London in 1988, where he remained until 1992, realizing little art projects and exploring photography. First assignments followed.

In 1999, R.E. started his studio as an advertising photographer.

From 2006, Elstermann’s projects moved again towards Art photography and since 2009 he has been exclusively concentrating on Art.

2012

Inside the grey room - Barbara Paci Galleria d'Arte, Pietrasanta

2010

Photo Studio - Mark Peet Visser Gallery, ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Olanda)

Photo Studio, - ARTITLED!, Herpen (Olanda)

2012

Inside the grey room - Barbara Paci Galleria d'Arte, Pietrasanta (Italy)

2010

Photo Studio - Mark Peet Visser Gallery, ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Holland)

Photo Studio, - ARTITLED!, Herpen (Holland)

2015

Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair - Istanbul Turchia

2013

Arte Fiera Bologna - Barbara Paci Galleria d'Arte, Bologna

2012

Old Masters, - Scope Basel, Basilea (Svizzera)

Inside the Grey Room, - KunstRai, Amsterdam (Olanda)

Photo-Studio - Arte Fiera Bologna, Barbara Paci Galleria d'Arte, Bologna

Photo-Studio - JustMad, Madrid

Photo-Studio - Realisme12, Amsterdam (Olanda)

2011

Photo-Studio - Foto Fever, Parigi (Francia)

Photo-Studio - ARTII, The Hague (Olanda)

Photo-Studio - The Affordable Art Fair London, Londra (Regno Unito)

Photo-Studio - Scope Basel, Basilea (Svizzera)

Photo-Studio - Artantique, Utrecht (Paesi Bassi)

Photo-Studio - The Affordable Art Fair, Bruxelles (Belgio)

Photo-Studio - Realisme 11, Amsterdam (Olanda)

2010

Photo-Studio - Art Amsterdam (Olanda)

Photo-Studio - London Art Fair (Regno Unito)

Photo-Studio - Bath Art Fair

Photo-Studio - Open Art Fair, Utrecht (Paesi Bassi)

2009

Photo-Studio - The Affordable Art Fair, Amsterdam (Olanda)

Photo-Studio - Open Art Fair, Utrecht (Paesi Bassi)

Old Masters - Art Lisboa, Lisbona (Portogallo)

Old Masters - Grand Westin, Frankfurt (Germania)

2008

Old Masters - TBWA, Hamburg (Germania)

Old Masters - J.Walker Thompson, Londra (Regno Unito)

Old Masters - WaldmannSolar, Hamburg (Germania)

2007

Old Masters - MC Saatchi, Londra (Regno Unito)

Japanese Images - Space Gallery Paul Smith, Tokyo (Giappone)

Old Masters - Maverick Gallery, Londra (Regno Unito)

Old Masters - New Rose, Londra (Regno Unito)

2006

Old Masters - Serge Ziegler, Zurigo (Svizzera)

Bucolic - Scout Gallery, Londra (Regno Unito)