A wealth of unknown and rarely or never before published photos and drawings are printed here. Short texts provide insights into previously underexplored phases of life. Handwritten notes by Benn from the volumes of his library are included, along with calendar entries and testimonies about the fate of Benn's family. "Origin, biography - nonsense!" This sentence from the famous text "Double Life" has often been used to illustrate Benn's supposed disinterest in his biography. However, his work contains many highly interesting self-testimonies, both concealed and revealed. The interest in Benn's life, as shown by several recent publications about him, is greater than ever before. The now available visual biography collects what has been found in years of intensive research in archives, files, and private estates regarding images and letters related to Benn's life.