Stefan Kuhn

"Things often look different when viewed from a distance. Considered from quite far away, things look very special".

Since I added a photographic drone to my camera equipment, my view towards photography has totally changed and expanded.

This is shown by one of my series called LAKESHORE OPERATIONS. From a bird's eye view and different positions and flight altitudes, I capture shoreline landscapes. Then I group the individual images into works consisting of several panels. The result is landscapes that, despite their restrained post-processing, oscillate between representationalism and abstraction. The viewer knows what he is seeing. Often, however, he hardly recognizes it.

During his career, Kuhn´s work has already been honored by several national and international photography awards.


Here is the list:

2024
NOMINEE | 17th Int´l Color Awards | Los Angeles, USA
FINALIST | Sipa Drone Awards | Siena, Italy

2023
NOMINEE | reFocus B&W Photo Contest | South Carolina, USA
NOMINEE | 16th Int´l Color Awards | Los Angeles, USA

2022
NOMINEE | 15th Int´l Color Awards | Los Angeles, USA
NOMINEE | 17th Black & White Spider Awards | Los Angeles, USA

2021
NOMINEE | 14th Int´l Color Awards | Los Angeles, USA

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Stefan Kuhn was born in 1977 and raised in southern germany. In 2001 he started his education at the photo-design college of pforzheim in germany. Two years later he graduated with honors.

From 2003-2008 he worked as an assistant for many well-known advertising and artist photographers in germany and abroad. In 2008 he started his own career as an freelance artist and indipendent photographer.

Kuhn has exhibition shows in Berlin, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Venice and Stuttgart and he is a winner of numerous national and international photography awards.


2020
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE | SOLO SHOW | Neues Schloss Kißlegg, Germany

2019
ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE 18.19 | GROUP SHOW | Nappe Arsenale Nord Venice, Italy

2018
EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS #1 | GROUP SHOW | BBA Gallery Berlin, Germany

2017
ORT UND POESIE | GROUP SHOW | Haus der Wirtschaft Stuttgart, Germany

2015
DAS PROJEKT BANKNOTEN | SOLO SHOW | Gallery of the Sparkasse Ravensburg, Germany

2014
GOSEE AWARDS | GROUP SHOW | Berlin, Germany

2013
PX3 WINNERS | GROUP SHOW | Int´l Photography Festival in Arles, France
PX3 PREMIER | GROUP SHOW | Espace Dupon Paris, France

2012
VATTENFALL FOTOPREIS | GROUP SHOW | Vattenfall headquarters Berlin, Germany

2009
RED DOT CHARITY | GROUP SHOW | AOP Gallery London, UK

2008
FINISHING TOUCH | GROUP SHOW | AOP Gallery London, UK

2007
AOP PORTFOLIO | GROUP SHOW | AOP Gallery London, UK