About me
"Time stands still
in a single frame."
— My guiding line, ever since I picked up a camera
Who I am
My name is Lea and I work from Schwerin, anywhere in Germany. What I'm after isn't a clean setup — it's the moment a picture matches the way the thing actually felt. I try to keep that feeling intact, so the moment stays. My studio is small and independent — I work on my own, I answer every message myself, and I decide what I take on.
What moves me
Four kinds of work run through everything I do: animals, couples, stage, little ones. They look different from the outside, but they share the same centre — the second a living thing stops performing. A cat that doesn’t know a camera is there. Two people who forget anyone else is there, because they’re laughing. A musician who stops noticing the stage as a stage. A newborn that grips a finger in its sleep. That’s where photography begins for me.
What I leave to others
Real estate and product photography I leave to people who’d rather. Corporate headshots I’ll take on request — not often, but happily, if the fit is right. Otherwise I keep to the work that asks more of me and gives back more.
How I work
A shoot starts with a conversation. We work out what we’re doing together, where, at what pace. On the day I stay quiet. I don’t like to direct; I’d rather watch, until the moment that counts is there. Editing is careful — pictures that look like Lea, not like a filter.
Where I work
Longer trips on request. I travel anywhere in Germany if you’d like — I’ve worked in Denmark too. Mention it in the enquiry form when you write.
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