A remote climb in Tajikistan

My Scholarship entry - A remote climb in Tajikistan

Tajikistan | Wednesday, July 3, 2013 | 5 photos

I am passionate about remote, barren mountain ranges of this world. I prefer to cross them human powered, because I believe the only way to get the full experience of a place and its people is by travelling the slow way. This is how you get connected with your surroundings, which is the most essential element in photography.

I'm always astonished to see photographers taking pictures all the time. I have a different approach. Once I have emerged in a place or situation I take my camera out. I'd like to understand the context before I press the shutter. Consistency is the hardest part in photography and knowing a place a little bit better improves this. If you have a story to tell the series of photographs should be a seamless unity.

I have been crossing the Andes, Pamirs and Tien Shan by foot and by bicycle. Currently I'm working on a trekking guidebook to Tajikistan which should be (self)published at the end of 2013.

I think I have a good eye. And I try to choose subjects and angles other people haven't thought of. I think I should get the scholarship because I want to learn more about the technical side of photography. I plan to do lectures on past and future adventures in which photography is crucial.