▁tempt ed ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁escape ▁from ▁East ▁Germany , ▁but ▁while ▁he ▁sometimes ▁found ▁the ▁country ' s ▁b ureau cr atic ▁constraints ▁limit ing , ▁he ▁was ▁generally ▁accepting ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁found ▁himself . ▁A ▁change ▁of ▁man aging ▁editor ▁at ▁" S ib yl le " ▁gave ▁him ▁freedom ▁to ▁develop , ▁apply ▁and ▁promote ▁his ▁own ▁ideas ▁on ▁fashion ▁phot ography ▁while ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁distinguished ▁photo - j ournal ist ▁gave ▁him ▁excellent ▁travel ▁ent it lement s : ▁ ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁celebrated ▁fashion / ce le br ity ▁sh ots , ▁not ably ▁a ▁set ▁taken ▁of ▁Mar l ene ▁Diet rich ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁were ▁taken ▁while ▁travel ing ▁on ▁assignment ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 / 6 6 ▁he ▁and ▁a ▁like ▁mind ed ▁group ▁of ▁East ▁German ▁photograph ers ▁founded ▁a ▁Phot ograph ers ' ▁Group ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" D ire kt ". ▁Mut ual ▁accept ance ▁of ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁establishment ▁was ▁also ▁evident ▁in ▁the ▁guest ▁lect ures hip ▁which ▁he ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 / 7 4 ▁at ▁the ▁High er ▁Academy ▁for ▁Visual ▁Arts ▁( H GB ▁/ ▁Hoch schule ▁für ▁Graf ik ▁und ▁Buch k unst ) ▁at ▁Leipzig . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁till ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁together ▁with ▁Peter ▁Vo igt ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁selecting