About Me

My Photographic Journey

FIRST STEPS

Analogue Beginning​

In a way, I was born into photography. I got my first camera — an AGFA Clack, which my mum had already used as a young girl — when I was at primary school.

Back then, I only had enough pocket money for one or two 6×9 roll films for the summer holidays. In the following years, I photographed with all kinds of cameras — including a Praktica L 2 and a Rollei SL35 E — that I inherited from my parents or older siblings.

As a student, I was able to use a darkroom regularly and learn plenty of things that still help me today in my digital workflow.

At the beginning of the 90s, I bought my first “real” camera, a Nikon F-801s, which accompanied me for many years and on many trips. While in university, I unfortunately no longer had the opportunity to develop and enlarge films myself in a darkroom, so I only photographed slides during that time.

EMBRACING THE FUTURE

Going Digital

My first DSLRs

In 2001, I took my first steps towards digital photography with the Canon PowerShot G2 — initially in parallel with analogue photography.

But the Nikon F-801s soon stayed in the cupboard, as in the summer of 2002 I bought my first DSLR, the Nikon D-100, followed by the D-200, the D-300 and finally the D-800e.

For a long time, I couldn’t imagine ever using anything apart from Nikon cameras. After all, I had been shooting with Nikon cameras for almost 25 years. But then I bought a Fuji X-Pro1 in 2015, originally as a supplement, as a small camera that you could always have with you.

Photo courtesy of Peter Cox
Photo courtesy of Peter Cox
Photo courtesy of Reginald Schwarz
Photo courtesy of Reginald Schwarz

Transition to mirrorless

Shortly after I bought the Fuji X-Pro 1, I realised that the SLR camera concept was simply outdated.

The X-Pro1 quickly became an X-T1, and only a short time later I swapped all my Nikon equipment for a Sony A7r II. Even though the Sony was a technically excellent camera, I always enjoyed shooting with the Fuji a little more. You can tell that Fuji has a lot more experience as a manufacturer.

However, my photography has changed significantly since the start of the pandemic. Whereas I used to regularly go on photo trips all over the world, between lockdowns and working from home, my family increasingly became the main focus of my photography. At the same time, smartphone cameras have become more and more powerful and, as we all know, the best camera is the one you have with you. As a result, there was less and less opportunity to get one of the big cameras out of the cupboard. And when I did, it was always just the Fuji X-T1.

Next Adventure

Starting Videography​

Videography always fascinated me.

In September 2023, Apple introduced the iPhone 15 Pro, the first iPhone that can record 4K videos in 10bit Log and up to 60fps. I was immediately intrigued and decided that I wanted to start shooting videos.

After three years of hardly taking a single picture with the Sony, I decided in the summer of 2024 to give up the Sony equipment completely. However, I would rather not rely entirely on the iPhone as my only camera, but instead bought a Fuji X-H2, which is not only excellent for taking photos, but can also be used excellently for videos.

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