Jürgen Baldiga (*1959, Essen, West Germany, ✝1993, Berlin, Germany) moved to Berlin in 1979, where he moved in queer and artist circles. He wrote poetry, performed, and worked as a cook and sex worker. After being diagnosed with HIV in 1984, he focused on documentary photography. His images present an original view of West German society in the 1980s, including portraits of ordinary people on the street and the life of marginal communities and subcultures, recorded from his position as an insider.