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A few years ago, I was visiting my sister near Porto and was thinking about a spontaneous trip to Madeira for a few days. But what I found there I didn't expect. It was by far the most exciting trip I've made. The island is pure magic. I remember when I was watching down the cliff of the Pico do Arieiro, which was filled with clouds, I felt absolute happiness. Later on my trip, I went to the magic tree wood, which is one of my favorite spots in Madeira. I cannot explain how trees can grow like that. It's a mystical place that hits my creativity, and I shot some of my best pictures there.

Madeira is an archipelago located in the North Atlantic Ocean, and it's one of the only two autonomous regions in Portugal. Despite having only a population of 289,000, it's a region booming with tourists and is well known for its beautiful natural views.

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I'm a 38-year-old photographer from Berlin. 8 years ago, I moved from Berlin to Switzerland. I fell in love with the landscapes here in Switzerland from the beginning but in the first years, I wasn't really thinking about taking pictures.

I started with photography almost 5 years ago. At that time, I bought a motorbike and drove past the streets here. I was so amazed by the huge mountains but every time I tried taking pictures with my phone, it didn't feel the same. So I bought a semi-professional camera (Sony a5100) and started to take pictures with that. However, these pictures also didn't quite translate what I was seeing and feeling at that moment. That was the moment when I really started to be interested in photography. I was reading a lot about various techniques, compositions and postprocessing. I found a group about night photography and I saw for the first time in my life pictures of the Milky Way. I was thinking that can't be real, so I went out and tried it myself.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oooh sassy tree...WERK!!! Yaas Nadine, we’ve definitely got a dancer! This tree is giving us Studio 54 REALNESS!!! All trees should have uplighting.

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Most of my shots have a story but I like it when the viewers tell the story of my photographs themselves and not me as the creator. That makes me the happiest when I see someone getting some feelings or becoming emotional when looking at my pictures.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love how the foreground, middle ground, and background coordinate with each other

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The most challenging part of the creative process for me is the postprocessing right now. My pictures become more and more complex. Some of my pictures depend on 100 or more separate photographs, which I combine to reduce the noise and increase the dynamic range of an image. Also, the planning of my shots takes a bit of time. Everything has to be perfect. The location, the weather, the motive and the direction of the sky. All of that has to be planned beforehand.

Unfortunately, I got some health issues in the last 2 years which don't let me take pictures as much as I would want. I am collecting a lot of ideas in my little note, which I'm hoping to realize as soon as I get healthy again. I would love to go to China for a few weeks to take pictures there.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I walked this path once, it was very scary, the wind felt like it could blow you into the abyss..

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Madeira's nature is amazing. Next time you should visit the Azores. You'll love it too.

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