Collection: Bernhard Lang

In 2010, Bernhard Lang began his project "Aerial Views." For this, he photographs from the open doors of helicopters or other small aircraft. The "Aerial Views" project has received numerous awards, including 1st place at the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards and 1st place at the 2015 International Photography Awards (IPA). In addition, Lang was nominated for the 2016 Prix Pictet.
His goal is to discover interesting patterns and structures on the surface of our planet. He has a particular interest in images that make the impact of human activities on nature and the environment visible. For his work, he primarily uses a medium-format camera to produce high-resolution files that allow for the printing of large-format photographs.

Bernhard Lang was born in 1970 in Crailsheim, in the south of Germany. From 1993 to 2022, he lived and worked in Munich. Today, he splits his time between Langenburg and Munich in Germany, and Tallinn in Estonia. From 1993 to 1996, he completed a three-year apprenticeship as a photographer at Photostudio Anker in Munich, a studio specializing in advertising photography. After his training, he worked from 1996 to 2000 as a freelance photo assistant for various international photographers in the fields of advertising and fashion photography. Since 2000, he has worked as a freelance photographer for national and international agencies, galleries, clients, and magazines.

Fig.: Bernhard Lang, Tulip Fields 006, 2016, Ed 7, direct UV print on Alu-Dibond in a white wooden frame, 120x94cm.