Photojournalism was my training ground. Football in the rain, red carpets, press conferences, the Pope in the stadium. Working alone, no second chances, no room for error. Entire newspaper pages depended on my shots.
I bring this mindset to every corporate event. I don’t wait for everything to be perfect. I recognize the moment as it unfolds.
The impact of such images is hard to measure. There is no A/B testing for photography. But there are traces:
An Austrian startup had me photograph their Hamburg event. The images appeared in Forbes and international media shortly before a $23.6 million funding round. I can’t prove whether the photos played a role, but the company was certainly visible.
The European Wood-Based Panel Symposium has been using my photos for over ten years for invitations and to announce their next event.
A LinkedIn post after a corporate event reached over 130 likes. This isn’t an exception; it’s the goal of every assignment.
At 1.90 meters tall, I’m never truly invisible at an event. Yet my clients quickly forget I’m even there. That is intentional.
I usually take photos on my own and have been doing so for over 25 years, from small gatherings to large conferences. Just in case, I have a network of colleagues whom I know personally and who can step in. You’ll never be left without a photographer.
Raised in the Eifel region, I’ve called Hamburg home for nearly 20 years. I feel just as comfortable out in the world: I speak fluent English, French, and even Luxembourgish. Perhaps it wasn’t a coincidence that my name means “light” in Latin.