Feeling really honored for receiving a gold medal in the “General Section” of the 2011 AL-THANI AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, Quatar with my underwater photo series “Cynara”:

There’s also a limited book edition available with all the winner entries and stunning photographs.

Accompanied by my brother Jo I was invited by the committee and chairman Chris Hinterobermaier to the big gala of the TRIERENBERG photo award in Linz.

I am feeling flattered being chosen for the gold medal in the category “Sports, Dynamic & Movement” out of 85.000 photo entries. 2 more photographs made it into the official book and slideshow. Here are some impressions of the award ceremony:

On Assignment for several magazines such as FOCUS covering the world record attempt of German apnoe diver Anna von Boetticher in the pristine and crystal clear waters of Sharm El-Sheikh in the Red Sea.

You can find the whole collection(s) in my portfolio here:

My brothers and my multimedia project “OIL SPILL – THE HUMAN UEBERFLUSS” is now available as an app for your iPad (unfortunately not for iPhone). You can download the free app at the iTunes – store: http://www.profifoto.de/nc/news/rubrik/news/27072/

I’m very flattered for receiving…

… a gold medal in the 2011 PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS photo award in the category „PROFESSIONAL / Advertising / Catalogues” with my photo series “Submerged” consisting of 3 underwater images.  More than 4.000 entries were submitted.

Here comes the official press release: PX3_WINNERS-PRESSRELEASE

There will be a book published in early 2012 with all the winning works.