Between Communication and Photography – My Digital Perspective
I work daily with digital communication—sometimes I ask myself: when does information truly gain meaning? Words alone often aren’t enough to express what I really want to say. That’s why I pick up a camera. For me, photography is a means to make intensity, mood, and association visible.
My Photographic Approach: Experimentation over Perfection
I don’t see myself as a professional photographer, but rather as a visual experimenter. My camera—most often my smartphone—is my constant companion. On my Pexels profile, I deliberately upload a variety of scenes that invite discovery.
Specific Photo Subjects from My Portfolio:
- “City relaxation at the pond“ – a small urban retreat: a pond surrounded by greenery, celebrating tranquility within the urban environment — shot at Lietzensee in Berlin.
- “Erfurt Cathedral“ – the mighty Gothic architecture of Erfurt Cathedral, a picture full of history, detail, and form.
- “Rapeseed fields“ – vast, luminous yellow rapeseed fields that convey natural power and the vibrancy of color.
- “South Africa Safari“ – scenes from wildlife, showing nature in its immediacy and dynamism.
- “Crassula ovata” (Jade Plant) – close-ups of a plant that frame texture, color, and calm.
- “Shanghai“ – urban dynamism captured in images that make the beating life of a metropolis tangible.
Photography as Part of My Digital Communication
In an era where smartphones are high-performance media tools and images can be shared in seconds, I deliberately use photography as part of my communication. My visual experiments are not just “flashes of inspiration,” but rather visual impulses that create meaning where words fall too flat.
A Language Spoken by Images
Despite YouTube videos and other digital channels, photography remains for me an especially intense medium. It demands mindfulness: slowness, careful observation—and opens access to moods that often get lost in the digital noise. Some of my images get many downloads, others go unnoticed—much like my YouTube clips, which sometimes attract hundreds of thousands of viewers and sometimes only a few.
“For me, photography is an instrumental part of my thinking and communication. Every image is an attempt to capture a moment, a mood, or a story—and thus an invitation to the viewer to shift their own perspective. Whether city, nature, architecture, or details—the images in my portfolio are snapshots, experiments, and forms of expression all at once.”