Usually, when shooting on a performance stage, you have no influence on the lighting or choreography. In this case however, I was able to design, install and program all of the lighting. 8 x Martin Mac700 and 8 x Martin Mac 575, some conventional light and a group of amazing young dancers...

Sounds like hours of fun to me...
Oh man, this is a difficult one. In November, I produced so many images I like, and I find it hard to narrow it down to one "best" image. I picked the picture below as a representation of the hundreds of ballet images I shot this month…

My favourite twelve of 2013…
10/12: October

The mesmerising beauty of Celene, Brazil 2013.
After my excuse into a few city scapes from Europe, it is time to get back to my roots and my favourite photographic subject: Portraits....

My favourite twelve of 2013…
08/12: August

Paris has always been one of my all-time favourite places, and I had the opportunity to visit this grand city again this August.

My favourite twelve of 2013…
07/12: July

In my day-to-day business, I usually work in a small team (and often travel alone), however in July and August, I was able to take my family with me to Europe. I looked through all my professional images from the time, but if I'm honest, what I remember the most are the moments involving my wife and kids. It was the first time for them to visit my homeland, and we traveled from the Swiss Alps to Venice, Berlin, and Paris!

My select for July is therefore more of a representation of a great time with my loved ones, and since it is the 24th of December today, it is only fitting to forget about "work" for a moment, and think about those we love and cherish the most!

Merry Christmas everyone, enjoy, eat and drink, and celebrate!

My favourite twelve of 2013…
06/12: June

Images look great online, but it's still nowhere near a large print. I miss the fine details, especially for images like the one below of Australian beauty Cat Delany, my pick for May 2013.

Call me old-fashioned, but I just love my images hanging on walls. It shows the details I spend so much time and effort on, and it also gives photographs weight and value...

My favourite twelve of 2013…
04/12: April

What can I say… It might well be impossible to take a bad photograph of this Colombian beauty!

My favourite twelve of 2013…
02/12: February

In February, I met a lot of great and beautiful people, and it was difficult to pick only one image. I selected this image as a representation of a great production, rather than as the single best image (I've posted other images from the same shoot before, so I post this "new" one instead).

Actress Katherine Vega, Bogotá Colombia

My favourite twelve of 2013…
01/12: January

Always in December, I review my year's body of work, and select my personal favourite photograph for each month.

Over the next 12 days, I will post my selects, starting today with my favourite image produced in January 2013...