Nature nominee

Earth-bound animals leave traces, wherever they go. Flying birds do not. This series wants to visualize the traces that birds leave in the air when passing by. Alone or as a flock. And it also wants to show these imaginary traces in an imaginary world.
The photographs have been taken over a coastal wetland of the Danish island of Zealand. They are composed of multiple exposures taken as a sequence and subsequently combined into one picture by using specific algorithms.

Born in Germany, I am an educated biologist having worked in Research and Development throughout Europe, and currently in Denmark. During all this time, nature photography was my predominant and private hobby. Using high-speed close-up photography I try to capture the graphical and sculptural art created by the physical phenomena of refraction, polarization and reflection of light by moving natural waters. I want to show to the beholder the marvelous artworks created by moving water. Generally, these artworks cannot be perceived by the human eye unless frozen in a photograph.


Awards:

Finalist and second runner up, 8th Pollux Awards, in the category FINE ART, The GALA Awards;

Silver and Bronze Award in the category "revealing nature", 9th Better Photography Magazine "Photograph of the Year Competition 2015";

Leonardo Award for Photographic Arts (3rd prize), Chianciano Biennale 2015;

"Best in Competition" in the contest "The Four Elements" by Exhibitions Without Walls;

Finalist "35th Annual Spring Photography Contest", Photographer's Forum magazine.


coming exhibitions:

Oct 2016: 4th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography, Berlin, Germany

April 2016: ArtExpo New York (represented by Gallery NK, Washington DC)

Feb 2016: Award-winning photographs of Thomas Dodd & Steffen Faisst, Gallery NK, Washington DC