F.C. Gundlach: Vita
- July 16, 1926: Born in Heinebach (Hessen)
- His parents Heinrich Gundlach (1894–1954) and Katharina Gundlach, née Nöding (1896–1968) run the inn Zum Löwen in Heinebach
- 1929: Birth of brother Gerhard (died 2006)
- 1936: Receives his first camera, an Agfa box with self-timer
- 1938: Establishment of a darkroom
- 1936 to 1943: Jacob-Grimm-Gymnasium, Rotenburg/Fulda
- June 15, 1947 to June 30, 1949: Training as a photographer at Private Lehranstalt für Moderne Lichtbildkunst under Rolf W. Nehrdich in Kassel
- 1949 to 1953: Worked as an assistant in various studios in Wiesbaden (July 28 to September 15, 1949 as an operator in the Hollywood studios under photo laboratory Ernst O. Keller)
- 16 September 1949 to 31 December 1950: Assistant to Ingeborg Hoppe in Stuttgart
- until 1953: freelance assistant to Harry Meerson in Paris
- from 1949: publications in radio and television magazines such as Film-Revue , Funk-Illustrierte and Gong, including star portraits, reports and fashion articles in magazines such as Elegante Welt , Film und Frau und stern
- 1950: First entry into France
- 1951: 27 October to 27 November Exhibition F.C. Gundlach at the Librairie Jean Robert, Paris
- August 1, 1952: Business registration with the city of Stuttgart as a "photojournalist"
- 1952: Founding of Studio 50 with Hans Dieter Schmoll and Horst Jerichow
- 1952: Publications in radio and fashion magazines, also under the pseudonyms Fenner-Foto and Davidis, advertising shots for Heinzelmann and other clients
- 1953: Beginning of intensive collaboration with Film und Frau, for which he photographed more than 100 cover pictures and over 2,500 pages in the editorial fashion section until 1966
- 1954: Registration of second residence in Hamburg and final relocation in 1956
- 1954 to 1966: Besides working for Film und Frau also jobs for Constanze, stern, Quick and other magazines; also advertising shots for Jobis, Maris, IWS and fur companies such as Saga, Thompson and Berger
- From 1955: Collaboration with Deutsche Lufthansa, including shots on the inaugural flight of Deutsche Lufthansa's North American route as well as on the inaugural South American flight with the Super Constellation and many other flights
- 1963: Beginning of intensive collaboration with Brigitte, for which he photographed more than 180 cover pictures and over 5,500 pages of editorial fashion section until 1986
- 1966: Exclusive contract with Brigitte
- 1966 to 1986: Location trips to Africa, Asia, North and South America
- In addition to working for Brigitte, publications in Annabelle, Revue and other magazines
- Advertising shots for Falke Fashion, Van Delden, Sinz and others
- 1967: Founding of CC (Creative Color GmbH)
- 1971: Founding of PPS (Professional Photo Service) as a service provider for photographers with black-and-white and color labs, rental services, rental studios, and its own specialist bookstore
- 1976: Founding of the PPS. Galerie F.C. Gundlach, one of the first photo galleries in Germany, where until 1992, around 100 thematic and monographic exhibitions were presented.
- 1988: Appointment as professor at Hochschule der Künste Berlin
- from 1989: Curator of photo-historical and photo-theoretical exhibitions
- 1992: Sale of the PPS group of companies
- 1993: Founding of the working group Photographie in Hamburg, organizing exhibitions and symposia
- 1999: Initiator of the Triennial of Photography Hamburg
- 2000: Founding of the F.C. Gundlach Foundation with the aim of maintaining, scientifically processing and expanding the collection on the "Image of Man in Photography" built up since 1975 as well as the artist's own work
- 2002: 2nd Triennial of Photography Hamburg under the motto Reality Check
- 2003: Appointed founding director of the House of Photography in the Deichtorhallen Hamburg
- 2003: Transfer of the collection The Image of Man in Photography as a permanent loan to the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
- 2004: Reconstruction of the southern Deichtorhalle
- 2005: 3rd Triennial of Photography under the motto Archive of the Present
- 2005: Reopening of the House of Photography with the exhibition Martin Munkacsi – Think while you shoot!
- 2008: 4th Triennial of Photography under the motto Say Cheese
- 2008: Major retrospective of F.C. Gundlach's work at the House of Photography
- 2011: 5th Triennial of Photography under the motto Crossing Boundaries
- 2015: Das Medium ist berechtigt, Denkanstöße zu geben, CFA Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin
- 2015: 6th Triennial of Photography under the motto The Day Will Come
- 2016: Peter Keetman retrospective Gestaltete Welt at the Museum Folkwang Essen and the House of Photography Hamburg
- July 16, 2016: 90th birthday celebration
- 2017: Peter Keetman retrospective Gestaltete Welt at the Kunstfoyer Munich
- 2018: 7th Triennial of Photography under the motto "Breaking Point: Searching for Change"
- July 23, 2021: died in Hamburg
