WE ARE

Natalie & Niklas

PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM BERLIN

FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, WE HAVE BEEN RETURNING TO THE NORTH, DRAWN BY ITS RAW LANDSCAPES, EVER-CHANGING LIGHT, AND THE QUIET MOMENTS THAT SO OFTEN GO UNNOTICED. WHAT STARTED AS A PASSION FOR TRAVEL HAS GROWN INTO A LONG-TERM PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY THROUGH ICELAND, NORWAY, AND SWEDEN.

WE ARE HOBBY PHOTOGRAPHERS, BUT PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BECOME A CENTRAL PART OF THE WAY WE TRAVEL. OUR JOURNEYS ARE OFTEN PLANNED AROUND THE PLACES WE WANT TO PHOTOGRAPH, THE LIGHT WE ARE LOOKING FOR, AND THE EXPERIENCES WE WANT TO CAPTURE. WE DON'T TRAVEL TO COLLECT DESTINATIONS. WE RETURN TO THE SAME PLACES AGAIN AND AGAIN, WAITING FOR DIFFERENT WEATHER, BETTER LIGHT, OR A NEW PERSPECTIVE.

ICELAND HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS. ITS VAST LANDSCAPES, VOLCANIC FORCES, GLACIERS, WATERFALLS, AND CONSTANTLY CHANGING WEATHER CONTINUE TO DRAW US BACK. AT THE SAME TIME, BECAUSE OUR DOG IS PART OF OUR ADVENTURES, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN NORWAY AND SWEDEN, WHERE WE CAN EXPLORE THE LANDSCAPES TOGETHER AND TRAVEL AT OUR OWN PACE.

MANY OF OUR PHOTOGRAPHS ARE THE RESULT OF LONG HIKES, CAREFUL PLANNING, AND THE PATIENCE TO WAIT UNTIL A LANDSCAPE REVEALS ITS CHARACTER. SOMETIMES THE PERFECT MOMENT ARRIVES AFTER HOURS OF WAITING. SOMETIMES IT MEANS RETURNING TO THE SAME PLACE ON ANOTHER DAY. AND SOMETIMES THE BEST PHOTOGRAPH IS THE ONE WE DIDN'T EXPECT TO TAKE.

OUR WORK IS SHAPED BY A LOVE FOR MINIMALISM, ATMOSPHERE, AND THE WILD BEAUTY OF THE NORTH. WHETHER WE ARE STANDING ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE, FOLLOWING A GLACIAL RIVER TO THE COAST, OR SEARCHING FOR A MOMENT OF PERFECT LIGHT, OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS THE SAME: TO CREATE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT INVITE OTHERS TO SLOW DOWN, LOOK CLOSER, AND EXPERIENCE THESE LANDSCAPES THE WAY WE DID.

OUR BIGGEST DREAMS ARE STILL AHEAD OF US. ONE DAY, WE WOULD LOVE TO TRAVEL TO GREENLAND OR SVALBARD — TO EXPLORE EVEN MORE REMOTE LANDSCAPES, EXPERIENCE THE ARCTIC IN ITS PUREST FORM, AND, OF COURSE, BRING OUR CAMERAS ALONG.

FOR US, PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT ABOUT PERFECTION OR SIMPLY DOCUMENTING A PLACE. IT IS ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE, THE JOURNEY, AND THE FEELING THAT REMAINS LONG AFTER WE HAVE LEFT. EVERY TRIP GIVES US A REASON TO KEEP EXPLORING, KEEP LEARNING, AND KEEP LOOKING FOR THE NEXT MOMENT.