germany issue 788

Feb 2020

Peter Wattendorff

Düsseldorf - Berlin - People, Fashion and Advertsing Photographers

If you ask Peter Wattendorff about his job, the answer is "I take pictures." Over 20 years ago, the trained stage painter replaced the brush with a camera and light. Since 1996, he has been professionally staging people, fashion and products. Together with his partner Daniel Witte, he works with large banks and insurance companies as well as well-known industrial and fashion customers.

Peter Wattendorff works in photography as if it were a painting. For him every location, from tabletops to container halls, can become the stage for its virtual and often dramatic lighting. He emphatically leads his models into their intended roles, always looking for the perfect image, that's effective both on a promotional and a narrative level.