Markus Schnabel

Turning moments into brands. My grandfather built lenses for ZEISS, my mother worked as a photo laboratorian. So the photography was, so to speak, laid my cradle. As an educated journalist photography and videography for me is about moments and atmospheres. I love to shoot documentary in a minimalistic and cinematic style while being part of real situations. Authentic moments are resulting in authentic pictures. Nowadays my clients are digital agencies, (print) publishers, photo companies, family businesses, artists, entrepreneuers, sport teams, hospitals and doctors. Mostly active I'm in the genres corporate, event, editorial, portrait & product with my Canon EOS R5 and various lenses and equipment (incl. wireless micros for videography and interviews). Beside making photos I'm a photo trainer for THE PHOTO ADACEMY (Paris) in Cologne. Latest Awards: 2023: New York Photography Awards Professional, Silver Winner Nature Photography/Seacape 2023: Trieste Photo Days: Curated with 2 photos for the project "71% - the state of water" 2021: New York Photography Awards Professional 2021, Silver Winner Editorial Photography for "I can't breathe" 2021: ND Awards Professional 2021 Honorable Mention for "They call it energy" 2021: POLLUX AWARDS: Honorable Mention for my kind of streetphotography 2020: ND AWARDS PROFESSIONAL: Best of 20 for my series "I can't breathe" in Editorial/Documentary 2020, 3rd place in contest "Freedom" by PHOTOGRAPHIE (magazine) and OFFENBLENDE (agency)