EMPOWERED • EMOTIONAL • EMPOWERED • EMOTIONAL •

I’m ready for the adventure.


With over a decade of expertise and a passion for capturing real emotions, I bring your vision to life. I love to get up close and personal, exploring new perspectives and creating a unique blend of lifestyle and commercial vibes. I bring energy and excitement to every project through my lens or on the big screen.


Let’s connect, create, and celebrate life together.


My WERFTSTUDIO team and I are your go-to’s for all things production, from art direction to location scouting, casting to content creation. Let’s make magic!

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based in Mannheim, supporting my clients worldwide.

Studio

Werftstudio
Werftstrasse 15-17
68159 Mannheim
+49 (0) 177 –3471383

Selected References

Selected Clients

ALEXION | AOK | Caritas | Cupra | Gilead Science | HAGER | HAYS | KfW Bankengruppe | Lufthansa Group | Lufthansa AG | Microsoft | Sage | Sanofi | Tenneco | Trumpf | WI Bank and many more

Selected Agencies

Brand Factory | Closer London | Craft London | C3 Creative Code and Content GmbH | Dan Pearlmann | DennerleinBrands GmbH | Fischer Appelt | McCann | Media Monks | SHERPA | Jung von Matt Neckar | Schaller & Partner GmbH | Strichpunkt etc.

Magazines | Editorial

Alverde | Archdaily | FOCUS | KFW Chancen Magazin | OF Arch International Magazine of Architecture and Design | Stern | Spiegel |ZEIT Magazin etc.

2024/25
Corporate LiveWire Global Awards – Commercial Photographer of the Year

2024
Corporate Vision Global Business Awards – Content Creation Specialist of the Year

2024 – Berlin
Lürzers Archive Top 10 Last 3 years – Photographer – Germany

2023
PX3 le Prix de la Photographie Paris „HONDA E“ Bronze
200 Best AD Photographers Worldwide 2023/2024

2022
Shortlisted Corporate & Industrial category of Spotlight Awards 2022
200 Best AD Photographers Worldwide 2021/2022

2021
Shortlisted Beauty category of Spotlight Awards 2021
Lürzers 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide · 2020/2021

2019
PX3 le Prix de la Photographie Paris „VOLVO XC 60“ Honorable Mention
Media Innovator Awards CV Magazine Corporate Photographer of the Year – West Europe
Lürzers 200 Best Advertising Photographers Worldwide · 2018/2019

2018
One Eyeland Award „BETTER FREE“ Finalist
IPA Award „IM JETZT“ Honorable Mention
IPA Award „Venice“ Honorable Mention

2016
One Eyeland Award „Im Jetzt“ Finalist
IPA Award „Monks“ Honorable Mention
PX3 le Prix de la Photographie Paris „Elected Icons“ Honorable Mention

2015
One Eyeland Awards „Monks“ Finalist
IPA Award „Monks“ Honorable Mention
IPA Award „Southern Suburbs“ Honorable Mention
IPA Award „White Sand“ Honorable Mention

2014
One Eyeland Awards „Elected Icons“ Finalist
IPA Award „Elected Icons“ Honorable Mention
A’Design Award „Ajando“ Gold

2024
NACHTWANDEL | WERFTSTUDIO | OKTOBER MANNHEIM
BFF AUFSCHLAG 15 | KAPRIOLEN | PLAY STUDIO 3 HAMBURG

2023
NACHTWANDEL | WERFTSTUDIO | OKTOBER MANNHEIM
BFF FUTURE FLASH | HDW STUTTGART
REVOLTE | FOTOZENE FESTIVAL KÖLN
FINISAGE BFF SÜDWIND | SMALL BUT PRETTY | KUNSTHAUS NUERNBERG

2022
BFF SÜDWIND | SMALL BUT PRETTY | KUNSTHAUS NUERNBERG
SOI·REE BFF HANG OUT | SAASFEE* PAVILION FFM
NACHTWANDEL | WERFTSTUDIO MANNHEIM
BFF SÜDWIND | SMALL BUT PRETTY | ON POINT III | FRAGILE | HDW STUTTGART SEPTEMBER
AUFSCHLAG 13 BFF Hamburg | BLUE | BARLACHHALLE-K
Offene Ateliers Mannheim | FOMO | WERFTSTUDIO
BFF ON POINT III – YOUTUBE & INSTAGRAM
BFF RUNWAY FASHION WEEK | HAUPTWACHE FRANKFURT

2021
BFF SÜDWIND | SMALL BUT PRETTY | MUNICH LINHOFF CASINO
BFF SÜDWIND | SMALL BUT PRETTY | GOVERNMENT PRINCIPLE KARLSRUHE
BFF SÜDWIND | SMALL BUT PRETTY | DÜSSELDORF
3 GUYS 1 ROOM | ESTEEM POLAROID 54 | SKATE VENICE | GALLERY ERSTERERSTER BERLIN
BFF HH AUFSCHLAG #12 | FOREST | FUTURE PERFECT
BFF COLORFULL STUTTGART | JILL | GROUP EXHIBITION
BFF ON POINT II | INSTAGRAM & YOUTUBE

