VISUAL DIRECTION & PRODUCTION

Hi there!

I’m an Austrian-born creative focused on strong visuals and storytelling. From concept to execution, I mix photography, motion, and creative direction to build authentic, engaging narratives for brands and magazines.

I‘ve worked for top publishers like Condé Nast, photo agencies in Germany and New York City and creative marketing teams across the globe.

My first playground (or: unpaid internship) was at a local radio station in Graz where I first fell for the magic of editorial storytelling. From that moment I was hooked and this passion drives my career ever since.

I’m now Munich-based but operate (unclassified) globally.

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Christoph Waltz

This cover shoot took place during the pandemic but thankfully not during a lockdown. Still, we had to shoot with a downsized team but at this point even Hollywood stars were used to it and didn’t expect a major array of people. Julia Noni was the commissioned photographer for the production that took place at the Berlin philharmonic.

The cover theme was about new beginnings of a post-pandemic world approaching spring time (the shoot took place in the dead of the winter though, nobody felt spring-y), so we wanted a positive cover vibe despite featuring a Hollywood actor known for its dark, sarcastic humor. Challenge excepted.

We had the idea of incorporating a singing bird, more precisely a bright yellow and gleeful canary bird, on the cover as a symbol for music (see location) and spring (new beginnings).
Problem was, we couldn’t get a canary bird (apparently, they are very sensitive and not the best “props” for photo shoots), so we got a – dove.
We still rolled with it – even if the visual metaphor slightly changed from spring to….peace?! The dove was a real pro – so was Christoph Waltz who didn’t wince once even when the dove pooped on his pants.

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Julia Noni
GQ Cover 01/2021
Jana Meier-Roberts
Philharmonie, Berlin
Ulf Pape
Tobias Frericks
WA Walandi Apoussidis

Hi there! I’m an Austrian-born creative focused on strong visuals and storytelling. From concept to execution, I mix photography, motion, and creative direction to build authentic, engaging narratives for brands and magazines.

Please contact me if you would like to collaborate

Christoph Waltz

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Hi there!

I’m an Austrian-born creative focused on strong visuals and storytelling. From concept to execution, I mix photography, motion, and creative direction to build authentic, engaging narratives for brands and magazines.