Name: Luca Lorenz
Picture title: Observed
Category: Black & White
Nationality: Germany
Occupation: I am a full-time wildlife photographer, but not that long yet 🙂
Technical information
Camera: Nikon Z6
Lens: Nikkor 200-500 mm f 5.6
EXIF: 1/ 400 s, f5.6, ISO 8000
Accessories: None
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Luca Lorenz | Observed
Name: Luca Lorenz
Picture title: Observed
Category: Black & White
Nationality: Germany
Occupation: I am a full-time wildlife photographer, but not that long yet 🙂
Technical information
Camera: Nikon Z6
Lens: Nikkor 200-500 mm f 5.6
EXIF: 1/ 400 s, f5.6, ISO 8000
Accessories: None
Luca Lorenz says:
A lovely black redstart was singing from our neighbor’s chimney, its song so clear that I could hardly hear anything else, save for the deep, subliminal rumble of Berlin in the distance. Every morning, long before sunrise, it sings in the dark, keeping me company when I wake up early.
This morning, I left home with just my camera in hand and headed straight to my favorite nature spot. Even as a nine-year-old, I used to hide there, watching animals in secret.
The air was foggy, quite cold, and dusk had already fallen as I walked along a small path through the area. A blackbird hopped in front of me, foraging for insects. The mystical atmosphere surrounding it, made me want to capture the scene. I lay down flat in the morning dew-damp grass for a better angle when, suddenly, four fallow deer emerged from the bushes right in front of me and paused on the path.
We all stood still, observing each other, my heart pounding as it often does when encountering wild animals. The blackbird then moved between me and the fallow deer, and for a moment, we all seemed connected.
A bit too excited to operate my camera perfectly, I managed to capture this beautiful moment just before the fallow deer slipped back into the bushes.
Luca Lorenz
Germany
Growing up on the outskirts of Berlin, Luca spent countless hours in nature, observing all kinds of wild animals. Particularly fascinated by birds, he was always drawn to the treetops, spending hours immersed in their songs and behaviors. His passion for these enchanting creatures became something he eagerly shared with others.
At 13, after two years of saving, he finally managed to buy his first camera on his own. Since then, Luca has been out in nature almost daily, constantly generating new ideas and projects to capture the beauty of native wildlife in an artistic way.
Today, Luca has realized his dream and is a full-time wildlife photographer. At just 19, he already has a series of international awards to his name and takes pride in the recognition his images have received. Through creative techniques like unusual perspectives, underexposure and overexposure, slow shutter speeds, and sophisticated compositions, Luca crafts wildlife images that are abstract, minimalistic, or sometimes painterly and dreamlike.