Fine Art Animal Portrait & Conceptual People Photography
ANIMAL PORTRAIT
Through my animal portraits I want to make people see that each animal is an individual with its own character, which makes it different from any other of its species. For this same reason it also does not matter where the animal lives, in nature or in a zoo.
In most cases I decide against color and for a strong cut to make the individual differences more visible: The viewer will focus on the face expression, lines, patterns, structure… Besides I give a vintage style to my portraits, so they will look like a classical studio portrait: Just like the photographers of ancient times, I want to create a monument against oblivion for my animal model, which will endure over time once it is gone.
Julius (Hellabrunn, Munich)
Ivo (Berlin 2011)
Hamadryas Baboon (Hellabrunn)
Langur (Cologne)
Mirka with daughter Makawi
Mhorr Gazelles (Hellabrunn)
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Orang from Vienna
Darling, you look like dinner tonight! Ginger
Just like Daddy – from zoo Berlin
from Amnéville (white tigress)
Shere Khan, the Grumpy Cat (Pallas Cat)
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Corolla
Jimmy
from Zoo Amnéville
Nyuki
Helping Hand – Macaque kid
Sadiki
Pesco
The Soccer Fan: Hamadryas Baboon (Hellabrunn)
Walther
young gorilla (Hellabrunn)
Luise with cub (ringtailed mongoose)
Pesco
Pesco (1986-2018)
Mirka
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Gelada kid (Wilhelma)
Langur (Cologne)
Gelada (Wilhelma)
Baghira (Saarbrücken)
Pesco
Who’s disturbing? Jegor (Hellabrunn,Munich)
Geluk
suricates
Sadiki
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Melissa
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Pesco
Ginger
from Zoo Amnéville
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Max
Elephant kid from Vienna
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Yaris
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Guidage
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Thar
Wolf (Hellabrunn)
Ruya
Benny (Hellabrunn, Munich)
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Fatou (Berlin)
Maggie
Hamadryas Baboon (Hellabrunn)
Antonia
Jimmy
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Dura
Berlin Zoo
Sadiki
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Jegor (Hellabrunn,Munich)
Tristan
Amazing Grace. Hellabrunn
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Geluk
Mirabell
Shere Khan, the Grumpy Cat (Pallas Cat)
Orang from Amnéville
Ruya
Mirka playing Sphinx
from Vienna
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Guidage
(most likely) Baghira, in Hellabrunn
from Amnéville (white tiger)
Maxxum
Yaris
Max
Nyuki
Johnny
Langur (Cologne)
Sadiki
Capuchin Monkey (Attica Zoo)
Mirka
tigress from Attica Zoo, Athens
Elephant kid from Vienna
Say Cheese!
Johnny
Baghira
Hamadryas Baboon (Hellabrunn)
Max
Hamadryas Baboon (Hellabrunn)
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Pesco
Katinka’s kid
Maggie
Jegor (Hellabrunn,Munich)
Baghira
tigress from Cologne
Jimmy
Dundee
Makawi
from Amnéville (white tiger)
from Zoo Amnéville
Nyuki with Devi
Orang from Amnéville
Maggie
Leo with mommy Luisa
Chimp from Attica Zoo
snow leopard (Cologne)
Mawuko (Ardvaark Kid)
Badajos
from zoo Berlin
Sadiki [Colorkey]
Katinka from Nuremberg
Ruya
suricates
from Vienna
tigress from Attica Zoo, Athens
Avimbula
Berlin Zoo
Makawi
Simboti (front) andf Taddeus
Guidage
Giovanna and Yoghi (Hellabrunn)
Baghira
Elephant kid from Vienna
Orang from Amnéville
Fatou (Berlin)
Megabat (Hellabrunn)
The Creation (squirrel monkey)
Mirka
Dura
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Ginger
Dura
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Berlin Zoo
Xaver
Katanga
Thar (Nuremberg)
Corolla
Chimps from Attica Zoo
Dura
Langurs from Attica Zoo (Athens)
Sarah
from Zoo Paris
Max (Hellabrunn, Munich)
Orang from Hellabrunn
Antonia
Orang from Amnéville
snow leopard (Cologne)
Wolf (Hellabrunn)
Gibbon (Hellabrunn)
Mirka with daughter Makawi
Jimmy
Hamadryas Baboon (Cologne)
black leopard from Amnéville
Greater Kudu (Hellabrunn)
Max
Baghira
Gelada (Bronx Zoo NYC)
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Emily
Katinka’s kid
tigress from Attica Zoo, Athens
Hamadryas Baboon (Hellabrunn)
Pia
Giovanna with Kid (Hellabrunn)
from Zoo Amnéville
Langur (Cologne)
Max
Dura
Pesco
Yaris
Snowy Ostrich from Hellabrunn
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
from Attica Zoo (Athens)
Hamadryas Baboon (Cologne)
serval baby
Avimbula
Bear from Attica Zoo
Baghira
Kindu I
Mhorr Gazelles (Hellabrunn)
Katinka with cub
the Pygmy King
Thar with Keera
Bruno
Bernie
Luise
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Ruya
Mirka
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