Herbert

Hi there

My name is Herbert, and this text offers an insight into my photographic journey and my photographic philosophy.

My Photographic Journey:

DI first came into contact with photography at the tender age of 16. An uncle gave me an old box camera, which I loaded with 6×6 roll film and then waited eagerly for two weeks to see what would come of it. I was surprised—images emerged that I considered good at the time. That sparked my curiosity for more, and with my first apprenticeship wages I bought an Agfa Silette, the one with the red shutter button.

The next logical step was a Yashica single-lens reflex camera, which accompanied me on my early train journeys. Due to limited financial means, I photographed exclusively with color slide film, as this eliminated the cost of expensive prints.

After completing my military service, I was finally able to buy my dream camera—a Canon A-1 with aperture and shutter priority automation, which was quite a novelty at the time. This camera served me well until the digital world suddenly entered my photographic career. The first digital camera was a used compact model—after all, who knew then whether this new technology had a future? As digital image processing continued to improve, my first digital SLR followed: first a Canon EOS 400, later a Canon 6D.

That was also the point at which the experience of photography and image editing was intensified through photographic travel. After a brief detour to Fuji (X-T1 and X-T4), I have since returned to Canon—now using the mirrorless R6 Mark II.

My Photographic Philosophy:

I do not follow a strict philosophy when photographing. I press the shutter when I discover a subject that appeals to me. Through many photographic journeys, travel and landscape photography have naturally become a main focus. Portraits and architecture are also among my preferred subjects, with a particular fondness for black-and-white photography—especially in the latter.