About

My name is Leon Kremers and for me photography is the only art form that can truly show the beauty and complexity of nature and wild animals. I had my first contact with photography at the age of twelve, when I got my parents' old compact camera. In a playful way I started to experiment with the camera and it's possibilities. Because I've always been interested in nature and especially in animals it was as a matter of course that I photographed mostly them, but without fixating on this area. With growing knowledge and experience on photography I began using the new reflex camera from my parents until I got my first own SLR in 2013. In addition to purchasing better equipment I began focusing more and more on nature photography. I acquired the necessary skills mostly by myself, partly with the help of journals, partly just through learning by doing. My new acquired abilities grew and evolved during multiple travels to destinations all around the world, for example Australia, the Philippines and most recently southern Africa (Namibia, Botswana and Zambia).

In my pictures I try to capture structures that normally are invisible to the normal observer. My techniques for doing so involve for example close ups or new and interesting perspectives. But “structures” I do not only mean physical objects but also more complex processes, such as animal behaviour and habits or the interactions between them. I try to depict the special atmosphere of landscapes at the different locations mainly through colour and exposure. In addition, I focus on unique objects, that are characteristic for a landscape or, on the contrary, are in a striking contrast to it.