CurrentlyIn Mo'orea for whale season — on the water most days, editing most evenings. If I'm slow to reply, it's because a mother and calf had other plans.
• The Vision
VISUAL VOICE OF THE OCEAN
The ocean doesn't need louder advocates — it needs closer ones. My work is an invitation to slow down and look again, until the wild becomes personal. When people feel the deep blue, they protect it.
The story
I grew up landlocked in Germany, always yearning for water I couldn't see. In 2020 I sold everything tying me to one place and made the ocean my life and office. Now my work takes me to some of the most diverse places on earth — above and below the water.
Today I'm based between Fuvahmulah, Mo'orea, and the world — leading small-group expeditions, building and running my own dive center and creative hub, and using my camera to carry the deep blue to the surface.
My work is quieter than most. Fewer encounters, but better connections. More time, more meaning, more intention — both in the water and in the edit.
Multi-Award Winning Underwater PhotographerGlobal Expedition LeaderFounder & CEO · Liquid Shark DiversSSI Open Water Instructor Ambassador for Scubapro · Apnea Evolve · Weefine Dedicated Conservation Storyteller
BY THE NUMBERS
6+years of oceanic nomad life
25+international awards
20+countries lived in
2ocean homes — Fuvahmulah & Mo'orea
QUESTIONS I GET ASKED A LOT
Depends on the expedition.
MO'OREA — no dive certification needed, but real swimming ability is. You'll cover at least 100 metres from the boat to the whales and back, sometimes against current, and you need to do it with enough energy left over to actually be present in the encounter. Confident, strong open-water swimmer is the honest baseline. Mask, snorkel, fins.
Fuvahmulah is scuba. Open Water is enough to dive with us — our iconic tiger site sits at around 8 metres, so you're with the tigers from day one. Advanced Open Water is highly recommended though, because most of the island's other sites are deep walls, often with strong current, and that's where Fuvahmulah really opens up. Not certified for that yet? We run both the Deep specialty and the full Advanced Open Water course right here at Liquid Shark Divers, so you can pick it up on-site with us.
All our LSD guides are certified Open Water Instructors, passionate about teaching from Open Water through Divemaster. And if you've never dived at all but want to start, we'll introduce you to the whole underwater world through our Liquid Academy — just talk to us or explore what's on offer.
If you want to learn from me personally, shoot me a message beforehand so we can talk about availability.
Primary setup: Sony a1 II in a Nauticam housing with a 28–60mm and a WACP-C for wide-angle.
Secondary setup: Canon EOS R6 in an Isotta housing with a 16–35mm (for underwater) and a 100–400mm (for topside).
BHTS of my photos: DJI Osmo Action 6
Aerials: DJI Mavic Mini 4
But the gear is the least interesting part of the answer. My approach is about waiting for the right light, the right position, and the animal's decision to interact - or not. Everything else follows from that. If you're thinking of a mentorship with me, work with what you already have — I've taught the workflow on action cam footage as well as high-end rigs, and the principles don't change.
Yes — fine art prints are available in my shop. Printed carbon-neutral on museum-grade paper. 5% of every sale goes directly to Sea Shepherd (seashepherd.org).
If you want a specific image at a custom size, or you don't see the
print you're after in the shop — please feel free to reach out. I do custom orders often, and I love when people come with a specific frame in mind.
For commercial licensing — editorial, advertising, brand campaigns — please email [email protected] with the image, the intended use, and your deadline, and I'll come back with a custom quote within 5–7 days.
Yes — the main format is a multi-day 1:1 mentorship at Liquid Shark Divers in Fuvahmulah, year-round. Three main tiers — 3-day, 5-day, or 7-day — or built around what you specifically want to work on. In the water together. In the edit suite together. In the conversation together.
Not a workshop. A full transformation of how you see and shoot.
I also open a small number of 1:1 mentorship spots on my Mo'orea expeditions as an optional upgrade. If you want the whales and personal 1:1 time in the same week, that's the way — apply early, the spots go quickly.
Or, if you are looking for an editing coaching only, I offer online and offline editing sessions from anywhere via Zoom or in person in Fuvahmulah — in English or German.
Full details on all options on the Learn With Me page.
Every collaboration starts with the same question: does the story serve the ocean? When it does, photography and brand work pull in the same direction — building an audience that cares, not just consumes. I only work with brands whose values actually match how I see the water. Ambassadorship isn't about promoting products. It's about showing what care looks like in practice.
All my wildlife encounters are wild. My goal is meaningful, authentic connection — approaching each moment with patience and respect, capturing marine life as they are, free and undisturbed.
The animals decide whether we're worth their time. If the answer is no, we go home with no shot. That's fine.
