About Thorsten
Thanks for taking the time visit my website. I am a German expat living in Kirkland in the beautiful state of Washington. I got interested in photography in 2007 and quickly started focusing on landscapes.
Having grown up in the heavily populated Germany I'm fascinated with the vast, wild, and incredibly diverse landscapes found in the United States. I love hiking in America's National Parks — three of which can be found in my home state, along with countless other scenic locations — and enjoy capturing both grand vistas in beautiful light as well as intimate scenes just waiting to be discovered by visitors with an open mind and open eyes.

Awards and Recognition
BLACK+WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY Magazine
Cover Image — Issue 262.
International Garden Photographer of the Year 2021
Second Place — Abstract Views.
Finalist — Abstract Views.
Finalist — Trees, Woods & Forests.
Highly Commended — Trees, Woods & Forests.
Highly Commended — Trees, Woods & Forests
Highly Commended — Beautiful Gardens.
International Garden Photographer of the Year 2019
First Place — Breathing Spaces.
First Place — Trees, Woods & Forests.
Highly Commended — Breathing Spaces.
Finalist — Beautiful Gardens
Commended — Trees, Woods & Forests.
International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2019
Top 101.
Top 101.
Top 101.
Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2019
Shortlisted.
Shortlisted.
Shortlisted.
Epson International Pano Awards 2019
Silver Award.
Silver Award.
Silver Award.
Silver Award.
Windland Smith Rice 2019 Photography Competition
Semi-finalist.
Nature Photographer of the Year 2019
Shortlisted.
International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2018
Top 101.
Top 101.
Glanzlichter 2018
Highlight — Moments in Nature.
Highlight — Moments in Nature.
Shortlisted.
Windland Smith Rice 2018 Photography Competition
Semi-finalist.
