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.
Corolla
Melissa
Ginger
black leopard from Amnéville
Mirka with daughter Makawi
Who’s disturbing? Jegor (Hellabrunn,Munich)
Avimbula
snow leopard (Cologne)
Geluk
Mirka
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Guidage
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
tigress from Attica Zoo, Athens
Luise
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Ivo (Berlin 2011)
Langurs from Attica Zoo (Athens)
Mawuko (Ardvaark Kid)
Baghira
Benny (Hellabrunn, Munich)
Leo with mommy Luisa
Langur (Cologne)
Geluk
Hamadryas Baboon (Cologne)
Elephant kid from Vienna
Jimmy
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Maxxum
Pesco
Bruno
suricates
Pesco
serval baby
Mirka
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Makawi
Berlin Zoo
from Vienna
Shere Khan, the Grumpy Cat (Pallas Cat)
Greater Kudu (Hellabrunn)
Dura
Sarah
Katinka from Nuremberg
from Zoo Amnéville
young gorilla (Hellabrunn)
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Mhorr Gazelles (Hellabrunn)
Orang from Hellabrunn
Pia
tigress from Attica Zoo, Athens
Pesco
Thar
Sadiki [Colorkey]
Langur (Cologne)
Max
Mhorr Gazelles (Hellabrunn)
Katinka’s kid
Max
Emily
Giovanna with Kid (Hellabrunn)
Baghira
Mirabell
Wolf (Hellabrunn)
(most likely) Baghira, in Hellabrunn
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Hamadryas Baboon (Hellabrunn)
Dura
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Max (Hellabrunn, Munich)
Jimmy
from Zoo Amnéville
Wolf (Hellabrunn)
Nyuki
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Berlin Zoo
Julius (Hellabrunn, Munich)
Simboti (front) andf Taddeus
from Amnéville (white tiger)
Max
Ruya
Orang from Amnéville
Katinka’s kid
Gelada kid (Wilhelma)
snow leopard (Cologne)
Orang from Amnéville
Maggie
Just like Daddy – from zoo Berlin
the Pygmy King
Jimmy
Bernie
Katanga
Giovanna and Yoghi (Hellabrunn)
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Gelada (Wilhelma)
Capuchin Monkey (Attica Zoo)
Chimp from Attica Zoo
Orang from Vienna
from Attica Zoo (Athens)
Xaver
Nyuki
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Thar with Keera
Langur (Cologne)
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
from Zoo Paris
Johnny
Say Cheese!
Yaris
Gelada (Bronx Zoo NYC)
from Amnéville (white tiger)
tigress from Attica Zoo, Athens
Dura
Antonia
Guidage
Pesco (1986-2018)
Dundee
The Creation (squirrel monkey)
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Helping Hand – Macaque kid
Katinka with cub
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Sadiki
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Yaris
Maggie
Ruya
Orang from Amnéville
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Mara Series from Hellabrunn
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Snowy Ostrich from Hellabrunn
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
tigress from Cologne
Mirka
Megabat (Hellabrunn)
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Max
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
Corolla
from Vienna
Nyuki with Devi
Hamadryas Baboon (Hellabrunn)
Guidage
Pesco
Fatou (Berlin)
Amazing Grace. Hellabrunn
Baghira
Ginger
Mirka playing Sphinx
Hamadryas Baboon (Hellabrunn)
Jegor (Hellabrunn,Munich)
Fatou (Berlin)
from zoo Berlin
Langur (Cologne)
Dura
Ruya
Chimps from Attica Zoo
Kindu I
Badajos
Johnny
Mirka with daughter Makawi
Hamadryas Baboon (Hellabrunn)
from Amnéville (white tigress)
Baghira
suricates
Berlin Zoo
Darling, you look like dinner tonight! Ginger
Orang from Amnéville
Avimbula
Mirka
Elephant kid from Vienna
Baghira
Max
Jegor (Hellabrunn,Munich)
The Soccer Fan: Hamadryas Baboon (Hellabrunn)
Ivo (Saarbrücken 2019)
from Zoo Amnéville
Hamadryas Baboon (Cologne)
Makawi
Shere Khan, the Grumpy Cat (Pallas Cat)
Elephant kid from Vienna
Baghira (Saarbrücken)
Walther
Ruya
Sadiki
from Zoo Amnéville
Yaris
Pesco
Antonia
Thar (Nuremberg)
Hamadryas Baboon (Hellabrunn)
Dura
Tristan
Sadiki
Sadiki
Bear from Attica Zoo
Luise with cub (ringtailed mongoose)
Pesco
Gibbon (Hellabrunn)
Jimmy
Maggie
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