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Documenting the mundane in a way that borders on boring, my everyday photography conveys the calmness with which I perceive my surroundings: Sometimes indifferent, mostly passive, but often moved.

Photo of a dry, wintery city landscape with yellow grass and a tall hotel building in the background.
Close up photo of a small baby bird held carefully in two hands.
Black and white photo of a large crowd with tourists and guides.

Capturing movement in both natural and urban environments is one of my favorite exercises, which is part of the reason for deciding to co-found a local outdoor and media collective in early 2024: 307racingteam

Close up dynamic photo of a trail runner's foot in a beige running shoe at night.
Blurry photo of a trail runner at night.
Long exposure black and white night photo of a runner, with lots of streaky motion blur
Close up photo of two hands sharing a piece of bacon from a knife, with a snowy mountain landscape in the background.
Portrait photo of a young male hiker in the Italian alps, with black clothes and green reflective sunglasses.
Dynamic photo of a young cyclist on a gravel touring bike with rack.
Photo of a cyclist wearing a baguette in his white Salomon drinking vest, turned away from the camera.
Photo of a young male runner by the track, putting on his shoes next to some road bikes.
Scenic photo of a young female hiker on a mountain road, overlooking the clouds below her.
Photo of a hiker jumping between two rocks with a backpack on.

Photographing people in the moment as well as taking portraits with a more conscious involvement have led to some of my most expressive images. Although I mostly stay with the inanimate, I often return to the human element as powerful subject.

Portrait photo of a young man smoking a cigarette.
Full body photo of a topless young woman, turned away from the camera, surrounded by plants in a forest environment.
Portrait photo of an underground DJ on a homemade setup.
Black and white portrait of a young man with short hair and beard looking into the camera with a neutral expression.
Black and white portrait of a young woman looking into the camera with a neutral expression.
Black and white portrait of a young man with curly hair looking into the camera with a neutral expression.
Photo of a young woman in a white shirt, turned away from the camera, standing in the rain at a lake shore.
Portrait photo of an Indonesian boatman throwing out a line on a jungle river.

Product photography is an important practice to my life as a designer, and I have always enjoyed helping my peers out by documenting their work in a professional way: Being in the studio allows me to operate in a totally different state of mind.

Studio product photo of an industrial design metal lamp.
Studio product shot of a unique designer sideboard in use.
Studio product photo of a modern indsutrial design incense stick burner.
Studio photo of a person assembling their designer office table from below.
Studio product shot of a wooden designer clothes rack.

Ever since I have started to regularly spend time in carpentries, metal workshops, fabrication labs and all kinds of studio spaces, I have been fascinated with their individual setups, tools and procedures, all being extensions of their users.

Photo of a maker space in a modernized warehouse with large 3D printers.
Photo of a material collection in the corner of a large white room.
Photo of a university's design student's studio space, with objects and tools scattered around the workplace.
Photo of a sewing workplace in a small apartment.
Photo of a cluttered corner in a small maker space, with industrial shelves and a small robot arm.
Photo of a small maker space with soldering stations and industrial shelves.
Photo of a scrap wagon in a woodworking shop.
Photo of a dry, wintery city landscape with yellow grass and a tall hotel building in the background.
Close up photo of a small baby bird held carefully in two hands.
Landscape photo of a flock of sheep spread across a field with foggy mountains in the background.
Photo of a modern industrial interior with a designer DJ setup.
Black and white photo of a large crowd with tourists and guides.

↴ Outdoor Sports

Close up dynamic photo of a trail runner's foot in a beige running shoe at night.
Blurry photo of a trail runner at night.
Long exposure black and white night photo of a runner, with lots of streaky motion blur
Close up photo of two hands sharing a piece of bacon from a knife, with a snowy mountain landscape in the background.
Landscape photo of a small scenic village in the Italian alps, shot from a mountain above.
Portrait photo of a young male hiker in the Italian alps, with black clothes and green reflective sunglasses.
Photo of two young cyclists sitting next to the road with a cup of coffee.
Dynamic photo of a young cyclist on a gravel touring bike with rack.
Photo of a cyclist wearing a baguette in his white Salomon drinking vest, turned away from the camera.
Photo of a young male runner by the track, putting on his shoes next to some road bikes.
Scenic photo of a young female hiker on a mountain road, overlooking the clouds below her.
Photo of a hiker jumping between two rocks with a backpack on.
Scenic photo of a young man standing over a rocky, mediterranean landscape stretching into the distance.

↴ People

Portrait photo of a young man smoking a cigarette.
Full body photo of a topless young woman, turned away from the camera, surrounded by plants in a forest environment.
Portrait photo of an underground DJ on a homemade setup.
Black and white portrait of a young man with short hair and beard looking into the camera with a neutral expression.
Black and white portrait of a young woman looking into the camera with a neutral expression.
Black and white portrait of a young man with curly hair looking into the camera with a neutral expression.
Photo of a young Berlin couple walking into the sunset.
Photo of a young woman in a white shirt, turned away from the camera, standing in the rain at a lake shore.
Portrait photo of an Indonesian boatman throwing out a line on a jungle river.

↴ Objects

Studio product photo of an industrial design metal lamp.
Studio product photo of a modern indsutrial design incense stick burner.
Studio product shot of a unique designer sideboard in use.
Studio photo of a person assembling their designer office table from below.
Studio product shot of a wooden designer clothes rack.

↴ Workplaces

Photo of a material collection in the corner of a large white room.
Photo of a maker space in a modernized warehouse with large 3D printers.
Photo of a university's design student's studio space, with objects and tools scattered around the workplace.
Photo of a sewing workplace in a small apartment.
Photo of a cluttered corner in a small maker space, with industrial shelves and a small robot arm.
Photo of a small maker space with soldering stations and industrial shelves.
Photo of a scrap wagon in a woodworking shop.

Documenting the mundane in a way that borders on boring, my everyday photography conveys the calmness with which I perceive my surroundings: Sometimes indifferent, mostly passive, but often moved.

Capturing movement in both natural and urban environments is one of my favorite exercises, which is part of the reason for deciding to co-found a local outdoor and media collective in early 2024: 307racingteam

Photographing people in the moment as well as taking portraits with a more conscious involvement have led to some of my most expressive images. Although I mostly stay with the inanimate, I often return to the human element as powerful subject.

Product photography is an important practice to my life as a designer, and I have always enjoyed helping my peers out by documenting their work in a professional way: Being in the studio allows me to operate in a totally different state of mind.

Ever since I have started to regularly spend time in carpentries, metal workshops, fabrication labs and all kinds of studio spaces, I have been fascinated with their individual setups, tools and procedures, all being extensions of their users.

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