Welcome to my blog!

I am very excited about writing this blog post since it's my FIRST blog article ever!

Sharing my passion and experience with other is something that I really enjoy. So I am looking forward to sharing this and all upcoming articles! With this first article I want to tell you a little bit more about myself, my affinity to the Nordics and how I found my passion in photography.

How I started with photography (and failed):

I was born and raised in Wuppertal, a mid-sized town located in the middle-western part of Germany. After finishing school I moved to Stuttgart for studying business (and later business engineering). Eventually, I ended up living in the south of Germany for almost 10 years. I always enjoyed going on adventures, exploring the world, hiking in nature. I wanted to be able to capture those travel memories in photographs, so I got my first DSLR camera in 2010 and was curious about learning more. However, besides studying and working full-time I had very little time for photographing, hence I never learned the basics of how to shoot photos with manual settings. Most of the photos that I took didn’t turn out as expected so I got frustrated and lost the interest. It was a time when I was far away from calling photography my passion. The lack of interest resulted in using my camera only during vacation for taking holiday photos!

What I aim to convey:

It was a time when I realized my true passions in life - Photography and Hiking in Nature. For me this is the perfect combination of exploring the beauty of this world and at the same capturing this beauty in outstanding photos.

I truly believe that every place, every object and every creature has its own spirit, its own story to tell. And that is what I aim to convey with my photography - to write stories through images that speak for themselves, without any words needed. To create Stories of Silence.

It is such a pleasure for me to share my passion for photography and nature with others and reflect about my own story. In the coming blog articles I want to share my experience with you - about my progress as photographer, the products I use, the places I visit. You will be able to get insights into my personal story as photographer, storyteller and educator.

Thank you for reading this article and supporting my photography journey!

Cheers, Julien