Cologne Photographers

Jürgen Schmitz works, among other things, as a sports director for television and as a filmmaker in the field of sports, especially motor sports. His high level of technical knowledge, combined with the meticulousness that is indispensable as a sports director, has allowed him to mature into a photographer on the side, whose extraordinary images impress in composition and perspective. With a sure eye for detail, Juergen Schmitz creates a world of images that goes far beyond the scope of an ambitious photographer. The professionalism of his photographic art is visible even in the smallest, incidentally photographed motif. Here is an expert at work! Jürgen Schmitz arbeitet hauptberuflich als Sportregisseur fürs Fernsehen und als Filmemacher im Bereich Sport insbesondere Motorsport. Sein hohes technisches Wissen, verbunden mit der Akribie, die als Sportregisseur unabdingbar ist, hat ihn nebenberuflich zu einem Fotografen reifen lassen dessen außergewöhnlichen Bilder in Komposition und Sichtweise beeindrucken. Mit sicherem Blick fürs Detail schafft Juergen Schmitz eine Bilderwelt die weit über das Maß eines ambitionierten Fotografen hinausgeht. Die Professionalität seiner Fotokunst ist selbst im kleinsten, nebenbei fotografierten Motiv sichtbar. Hier ist ein Könner am Werk!

Chris love films, art, food and all things associated with these subjects. Learnt his craft working behind the scenes on film sets before taking the plunge to do photography and film full time. Has not looked back since.

Turning moments into brands. As an educated journalist photography and videography for me is about moments and atmospheres. I love to shoot documentary in a minimalistic and cinematic style while being part of real situations. Authentic moments are resulting in authentic pictures. Nowadays my clients are digital agencies, (print) publishers, photo companies, family businesses, artists, entrepreneuers, sport teams and public clients. Mostly active I'm in the genres corporate, event, editorial, portrait & product with my Canon EOS R5 and various lenses and equipment (incl. wireless micros for videography and interviews). Beside making photos I'm a photo trainer for THE PHOTO ADACEMY (Paris) in Cologne. Latest Awards: 2023: New York Photography Awards Professional, Silver Winner Nature Photography/Seacape 2023: Trieste Photo Days: Curated with 2 photos for the project "71% - the state of water" 2021: New York Photography Awards Professional 2021, Silver Winner Editorial Photography for "I can't breathe" 2021: ND Awards Professional 2021 Honorable Mention for "They call it energy" 2021: POLLUX AWARDS: Honorable Mention for my kind of streetphotography 2020: ND AWARDS PROFESSIONAL: Best of 20 for my series "I can't breathe" in Editorial/Documentary 2020, 3rd place in contest "Freedom" by PHOTOGRAPHIE (magazine) and OFFENBLENDE (agency)