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‘You need to be patient: when you’re shooting seascapes and landscapes

the light, clouds, sky, and even your mood has to be just right.’

Tell us your favourite

photographic quote.

‘A photographer went to a

socialite party in New York. As

he entered the front door, the

host said, “I love your pictures

• they’re wonderful; you must
  have a fantastic camera”. He said
  nothing until dinner was finished,
  then: “That was a wonderful
  dinner; you must have a terrific
  stove”.’ Sam Haskins.

What, in your opinion, is the

greatest photographic discovery

of all time?

Digital cameras might not exist

were it not for the development

of the CMOS sensor, so I’ll opt for

that. I would never have got into

photography if it still required using

chemicals, so this leap in technology

has had a big impact on me.

What would you say to your

younger self?

Go out and make photographs –

and take your time!

Which characteristics do you

need to become a photographer?

You need to be patient: when

you’re shooting seascapes

and landscapes the light, clouds,

sky, and even your mood has to

be just right. You also need to be

persistent: on my way to work I

pass the same tree every day, but

it has taken me five years to come

up with a composition of it I’m

happy with.

Tell us one thing that most

people don’t know about you.

I have a wild imagination.

What is your dream project?

It would be great to spend two or

three weeks in Alaska just taking

pictures. It’s such a fascinating

part of the world, and I would

love to explore it fully. In my head

it’s still relatively untouched,

but in my heart I know that

simply isn’t true.

What single thing would

improve your photography?

Having more time to go out

and make pictures.

If you hadn’t become a

photographer, what would

you be doing right now?

I’d like to think that I would be

exploring nature in some way.

PROFILE

Born and raised in southern Germany, Stefan Bäurle now

lives in San José, California where he shoots seascapes,

landscapes, architecture and nature. He’s a lover of the

great outdoors and enjoys order and simplicity, which

results in beautiful, sometimes abstract, monochrome

studies focusing on light, shapes, surfaces, structures,

patterns and contrast.

To see more of Stefan’s work visit stefanbaeurle.com.

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