honorable mention
BERND STEINEBRUNNER united states
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Antarctic Wildlife
Then the family came around, my wonderful wife Jeanne and three children and I got busy. Of course, the family snapshots but now with just a small camera as it was not reasonable to haul around a big SLR along with the diaper bag, stroller and all the other kids gear.
Many years later, now in the US, kids were getting older and I actually had time for a hobby, my wife gave me DSLR (a Canon T3i). This caused an amazing transformation. I am not particularly an "artsy" person as I am dealing mostly with "rational things" as a Financial Planner, so it challenged the right side, the creative side, of my brain. As I carried my camera around with me, I started to see the world in a different light. I was looking for beauty, images that captured me, different perspectives, angles, lights. It opened my eyes to the beauty that God has created for our enjoyment.
I do love traveling and my journeys have taken me all over the world, including Guatemala, Antarctica, and all over Europe, mainly my home country, Germany.
So, here I am, an opportunistic photographer, or maybe an allrounder, or a "general practitioner". I have never specialized and I am trying to challenge myself every time I go out. The Photographic Society of Orange County, my photo club PSOC, is helping me with that.
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On my recent expedition to Antarctica I had the opportunity to experience this mystical, awe-inspiring, epic, calm yet foreign continent. With my photographs I attempt to capture the animals that have adapted so well to this harsh environment. I am most proud of the jumping penguin photo as they are really hard to capture as they travel fast and get barely out of the water. They were so fun to watch as they joyfully play and swim through the ocean.about the photographer
Growing up in Germany gave me the opportunity to travel a lot. In my late highschool years I started picking up a camera and taking pictures of the world I visited. It was a Canon SLR and I took slides for many years, from all over Europe - Italy, France, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, all the way to Brazil and Indonesia.Then the family came around, my wonderful wife Jeanne and three children and I got busy. Of course, the family snapshots but now with just a small camera as it was not reasonable to haul around a big SLR along with the diaper bag, stroller and all the other kids gear.
Many years later, now in the US, kids were getting older and I actually had time for a hobby, my wife gave me DSLR (a Canon T3i). This caused an amazing transformation. I am not particularly an "artsy" person as I am dealing mostly with "rational things" as a Financial Planner, so it challenged the right side, the creative side, of my brain. As I carried my camera around with me, I started to see the world in a different light. I was looking for beauty, images that captured me, different perspectives, angles, lights. It opened my eyes to the beauty that God has created for our enjoyment.
I do love traveling and my journeys have taken me all over the world, including Guatemala, Antarctica, and all over Europe, mainly my home country, Germany.
So, here I am, an opportunistic photographer, or maybe an allrounder, or a "general practitioner". I have never specialized and I am trying to challenge myself every time I go out. The Photographic Society of Orange County, my photo club PSOC, is helping me with that.
back to gallery