Heike Bohnstengel

The cinematic quality and extreme weather of the Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan desert have inspired the collection Desert Diary. It often feels familiar, like a place you know, but have only seen in a movie. I have travelled these deserts for many years, and no road trip or landscape ever feel the same because of the constantly changing light and shapes of the desert. Driving towards the Mexican border the landscape becomes very sparse, minimalist, the weather and changing clouds transforming the views every minute. It has almost a meditative quality.

Follow my travels on Insta @desert.diary

BA Interior Architecture, School of Art and Design, Hannover, Germany

BTECs in Photography, Creative Typography and Graphic Design at the London College of Communication

2021 International Color Awards,
1st Prize Winner in Americana
2020 International Color Awards
Honorable Mention in Americana
2019 International Color Awards
Honorable Mention in Americana
2018 International Color Awards
Nominee in Americana
2017 International Color Awards
Honorable Mention in Americana
2017 Black and White Spider Awards
Nominee in Sport
2016 International Color Awards
Honorable Mention in Americana
2016 International Color Awards
Nominee in Abstract
2015 International Color Awards
Nominee in Abstract
2011 International Color Awards
Nominee in Fine Art
2006 Black and White Spider Awards
Nominee in People and Photojournalism