Winner Plants 13°edition

Name: Stephan FürnrohrBorn and raised in Regensburg (Bavaria)Living in Kallmünz, a romantic little village in Bavaria with some reputation as an artists' villageCurrent state: arctic addictedEducation: I'm autodidact in every aspect of my work, maybe in my whole life.Profession: self-employed workaholicFirst Camera: NoName PocketFirst SLR: Porst TL (M42)Favourite quote about photography: "Fotografie ist Fantasie gewordene Realität" (Robert Edtmaier) which means something like "Photography is reality which has turned to fantasy"I take pictures since my early youth, it is my artistic passion, my form of expression. I find my subjects on trips, in nature and in abstract architectural views.I'm president of the GDT (Society of German Nature Photographers) and chairman of one of the oldest photo clubs in Germany, the Photographic Society of Regensburg e.V. (est. 1894).I'm member of the Professional Association for Fine Artists (BBK), the Art & Commercial Association Regensburg (Kunst- und Gewerbeverein) and the regional "Artist Group Mosaik".