Hi, I'm Jens!
I'm glad you're here – welcome to my website!
I live near Frankfurt am Main in Germany and work as an IT consultant for a software company.
Since 2018, landscape photography has been both a creative outlet and a true passion for me.
Once upon a time...
She
If we're flying to Costa Rica, we should definitely take the good camera.
Me
The good camera? We have a good camera?
She walks over to the office cabinet and pulls out a small camera bag...
She
This one.
Me (a bit skeptical)
Alright. Leave it out on the table. I'll take a look when I get a chance.
That short conversation with my better half changed everything in early 2018. Until then, I had never had anything to do with photography.
Basics
From that moment, my curiosity was sparked…
I learned the technical basics of photography through various YouTube channels. Not long after, the camera became a fixed companion on business trips – because I now spent my evenings in hotel rooms pursuing this new hobby.
“Appetite comes with eating,” as the saying goes – and that's exactly how it was for me. It didn't take long until I added a tripod, filters, and more gear.
Eventually, I got my own camera – and that's when things started to get serious.
Progress
With the Taunus mountains just outside my door and many business trips near the Black Forest, it made sense to dive deeper into landscape photography.
Attending workshops and reading specialized books soon turned this new hobby into a real passion.
I was especially impressed by images of the Milky Way I had seen from other photographers. That's what sparked my interest in astrophotography – a subject that still fascinates me today.
By now, even my family is used to the fact that every vacation is planned around the phases of the moon.
Equipment
This is the gear I regularly use – a mix of reliable essentials and some specialized tools, especially for night photography.
- Nikon Z8
- NIKKOR Z 14–30 mm 1:4 S
- NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR
- Rollei Rock Solid Beta Mark II
- MAVEN Color Coded Magnetic Photography Filters
Publications / Awards
2022
- ND Awards: Second Place/ Silver Star Award (Non-Professional, Nature: Landscapes) [Link]
- The Epson International Pano Awards: 1 image under the Top 50 (Open – Nature / Landscape) [Link]
- The Epson International Pano Awards: 1 image under the Top 50 (Amateur – Nature / Landscape) [Link]
- The Epson International Pano Awards: 1 Gold Award, 3 Silver Awards, 1 Bronze Award
- 7th 35 Awards: TOP 35 photographer in nomination “Landscape – daytime” [Link]
- TOP 35 photographer in nomination “Aerial photography” [Link]
- World Landscape Photographer: 1 image under The Top 50, Highly Commended Images (Category Vistas) [Link]
- World Landscape Photographer: 1 image under The Top 50, Commended Images (Category Abstracts) [Link]
2021
- Participation in the CLUSTER PHOTOGRAPHY & PRINT exhibition in London [Link]
- 35 Awards: BEST Waterfalls 2021 Photographer [Link]
- 35 Awards: BEST of Drone Photo: Nature Contrast [Link]
- The Epson International Pano Awards: 5 Bronze Awards
- Two appearances in The PhotoPills Awards Book [Link]
- ASTRO2021: The Competition, Nightscape Division, Aurorae Subdivision Finalists [Link]
- ND Awards 2021: Honorable Mentions [Link]