2020
FRAGILE – ZUSTANDSBESCHREIBUNG EINER GESELLSCHAFT | ALTE AUFZUGSFABRIK KÖLN
THE HOME EXHIBITION – SAMSUNG | WHITE SAND | SAMSUNG ART STORE
BFF ON POINT I – INSTAGRAM & YOUTUBE

2019
WHITE SAND, UNTITLED, MONKS & LANTERN | VOLKSBANK & SPARKASSE, BAD BERLEBURG
WHITE SAND, UNTITLED, MONKS & LANTERN | SCHLOSS WITTGENSTEIN, BAD LAASPHE
YOUR SIGNATURE – DAS BLEIBT | 50 JAHRE BFF | OBERHAFEN QUARTIER, HAMBURG
YOUR SIGNATURE – DAS BLEIBT | 50 JAHRE BFF | X LANE BERLIN, AUGUST
YOUR SIGNATURE – DAS BLEIBT | 50 JAHRE BFF | HDW STUTTGART, JUNI

2018
COLLISION | TRIGGER | POTENTIALE | FELDKIRCH, NOVEMBER
RUNNING | UNNER DE BRIGG | FRANKFURT, AUGUST
COLLISION | TRIGGER | HIGHNOON WHITE STUDIO, MÜNCHEN
COLLISION | TRIGGER | REGIERUNGSPRÄSIDIUM, KARLSRUHE

2017
WHITE SAND & UNTITLED | PROLAB ART AFTER WORK #13, STUTTGART
ELECTED ICONS & FOMO | ESSPESTUDIO, STUTTGART
COLLISION | TRIGGER | MY ZEIL, FRANKFURT
ESTEEM POLAROID 54 | GLÜCK | SPINNEREIRUNDGANG, LEIPZIG
LAURA KARASEK | SICHTWEISE | HAUS DER WIRTSCHAFT, STUTTGART
COLLISION | TRIGGER | HAUS DER WIRTSCHAFT, STUTTGART
MONKS | JUMP#4 | AT THE DÜSSELDORF PHOTOWEEKEND, WITH PETER LINDBERGH, OLIVIERO TOSCANI AMONG OTHERS, DÜSSELDORF

2016
MONKS | TEN GALLERY, MANNHEIM
GROUP EXHIBITION SVEN THORSTEN | I LOVE SUSHI, STUTTGART
ALCATRAZ | HOTEL ALCATRAZ, KAISERSLAUTERN
BFF BLACK | KASIM REED | WITH PETER LINDBERGH AND OTHERS PHOTOKINA, COLOGNE
L’HOMAGE TO F. C. GUNDLACH | SPINNEREIRUNDGANG, LEIPZIG
FOMO (FEAR OF MISSING OUT) | PARANOIA | GALERIA KAUFHOF, STUTTGART
MONK | UNNER DE BRIGG, FRANKFURT

2015
ELECTED ICONS | WIESBADENER FOTOTAGE, KAISER & CREAM, WIESBADEN
COLLISION – LANGE NACHT DER MUSEEN | KUNSTBEZIRK, STUTTGART
WHITE SAND | EUROMOTOR, STUTTGART
ELECTED ICON | WILD CARD | BIKINI BERLIN, BERLIN
ELECTED ICON | WILD CARD | BFF TRIEBWERK EXHIBITION, LEIPZIG
CLOUDS RESTAURANT | DOPPELSEITE | HAUS DER WIRTSCHAFT, STUTTGART
ELECTED ICON | WILD CARD | HAUS DER WIRTSCHAFT, STUTTGART
WHITE SAND | BEST OF! BFF JUNIOREN | HAUS DER WIRTSCHAFT, STUTTGART

2014
ALCATRAZ | 16. BILDERABEND DER BFF REGION | MANUFAKTUR ZIEGENBEIN, STUTTGART

2013
LANTERN SERIES | HAFENPARK, MANNHEIM
SKATE VENICE BEACH | 15. BILDERABEND DER BFF REGION | WAGENHALLEN, STUTTGART

2012
LANTERN SERIES | MORPH, MANNHEIM
GROUP EXHIBITION | FORMSCHAU DESIGNFEST, HEIDELBERG
LANTERN SERIES | QUO VADIS? | 14. BILDERABEND DER BFF REGION | WILHELMSPALAIS, STUTTGART

2011
JELÄNGERJELIEBER – EIN RAUM FÜR KUNST | KAISERSLAUTERN
ARCHITECTURAL SERIES OF CITY HALL | CITYHALL, KAISERSLAUTERN

2010
GROUP EXHIBITION – RETROSPEKTIVE | TAILOR & PARTNER WERBEAGENTUR, KAISERSLAUTERN

2008
GROUP EXHIBITION – KONSUMAT | PFORZHEIM

                behind
the scene

Behind the Scene von Claus M. Morgenstern Photography and Film, Blicke hinter die Kulissen von Shootings in den Bereichen Corporate Fotografie, Commercil, Werbung, People