Nature nominee

This image is part of a series about the time when nature rests. The quiet introspection of winter during the darkest time of the year, when nature is frozen in time and there is no growth and no decay. All stands still.

I am a German biologist and have lived and worked in China and the United States. I took my first photography steps with my father, who gave me my first camera and taught me about light. During my doctorate, exploring the ultrastructure of a plant virus, I learned darkroom techniques to develop and print my electron micrographs. Since moving to Paris, I am studying fine art photography with Meredith Mullins on the Ile Saint Louis. In my work, I search for calm and finding magic in the present moment.

My images have won awards in the PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris and the International Fine Art Photography Award competitions.