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Magazines & Covers Between 2005 and 2006 I wrote a 10-part series for german aquarist magazine DATZ. The series was titled "Digitale Aquarienfotografie" and was written to help aquarists get better results in aquatic photography. The series was published not only in DATZ but also distributed with DATZ supplement Aquarien-Praxis, released with 60000 copies per issue. The series was illustrated with more than 60 photos including some cover photos. Two further articles have been published in DATZ / Aquarien-Praxis in the last months. The first was about one of the most beautiful freshwater fish species: Ram cichlids (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi). The second article published in January 2007 was a report about the Nordseeaquarium on Borkum, one of the islands situated at the German North Sea. For KORALLE magazine, I was in charge of several issues of their column "Webspiegel" between 2006 and 2007. Next to my publications in Germany, some of my photos have been used for article illustration and as cover photos in international magazines as well (USA, Turkey). Please click an image to enlarge. |
 Cover Photo DATZ 03.2007 Pterapogon kauderni |
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 Ostracion whitleyi - Whitley's boxfish Wilhelma (Stuttgart, Germany) |
Public Aquaria I really enjoy working together with Public Aquaria. There is no other place where you can find so many attractive underwater motifs, except if you go diving yourself. On the other hand it is for sure not the easiest workplace to get high quality photos: scratched and dirty glass panels, reflections from other light sources, chromatic aberrations or distortions forwarded through thick and sometimes curved glass to name only a few of the troubles we face in such places. Due to my specialisation in aquatic photography over the last few years, I acquired some techniques to at least partially avoid the above described negative effects. Anyway, being an aquatic photographer, your second name should be p a t i e n c e. |
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Below you will find some samples of my work made for several Public Aquaria. Most of these museums and zoological gardens use my photos for presentation purposes (e.g. flyers, web, press) Please click an image to enlarge. |
 Queen Angelfish Wilhelma Stuttgart |
 Plaice Nordseeaquarium Borkum |
 Porcelain Anemone Crab Aquazoo - Löbbecke- Museum Düsseldorf |
 Broad-nosed Pipefish Sealife Köningswinter |
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Industry In 2006 I was engaged to shoot the photos for a new package design of a german fish food company. The project was a real challenge, because within short time a large variety of motives and species had to be processed with respect to special terms of reference regarding exposure and motive background. Collaboration with the worlds greatest pet shop was helpful in this case. In the meanwhile the new packings are available commercially in anglophone countries. If you are looking for a specialized aquatic photographer for your own project, please contact me to make further arrangements. |
 Tropheus duboisi Product photography for a german fish food company |
 Pseudotropheus cyaneus - algae-scraping african cichlid Shooting for a new packaging line design |
Studio It is very important to me not to harm any living creature for photography purposes. Therefore shooting fishes and other aquatic creatures under studio conditions requires careful treatment and practise. Keeping this in mind, one can face the problems of the photography part: bright light and no room to hide leads most instantly to stress coloration on many species as a natural behaviour. On the left you can see another sample used for the above described Packaging Line Design. |
| Local Fish Stores Many owners of Local Fish Stores also run a web site for presentation. And a high number of their potential customers will visit the store online before entering physically. Is the store worth a visit? Eye-catching insights will help to decide... |
 Seagrass filefish At the Opening of Aqua Tropica in Cologne |
Scanned Cover from Buntbarsche Bulletin #230 (American Cichlid Association, October 2005, Compilation of two shots)
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Rainbow krib
Purpurprachtbarsch, Kribensis, Königscichlide
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Rainbow krib
Purpurprachtbarsch, Kribensis, Königscichlide
Scanned Cover from Buntbarsche Bulletin #230 (American Cichlid Association, October 2005, Compilation of two shots)
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Rainbow krib
Purpurprachtbarsch, Kribensis, Königscichlide
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Rainbow krib
Purpurprachtbarsch, Kribensis, Königscichlide
original size: 394px x 614px |
Current: 289px x 450px |
