Abstract nominee

Songlines is a new chapter of my ongoing work Poetry of Silence which focuses on abstract aerial landscape photography in the Namib Desert and its surroundings.Songlines is dedicated to the Etosha Pan in the north of Namibia.
The Etosha Pan covers 4760 square kilometers and is visible even from space.
To be able to orientate oneself in this abstract landscape from the air one has to create a mind map, linking key locations and sites in the form of traces and patterns.A combination of long and tedious planning, intuition and a good portion of luck are some of the factors needed, to be in the right place at the right time for the landscape to share its secret treasures.
The result are silent Songlines in form of visual poems - a tribute of this incredible and unique landscape.

* 1966
lives and works in Schaan/Liechtenstein. studied music at the Jazz School and the Conservatory in Lucerne. Main works are abstract aerial photographs.
the fascination for abstractions, structures and patterns in the landscape as well as the great passion for music are resonating in his images.
his work has been awarded several times in international photography competitions
and were also presented at the Biennale in Vencie 2022 in the Namibia Pavillon.