I often feel that, broadly speaking, there are two different types of photographers: the technician and the intuitive photographer. By this I don’t mean that one excludes the other, many photographers combine both approaches. But most people tend to lean naturally toward one side. The technician is fascinated by camera settings, sensor sizes, lenses, apertures, and sharpness. The intuitive photographer, on the other hand, is more interested in atmosphere, light, situations, a

Ever since I started photographing and what began as a casual hobby slowly turned into something much more serious, something closer to identity than pastime, there have been recurring phases when I simply cannot stand my own work. Not just for a few days, but sometimes for weeks, even months. I question everything: the concept behind my images, the consistency of my style, the intention I claim to have. What once felt clear suddenly feels constructed. What once felt intuitiv

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about passion. Not the loud, dramatic kind, but the quiet, persistent one that grows slowly. The kind you don’t find overnight, but through trying, failing, trying again - until you realize: this lights me up. That feeling when you come home tired, but still want to do that one thing? That’s passion. For me, passion isn’t about reaching something specific, but about becoming someone specific - curious, driven, connected.  It  gives my day dire

Comparison. 
A word that slips quietly into everyday life… yet it weighs far heavier than it sounds. It comes from Old High German firgilīhōn, meaning to make equal or to align. And that’s exactly where the problem starts: Aligning yourself, making yourself equal, often means systematically erasing your own uniqueness. Especially in photography… a space that should celebrate different ways of seeing… comparison can become a quiet illness.
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Creativity is often described as something purely personal, almost like a character trait. But over time, I’ve realized that it has much more to do with the environment we live and work in than we like to admit. The spaces around us, the people we interact with, and the emotional conditions we move through every day can either support creative thinking or slowly shut it down. In 2024, I left Berlin and moved back to the small town of 3,000 people where I grew up. It wasn’t a