I’m a 43 years old photographer and artist based in Paderborn, Germany. About 10 years ago, I made my first attempts at photography. Mainly portrait photography of my children. For quite a while I had no specific photographic orientation and tried out many genres. In the course of time, I discovered my passion for the small and inconspicuous things in our world and specialized in close-up and macro photography.

I'm a self-taught photographer.

This is difficult to answer and unfortunately, I can't remember the first photo.

I currently work with the Nikon D850 and numerous Nikon lenses with different fixed focal lengths. My accessories also include a tripod, cross slides, scissor table, larger and smaller lifts, various lamps, and self-made diffusion filters.

An own exhibition would of course be a highlight. But it gives me great pleasure to enthuse people for my vision of photography, to inspire them and to open up new perspectives for them.

You can't get a bigger compliment as an artist and I was very happy about it: "You have a distinctive style, keep it, because it is a part of you".

As a scientist and chemist, my main task for many years was almost a passion to develop and synthesize novel complex compounds at the molecular level. But it is probably just a coincidence that I now plan and implement minimalist compositions as an amateur artist in the field of macro or close-up photography.

Basically, my image ideas are almost always driven by the challenge of photographing something "new". Developing a photographic scene from scratch, building it up and staging it with light in an aesthetic way is simply a great feeling. So there are definitely parallels to molecular design in the lab: it is often the new and unknown that excites me.

Surreal, aesthetics, unconventional.

This was my first time entering the "London Photography Awards" and I am very pleased to receive the honor.

An award like this is incredibly motivating and shows that your photography is more than just pictures; it's like a language that you have developed and the “communication” with the viewers seems to work quite well.

My project "Symbiosis 4.0 - Nature meets Technics" shows a selection of images that most closely represent my vision of photography.

The concept behind "Nature meets Technics" is to juxtapose delicate and small creatures from nature with industrially manufactured parts, e.g., made of steel. This is a contrast in almost every respect, almost a provocation. To my astonishment, however, an aesthetically harmonious unity emerged from each composition. Nature and technology merge here into a kind of photographic symbiosis.

I would just be happy if the award would help to increase my prestige in the photographic community.

Frank Loddenkemper and Levon Biss.

Figuratively: believe in yourself and your vision.

Be creative and develop your own personal style. Photography should be fun - but it is also hard work.

Focus on your goal, a high frustration threshold is essential, always be critical and honest with yourself.

I am a curious person. But I think the crucial question nowadays is: how do you select and filter the abundance of information and knowledge according to truth, usefulness and your own needs.

Thank you for your interest in my pictures. If you would like to see more, please visit my page: https://www.adams-artgallery.com