Because of its uniqueness, the laurel forest of Madeira was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Madeira was originally entirely covered by laurel forest, but was then cleared. The Fanal, as it is also called, is the last remnant. The fog that gets stuck on the north coast of Madeira transforms the Fanal into a mystical landscape.
I am 54 years old and live in Seligenstadt, Hesse. For many years, I worked as a landscape gardener, where I was able to work creatively with nature. Due to tragic events, I can no longer pursue my profession, which gave me time to devote more intensively to photography. Initially, it was primarily while traveling and in nature that I discovered abstract and contemporary photography. With a camera, you can create beautiful, individual works of art; you just have to get involved. This doesn't happen at the push of a button, however; it happens intuitively, based on the situation.