HAMBURG JAZZ PORTRAITS

As a jazz photographer in Hamburg, I create portraits of international jazz musicians – both for my ongoing Hamburg Jazz Portraits series and for musicians who need distinctive images for press, websites, social media or album releases.

For years, I've photographed musicians visiting Hamburg to perform at clubs and venues such as Birdland and the JazzHall. The ongoing black-and-white series features artists including Bill Frisell, Anat Cohen, William Parker, Billy Hart and Jakob Bro, each photographed in short, focused sessions just before or after their performance.

I work with a small studio setup that can be brought directly to the concert hall or backstage, allowing for focused portrait sessions without the need for a traditional studio. My work has been used, among other things, for the album cover of Vincent Peirani's Living Being IV on ACT Music.