Portrait of Tatjana Scharfe, a splendid artist, serious gardener, fierce protector of species, and kind hearted human. Also Telgte’s deputy mayor – and, incidentally, the first person we got to know in town.
I am grateful to Tatjana for (despite her break neck schedule) riding into the sunset with me to sit for a portrait – and disturb some anglers rattling down the cycle path next to the river Ems with a bike load full of light stands, flashes, nuts and bolts.
I shoot on location in labs, factories, and research facilities, working with genuine curiosity for the processes and the people running them.
With more than a decade of experience in industrial, science, and corporate photography, I bring a genuine understanding of the world I shoot in – earned through completing a PhD and years heading communications across research, business, and startup environments.
What I enjoy about product photography is that through spending time with an object that otherwise gets overlooked as a mere utility, beauty can be found in unexpected places.
Making the extraordinary within the ordinary visible for others always is a very exciting process.
In the words of Arnold Newman, Portrait photography is 10% inspiration and 90% moving furniture.
It never ceases to amaze me how, by creating a carefully designed context for the subject (or: by moving some furniture around), photography can condense the many facets of a personality into a single image.
Industrial, scientific, and corporate photographer. Based in Telgte near Münster, within close reach of Osnabrück, Bielefeld, and the Ruhr area. Staff photographer at ZESS/University of Siegen. Working for research institutions, universities, and business clients across NRW and beyond.
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