Thomas Hartstang
Vita
Thomas life as a photographer spans the spectrum from analog photography with his own developing lab in his youth to digital art photography. He is self-taught but also frequently photographs with others, for example on trips to the Dolomites, Spain, or Northern Norway. He is Vice President of the Schleswig Photo Club.
Finding subjects to transform into photographic dreamscapes requires patience and a keen eye. Seeing what seems inconspicuous. Capturing what remains hidden to most. That's the outdoors. The searching and finding, the walking, perhaps even climbing; covering distances, getting wet feet. Hoping for the right light, enduring the rain or the blazing sun. This is where it all begins. The camera creates the photographic RAW file. In the studio, post-processing takes place: adjusting the composition, colors, depth of field, and contrast. These active image-making measures always adhere to the rules of photography competitions, in which Thomas successfully participates both nationally and internationally.
His photographs are regularly featured in solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally.
Furthermore, he regularly collaborates with his wife, the painter Stephanie Hartstang, on works created in dialogue, a small selection of which is shown here. (further details can also be found in Stephanie Hartstang's biography).
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Publications (Co-author)
- “Capsized: The Pandemic Lockdown,” Ink Gladiators Press, 2020
- “The Fall and Rise of Chimeras,” Ink Gladiators Press, 2020
- “Gray: We Hide Our Colors Within,” Ink Gladiators Press, 2021
- Several annual calendars since 2023 "East Coast Calendar"
Awards
- Concept photo Banja Luka 2023 (BIH) "National Diploma"
- MPC NPC GRANADA (NI) 2023, 2 "Salon Diploma"
- BALKAN DREAM 2023 (SRB) "Balkan HM" and "Diploma Salon"
- Silver Performance Medal of the German Association for Photography, Dec 2022
- Honorary ribbon of the Indian Association of Photographers, Aug 2023
- Certificate North-Baltic Sea Photo Championship Theme “Large and Small” April 2024
- Honorable Mention from FIAP at the Tower Circuit 2024, Serbia April 2024
- Certificate and 3rd place in the overall ranking at the DVF Nordmark thematic competition "Contrasts", Bremen, June 2024
- 1st International Circuit Photostock 2024: Circuit Chairman Choice Gold Medal, July 2024
- Appointed "Artiste de la Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique", April 2025
- Honorary Ribbon of the Indian Photographic Association, 2nd Global Photo Foundation, April 2025
- 2nd place at the "44th Int. MountainScape Sunderman" competition, Poland, June 2025
- Gold and silver medals at the Nexus International Photo Awards 2025, August 2025
- 2 x Honorable Mention at International Photo Awards 2025, August 2025
- Honorable Mention (4th place) at the Head On Photo Festival 2025, Nov 2025
- 1 x Silver Award, 2 x Bronze Award at the Epson Pano Awards 2025, Nov 2025
- 2nd place and 10 x Honorable Mention at the Global Lens Awards 2025, Nov 2025
Exhibitions
- Online exhibition LensCulture.com, 2021 2022
- 2 xGroup exhibition at Galerie Lachenmann Art, Frankfurt, 2022
- Group exhibition at Galerie Monopol, Berlin, 2022
- Open Studio Day, Atelier Südereiche, July 2022
- Exhibition "Watercolor and Photography in Dialogue" together with Stephanie at the Sörup Art Space, September 2022
- Exhibition “Watercolor and Photography in Dialogue”, Rosarium Glücksburg,
2023,
together with Stephanie - Group exhibition qvartr Gallery, Hamburg, April - May 2023
- Open Studio Day, Atelier Südereiche, July 2023
- Group exhibition at the Kunsthaus Kappeln, December 2023 - March 2024
- Solo exhibition "Hamburg in Watercolor and Photography" with Stephanie at the "Galerie im Levantehaus", Hamburg, January/February 2024
- Exhibition "Selection of Hamburg Motifs in Watercolor and Photography" with Stephanie at the "Hamburg Art Gallery" in Haus Jupiter, Hamburg, February/March 2024
- curated group exhibition "Art overcomes Boundaries 2024", Wittkielhof (Stoltebüll) October 2024
- curated group exhibition "Art in the Castle", Gelting Castle, October 2024
- Exhibition "Schleswig - painted and photographed" with Stephanie at the Schleswig City Museum, August - October 2024
- Exhibition "In Dialogue - Painted and Photographed" with Stephanie in Kiel, September 2025
- Exhibition "(Cultural) Landscapes - a painterly and photographic exploration" with Stephanie, Premium Mobile Kuntz Gallery, Gettorf, October 2025 - January 2026
- Joint exhibition "Head On Awards 2025" Sydney, Bondi Pavilion, November/December 2025
- Group exhibition "Add On 2025" Ted's World of Imaging, Sydney CBO,
November/December 2025
