Kevin Krautgartner next to a photograph from Endangered Paradises

Kevin Krautgartner (born 1988) is a German architectural and landscape photographer, best known for his aerial images of urban and large ground spaces highlighting the aesthetic value of colors, lines and geometric patterns in them.[1] His oeuvre has been awarded at international contests, and featured in mainstream media.[2][3]

Life and work

Krautgartner was born in 1988 in Schwelm, Germany and currently lives and works in Wuppertal.[4]

He graduated from the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts with a degree in photography and graphic design. Digital photography is the basis for his work today. He uses helicopters and light planes to capture his objects -architectural interiors, urban skylines, remote landscapes- from different perspectives which he later uses to digitally select and frame aesthetically appealing views. His landscapes include icy mountains, volcanoes, glaciers, fjords and salt fields in many countries.

Krautgartner's work has been used in NatGeo,[5] Der Spiegel,[2] Colossal,[3] The Mirror,[6] Novosti,[7] FAZ,[8] Die Welt and [9] WDR,[10] and Yahoo! News,[11] which annotated his images as being evocative of abstract masterpieces.

Exhibitions

Awards

Publications

References

  1. ^ S, Teo; igliano (8 February 2017). "KEVIN KRAUTGARTNER". WeVux. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "DER SPIEGEL | Online-Nachrichten". www.spiegel.de. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Aerial Photographer Kevin Krautgartner Uses Squarespace to Showcase the Earth's Fragile Beauty". Colossal. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Kevin Krautgartner: Black and White Architecture Photography". internationalphotomag.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. ^ "101 paisajes que te dejarán sin aliento". www.nationalgeographic.com.es (in Spanish). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. ^ Delahaye, Julie (13 February 2019). "Incredible aerial photos reveal the world's most unusual landscapes". mirror. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Космос под ногами и чудо-дерево: лучшие пейзажные фотографии года". РИА Новости (in Russian). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. ^ Spanke, Kai. "Luftaufnahmen : So spektakulär kann Wasser aussehen". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Die Stilisten - Hamburg, SALZMALEREI" (PDF). welt.de.
  10. ^ "Kevin Krautgartners Wasser-Fotografien". www1.wdr.de (in German). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  11. ^ "PHOTOS: Stunning landscape of salt flats in Australia". news.yahoo.com. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Australian Geographic Photographer of the Year 2021" (PDF). Australian Museum.
  13. ^ "Christopher Martin Gallery—Stillness: Timeless Repose". Christopher Martin Gallery. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Im Fokus Kevin Krautgartner". VINTA SERIES (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Kevin Krautgartner: Maestro 2014". fotomagazin.de (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Wuppertaler Fotopreis 2020". www.wuppertaler-fotopreis.de. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  17. ^ "2018 Winners Gallery – The EPSON International Pano Awards". Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Fine Art Photography Awards – Kevin Krautgartner 1st Prize Winner in Travel". fineartphotoawards.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Te zdjęcia to jęk naszej planety. Nagrody Environmental Photographer of the Year rozdane". Noizz (in Polish). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  20. ^ "World's Top 10 Fine Art Photo Contest 2019 – Winning Images". One Eyeland. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  21. ^ "2019 Awards Book". www.internationallandscapephotographer.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  22. ^ Trieste (Italy), Associazione Culturale Il Sestante. "Home Page". The Lynx Prize – International Contemporary Art Prize LYNX. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Kevin Krautgartner". www.oneclub.org. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  24. ^ Alan Taylor. "Winners of the 2019 Epson International Pano Awards". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  25. ^ "Fine Art Photography Awards – Kevin Krautgartner 1st Prize Winner in Nature". fineartphotoawards.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  26. ^ "MOSCOW 2020 Winners – Moscow Foto Awards – Winners". www.moscowfotoawards.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  27. ^ "Photography winners – ADC 99th Annual Awards". oneclub.org. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  28. ^ "Our World Shortlist VIEpa 2020". Sommer Photo Festival Vienna (in Austrian German). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  29. ^ "THE ANDREI STENIN INTERNATIONAL PRESS PHOTO CONTEST". THE ANDREI STENIN INTERNATIONAL PRESS PHOTO CONTEST. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  30. ^ "PX3 2020 Winner - Man Made Roads". Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  31. ^ "Kevin Krautgartner, Winner - The Aluminium Source". www.tokyofotoawards.jp. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  32. ^ "Winners: Landscape". The Independent Photographer. Retrieved 22 December 2022.