Thomas Hartstang


Vita

Thomas's life as a photographer spans the spectrum from analog photography, with his own development lab in his youth, to digital art photography. He is self-taught, but also regularly photographs with others, for example, on tours to the Dolomites, Spain, or northern Norway. He is vice president of the Schleswig Photo Club.

Finding subjects to transform into photographic dream images requires patience and an eye for detail. Seeing what seems inconspicuous. Capturing what remains hidden to most. That's the outdoors. The searching and finding, the running, maybe even climbing; covering distances, getting wet feet. Hoping for the right light, enduring the rain or blazing sun. It's where it all starts. The camera creates the photographic RAW file. Post-processing takes place in the studio: framing, colors, depth of field control, and contrast adjustments. These active image composition measures always fall within the framework of the rules for photography competitions, in which Thomas successfully participates both nationally and internationally.

His photographs are regularly shown nationally and internationally in solo and group exhibitions.


With his wife, the painter Stephanie Hartstang, he continually creates works in dialogue, of which a small selection here can be seen (further details can be found in Stephanie Hartstang’s CV).


Contact:

Thomas@suedereiche.art

www.suedereiche.art



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"


    Group exhibitions and awards

    • Online exhibition LensCulture.com, 2021 2022
    • 2 xGroup exhibition Galerie Lachenmann Art, Frankfurt, 2022
    • Group exhibition Galerie Monopol, Berlin, 2022
    • Concept Photo Banja Luka 2023 (BIH) "National Diploma"
    • MPC NPC GRANADA (NI) 2023, 2 "Salon Diplomas"
    • BALKAN DREAM 2023 (SRB) "Balkan HM" and "Diploma Salon"
    • Group exhibition qvartr Gallery, Hamburg, Apr - May 2023
    • Silver Achievement Medal of the German Association for Photography, Dec 2022
    • Honorary Ribbon of the Indian Association of Photographers, August 2023
    • Group exhibition at Kunsthaus Kappeln, December 2023 - March 2024
    • Certificate North-Baltic Sea Photo Championship theme “Big and small”, April 2024
    • "Honory Mention" of the FIAP at the Tower Circuit 2024, Serbia, April 2024
    • Certificate and 3rd place in the overall ranking of the DVF Nordmark theme competition "Opposites", Bremen, June 2024
    • 1st International Circuit Photostock 2024: Circuit Chairman Choice Gold Medal, July 2024
    • curated group exhibition "Art overcomes Boundaries 2024", Wittkielhof (Stoltebüll) October 2024
    • curated joint exhibition "Art in the Castle", Gelting Castle, October 2024
    • Appointed "Artiste de la Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique", April 2025
    • Honorary Ribbon of the Indian Photographers Association, 2nd Global Photo Foundation, April 2025
    • 2nd place at the "44th Int. MountainScape Sunderman" competition, Poland, June 2025
    • Gold Medal Nexus International Photo Awards 2025, Drone Category, August 2025
    • Silver Medal Nexus International Photo Awards 2025, Landscape Category, August 2025
    • 2 x Honorable Mentions International Photo Awards 2025, categories Nature, Aerial / Drone, August 2025


    Exhibitions

    • Open studio day, Atelier Südereiche, July 2022
    • Exhibition "Watercolor and Photography in Dialogue" together with Stephanie at Kunstraum Sörup, September 2022
    • Exhibition “Watercolor and Photography in Dialogue”, Rosarium Glücksburg, 2023,
      together with Stephanie

    • Open studio day, Atelier Südereiche, July 2023
    • Solo exhibition "Hamburg in Watercolor and Photography" with Stephanie in the "Galerie im Levantehaus", Hamburg, January/February 2024
    • Exhibition "Selection of Hamburg motifs in watercolor and photography" with Stephanie in the "Hamburger Kunstgalerie" in Haus Jupiter, Hamburg, February/March 2024
    • Exhibition "Schleswig - painted and photographed" with Stephanie in the Stadtmuseum Schleswig, August - October 2024