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For my latest book “To The Arctic” – the companion to the IMAX film with the same name I have spent many months in the arctic. It was my goal to photograph the arctic environment throughout the different seasons. I therefore spend quite a bit of time in the high arctic during the really cold [...] show less

So the Nikon D600 is in stores and one or the other photographer has already picked up their won body. But I have been getting many requests from people out there to talk a bit more about my experience with the camera. So let me give you a bit of an insight to what I [...] show less

  After one week of presentations at Photokina I am now traveling across the states giving talks about the Arctic Conservation Photography project. Check below for dates and time! Looking forward to seeing you at one of the shows in Berkeley, Portland, Pittsburg, New York, St. Paul, Carbondale, Aspen or Washington D.C.   Berkeley, CA [...] show less

  After many months of having to keep the “big secret” we can finally talk about the Nikon D600. I am presenting twice a day at the Nikon stage. If you are at Photokina come on by! My show is at 10:50 in German and at 14:20 in English. But there are many other great [...] show less

Over the years I have specialized in documenting the natural world in all its diversity, shooting landscapes, to aerials, to intimate portraits of wildlife. I often get asked the difficult question what single camera I could recommend for a nature photographer. I now would not hesitate to name the new D600 because of its versatility. [...] show less

( English version see below) Es dauerte einige Wochen in denen Emil und ich intensiv an unsere neuen Multivisionshow “Ruf der Wildnis II” arbeiteten. Dann war es soweit. Die Premiere beim Wunderwelten Festival am 7. November 2010 in Friedrichshafen. “Ruf der Wildnis” – eine Homage an Jack London, der meine Leidenschaft für die Wildnis Nordamerikas [...] show less

It took a number of weeks of concentrated work until Emil and I had finished our new multimedia presentation “Call of the Wild II”.  As a child I was inspired by Jack London to explore the wilds of North America with his picturesque language. We presented our premiere at the WunderWelten-Festival on the 7th of [...] show less

I am just back from the field. For over 2 weeks I traveled out on the sea ice and the fjords of Svalbard, camping in Polar Bear country. As I am typing I feel my finger tips tingling, still half numb from the cold. I am completely exhausted for a lack of sleep and the [...] show less

With our guide Christopher we are getting the first impressions of the Svalbard landscape. With four teams of eager and highly energetic sled dogs we are heading out. The mountainous landscape is under a soft blanket of snow. The silence is interrupted only by the barking and yelping of the dog teams. We are planning [...] show less