Khan Tengri, here photographed early morning with the rising sun, is officially a 7.000m mountain in East Kazakhstan. However, if you remove the ice cap, the mountain is lower than 7.000. Interesting point: the frontiers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgisistan, and China meet in the top of the mountain.
Thomas life as a photographer spans the spectrum from analog photography with his own developing lab in his youth to digital art photography of today. He is self-taught but also frequently photographs with other well-known int. landscape photographers. He is Vice President of the Schleswig Photo Club, 4th largest in Germany. He also serves as the curator for photo exhibitions at the Schleswig City Museum. He and his wife, a painter, have developed the concept "Painting and Photography: A Dialogue" realizing the same sujets independent from another - with successful exhibitions.