Freelancer profile translated to English.
Back to original languageAbout Markus
Snapshot into brand identity. Visual Storytelling since 2005.
With journalistic training at RTL and 11 years of experience as an editor, director, and producer for the RTL media group, I have been working as a freelance photographer, video producer, and creative consultant since 2005.
I produce photos, videos, and social media content for agencies, broadcasters, publishers, NGOs, SMEs, artists, corporations... In addition to commissioned productions, I realize my own award-winning documentary photography projects and work as a photo trainer for individuals, small groups, start-ups, and corporate departments.
Furthermore, I support interesting projects with media expertise, transformative experience, and an extensive international network.
Born in Swabia (in Stuttgart), I have lived in Cologne since 1993 and am active worldwide.
Since 2020, I have received the following awards, among others:
12/2023: New York Photography Awards Professional, Silver Winner in the Documentary/Seascape category for my series "SPO"
12/2021: New York Photography Awards Professional, Silver Winner Documentary/Editorial Photography for my series "I can't breathe"
11/2021: ND Awards Professional 2021, Honorable Mention for my photo "They call it energy"
11/2020: ND AWARDS PROFESSIONAL, Best of 20 for my photo series "I can't breathe" in Editorial/Documentary
08/2020, 3rd place in the photography competition Freedom by PHOTOGRAPHIE magazine and the agency OFFENBLENDE for my photo "Freedom"
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Köln (up to 50km), Stuttgart (up to 30km), München (up to 30km), Berlin (up to 30km)
Experience
- AirbnbAirbnb ExperiencesENTERTAINMENT AND LEISUREApril 2025 - April 2025Köln, GermanyAirbnb offers accommodations. Worldwide. That's well known.Less known are Airbnb Experiences. Events and activities at your vacation destination. This allows you to find not only the right accommodation for your stay in a foreign country, but also the exciting experience itself.To make Airbnb Experiences a bit better known, the company hired me for photo production. Specifically, it was about accompanying two tours by the organizer Can You Handle It? Tours with the camera to promote the tours afterwards.I would like to thank Airbnb and CYHIT-Tours for the great collaboration and can only recommend the Funky-Fun-Cologne Tour and Rude Bastards Tour in Cologne. Also for all Cologne residents or if you have visitors. Feel free to take your people there.
- InventUSustainable Future Summit 2025DIGITAL AND ITMarch 2025 - March 2025Köln, GermanyFor the Sustainable Future Summit 2025 in Cologne, I was hired by the Prague-based event agency InventU.InventU organizes conferences across Europe on megatrends of the 21st century, such as sustainability, energy, and mobility.A USP of InventU is its geographical flexibility. The annual conferences on various topics always take place in a new location. This year's Sustainable Future Summit was to be held in Cologne. More precisely, in the impressive Radisson Blue Hotel in Cologne-Deutz at the trade fair roundabout.On March 12th and 13th, 2025, industry leaders, experts, and decision-makers from around the world convened at the Radisson Blue to discuss the shaping of the future of sustainability, ESG, packaging, and circular economy strategies.I am pleased to capture this strong and important global conference in authentic, clean, and aesthetically sophisticated images.Project page: https://medianautiker.de/projekte/sustainable-future/
- IWWBrand Experience Day 2024PUBLISHINGNovember 2024 - November 2024Köln, GermanyPhotographic and videographic coverage of the Brand Experience Day of the IWW (Institute for Knowledge in Business) in November 2024 in Cologne.Agile, authentic, clean. Just as this Brand Experience Day was planned by IWW Dirk.Project page: https://medianautiker.de/projekte/iww-markenerlebnistag/
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Education
- Traineeship atRTL Mediengruppe1993Volontariat bei
- InternshipRTL Mediengruppe1990Praktikum
Certifications
- New York Photography Awards Professional / Silver WinnerNew York Photography Awards2023
- New York Photography Awards Professional / Silver WinnerNew York Photography Awards2021