Automotive photographer in HamburgYour car deserves better than a phone snap in a car park.
Automotive photography in Hamburg: shoots, events and post-production from one person. Plus artworks that turn a photograph into a world of its own.
Automotive photography in Hamburg: shoots, events and post-production from one person. Plus artworks that turn a photograph into a world of its own.
Based in Hamburg, Germany. Behind a camera since 2012, focused on cars since 2014. Shooting, editing and design all come from me, with nobody in between.
“Every car has something about it. Most photos only show where it was parked.” Stock, modified or supercar
Over the years I have developed a feel for what makes a car what it is. Which line carries it, which angle makes it look most like itself, which detail to show and which one to leave out. I no longer look for that on the day of the shoot, I see it the moment the car is parked. Wrenching on my own cars helps me understand them. What matters most, though, is the eye.
The second half of the work happens at the computer. Colour, composition, retouching, and with some shots it goes all the way to a finished artwork. That I do both, photography and design, is not a coincidence. It is the reason the images look the way they do.
Own projects, accreditations, travel. This is where I push the visual language and the technique, and whatever proves itself ends up in client shoots.
Ongoing
Some of my work does not stop at editing. The photograph becomes a composition: layout, typography, light trails, a setting the car ought to be standing in. This is graphic design built on a photographic base, and it is the part I spend the longest on.
The technique underneath changes with the subject. Sometimes the available light is enough, sometimes the car is lit panel by panel across many night exposures. I started doing this with no client at all. By now it is the reason clients get in touch.
2026 · Gdańsk, Poland
My first accreditation as an official photographer at one of the biggest stance events in Europe. No visitor ticket, no fence, but access to the cars before the gates even open to the public. And a spot trackside while drifters from all over the world turn their tyres into smoke.
Getting accredited at this event had been one of my big goals for a long time.
January 2027 · Japan
01 / 2027 · to be done
One week in and around Osaka, then two weeks in Tokyo. The Tokyo Auto Salon is the fixed point of the trip, but not its only reason.
Photographing the locals and their builds has been a goal of mine for a long time. Not the show cars under spotlights, but what sits in the car parks and on the streets of Tokyo at night. You will see how it turns out live on social media in January.
Four approaches that have nothing to do with each other technically, and together show what is possible with your car. The look is part of it: where images look like old film, that is a decision made in editing, not an accident of the shoot.
One exposure
Finished image
What you see here is a selection. In the portfolio the shoots are complete: every car with its full set, from the wide shot to the detail, the way it was delivered to the client.
New shoots, events and artworks land there first, often the same weekend, along with what goes on behind the camera.
For organisers, dealerships and brands: meets, shows, season openers, customer events. Nobody books a catalogue of cars. What people want is the feeling of the day: the crowd, the looks, the crush at the barrier, the moment everyone reaches for their phone at once.
Scope, time frame and usage rights are agreed up front, and the price follows from that.
Crowd, exhibitors, set-up, programme, your team at work. What gets covered is agreed beforehand.
Own channels, press or advertising. Whatever you need is written into the quote and priced in. No renegotiating afterwards.
On request, a quick first selection right after the event while it is still being talked about. The full edited set follows.
Among four hundred cars I spot the rare one, and I notice where something is about to happen. I know how these days run from both sides of the barrier, including as an accredited photographer at Ultrace.
Nor does anyone need replacing. I bring the perspective of the cars and the scene, which an all-round photographer rarely covers. It runs alongside, without anyone getting in each other's way.
Agreed in advance. Whether that is two hours of highlights or the whole event from set-up to tear-down, the scope is in the quote, not a surprise on the invoice.
One base price with add-ons you can combine freely. You should know where you stand before you get in touch, which is why the numbers are here and not in an email.
1 to 1.5 hours on location, 1 to 2 nearby spots around Hamburg, car stationary. At least 25 edited images at full resolution. Fixed price, nothing added later.
Driving shots from a chase car on a suitable road, at least 5 additional edited images. Needs a second car and a driver, which we sort out beforehand. On its own, without the base shoot: €250.
After dark. The car is lit panel by panel and many exposures are merged into one image. Every shot is built individually, which is why it is priced per image.
One photograph from your shoot becomes a designed composition with its own background, typography and lighting. Also per image, because each one is designed individually.
Coverage, exhibitor and brand work. Scope and usage rights differ every time, so this gets a proper quote instead of a list price. What it covers is described in the section for organisers.
Does your project not fit any of these? Send me a message and we will work something out.
Prices apply to Hamburg and the surrounding area, with travel inside the city included. Longer journeys are possible by arrangement: travel and, where needed, accommodation are charged separately and quoted to you beforehand. No VAT is charged under § 19 of the German VAT Act (small business rule).
No build is ever finished. And exactly the stage it is at today is the one that will be interesting in two years. We document the car as it is right now.
You don't have to. You park the car, I take care of the rest. Positioning, angles and light are my job, and I'll tell you in good time if I need something.
Wet tarmac reflects and often makes the better photo. If it really pours, we reschedule. No discussion, no cost.
Edited images at full resolution, no watermark, as a download. Yours to use on your own channels. I'll tag you if you want me to. You don't have to.
WhatsApp or email, with the car and a rough time frame. I usually reply the same day.
We settle on the package, the place and the time. Location suggestions come from me, I know the spots.
Edited, at full resolution, as a download. I'll give you a firm turnaround time on the day of the shoot.
No form, no ticket system. WhatsApp and email both reach me directly, and I answer them myself.