In 2019, I travelled to Iceland for the first time in my life. The landscape is characterised by endless expanses of mountains, volcanoes and cliffs. Here and there you come across the actual inhabitants of the island, who probably colonised the land long before humans. One of these "natives" is the puffin. For me, it is the animal transformation of a toucan into a penguin. It is not so dissimilar to the razorbill or the yellow-crested puffin in appearance. And despite the fact that the puffin with the colourful beak has some breeding opportunities, its future looks rather bleak. Due to global warming, its feeding grounds are drying up. Some populations on the Orkney Islands or in Iceland are already in sharp decline. This makes it all the more important to show how our actions are affecting nature. But of course there is always a glimmer of hope...
I am a trained physicist (Master of Science) and have also completed a Master in "Functional Plant Sciences". After several attempts to gain a foothold in science, I have found my passion in photography. It is my concern not only to inspire my fellow men for the topic nature.. Read more…