Infos Freier Fotograf Thorsten Rother:

Thorsten Rother has worked as an independent photographer since the late 1990s. His approach is rooted in observation, instinct, and patience. Rather than relying on staged drama or technical spectacle, his visual language focuses on light, space, and the subtle shifts of atmosphere and perception – in people, in places, and in landscapes.

After decades in commercial and editorial photography, Rother now centers his practice within the contemporary art, editions, and exhibition context. Alongside photographic series, he explores sequence-based works, moving images, and AI-driven processes as an extension of his visual vocabulary.

His work develops across three fields: purely photographic series, hybrid works that merge photography and AI, and synthetic image worlds derived from his own archive. These fields are not defined by technique, but by different forms of expanded photographic thinking – a continuation of his signature into new image territories.

Rother lives and works in Munich. His projects are created worldwide, typically in small, focused setups – precise, understated, and guided by a mindset committed to essentials.

Kunden:

SELECTED EDITORIALS, BRANDS, AGENCIES:

DIE ZEIT, FAZ, Süddeutsche Zeitung, STERN, Manager Magazin, GEO Special, FOCUS, GQ (Deutschland, Südafrika, China), Handelsblatt, InStyle, FOCUS, ELLE, Freundin.

BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, Tesla, Deutsche Bahn, Telekom, Siemens, SAP, ZEISS, IKEA, AOK, Postbank, Ferrari, McLaren, Aston Martin, Fujifilm Global.

Jung von Matt, Serviceplan, DDB, TBWA, BBDO, Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi, Scholz & Volkmer, Philipp und Keuntje, Castenow.


EXHIBITIONS:

1999 Osnabrück, Stadthaus Aula

2000 Osnabrück, Osnabrück Halle

2001 Osnabrück, Art 49 Galerie

2000 Worpswede, Philine-Vogeler-Haus

2001 Hamburg, Popup Galerie am Pferdemarkt

2003 Berlin, Kreuzberg Kunstprojekt

2004 Hamburg, Kunstfabrik

2012 München, BMW Welt

2017 Den Haag, Louwman Museum

2018 Köln, Photokina

2020 München, LMU Institut für Archäologie

2021 Tulcea, Institutul Cercetări Eco-Muzeale

2022 Augsburg, Römisches Museum


BOOKS:

2011 BMW DTM Magalog 110%

2013 Blickfang -Deutschlands beste Fotografen

2014 Blickfang -Deutschlands beste Fotografen

2014 Die Alben – Seltmann & Söhne

2015 Blickfang -Deutschlands beste Fotografen

2014 Der Tischler aus dem Teutoburger Wald – Bildband

2015 Blickfang -Deutschlands beste Fotografen

2016 Die Alben – Seltmann & Söhne

2016 Blickfang -Deutschlands beste Fotografen

2017 Mararie Beach – The place of the fishermen – Bildband

2018 Blickfang -Deutschlands beste Fotografen

2018 Fujifilm X Photographers – Bildband

2023 Rusu – Eine Expedition am Schwarzen Meer – Bildband

Arbeitsbereiche:

Landschaftsfotograf, Portraitfotograf