David Köster

“Our earth is a unique composition of the most diverse habitats and natural scenes. As a landscape photographer, it is my passion to discover these big and small miracles and stage it in my pictures. As an artistic photographer, I am particularly interested in the natural game of light and colors, shapes and structures. My photographs are less about documentation, because imagination and emotion. As a landscape photographer, I tell visual stories about the beauty of our world. In the best sense of the word, I would like to “take the viewer on the journey”, awaken emotions in it with my pictures. I always combine this with the hope of being able to advertise and protect our earth with my pictures. The focus of my work is the aesthetic aspect of our home planet. That is why my pictures are often idealizing. My photographic approach is different from classic documentary or reportage photography. An authentic implementation is important to me. On site I try to largely implement my image ideas through photographic means. Of course, I also use the modern possibilities of electronic image processing, which is an integral part of landscape photography for me today. In addition to the love of free and wild nature, the challenge is particularly appealing to me as a landscape photographer. Exceptional, haunting perspectives do not open up through convenience. They want to discover, run, climb. Above all, it is essential to be in the right place at the right time. The weather and the lighting conditions, determine the year and time of day, whether a natural motif can shine in full beauty. The creation of most of my pictures therefore begins long before the actual pressure on the trigger. The research for extraordinary spots, planning and searching for the optimal point of view and light takes up a significant time of my landscape photographic activity. But even with the best preparation and despite all the technical aids, you are never immune to the surprises of nature. Ultimately, I never know exactly what to expect "out there". But that is precisely this for me the "modern adventure" of landscape photography justified and makes up the fascination of this photographic discipline for me. Landscape photographer - for me not just a job, but a calling. ” David Köster