Herlinde Koelbl (born 31 October 1939) is a German photographic artist, author and documentary filmer.
Her comprehensive work is characterized above all by long-term photographic projects, often complemented by in-depth interviews. She is particularly interested in creating portraits of milieus and people. Herlinde Koelbl has received a number of awards for her photographic work, for example the Dr Erich Salomon Prize in 2001.[1] Since 2009, she has regularly worked as an author and photographer for ZEIT magazine,[2] in the column "What saved me".