Kevin Krautgartner Explained

Kevin Krautgartner (born 1988) is a German architectural and landscape photographer, best known for his aerial images of urban and large ground spaces highlighting the aesthetic value of colors, lines and geometric patterns in them.^[1] His oeuvre has been awarded at international contests, and featured in mainstream media.

Life and work

Krautgartner was born in 1988 in Schwelm, Germany and currently lives and works in Wuppertal.^[2]

He graduated from the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts with a degree in photography and graphic design. Digital photography is the basis for his work today. He uses helicopters and light planes to capture his objects -architectural interiors, urban skylines, remote landscapes- from different perspectives which he later uses to digitally select and frame aesthetically appealing views. His landscapes include icy mountains, volcanoes, glaciers, fjords and salt fields in many countries.

Krautgartner's work has been used in NatGeo,^[3] Der Spiegel,^[4] Colossal,^[5] The Mirror,^[6] Novosti,^[7] FAZ,^[8] Die Welt and ^[9] WDR,^[10] and Yahoo! News,^[11] which annotated his images as being evocative of abstract masterpieces.

Exhibitions

• 2021 Exhibition at South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia^[12]
• 2022 Exhibition at Christopher Martin Gallery, Dallas TX, USA^[13]
• 2022 Exhibition at VINTA Series Showroom, Hamburg, Germany^[14]

Awards

• 2014 Winner of the EISA MAESTRO Audience Award^[15]
• 2016 Wuppertaler-Photoaward^[16]
• 2018 Epson Pano Awards / Highest Scoring Aerial Image^[17]
• 2019 Fine Art Photography Awards, Gold in Travel for his series The Long Journey^[18]
• 2019 CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year, shortlisted for Colors of the Salt^[19]
• 2019 One Eyeland Fine Art Photo Award: a)International, Silver and Bronze prizes in Architecture, Silver and Bronze in Abstract; National: Germany Top Rank^[20]
• 2019 101 International Landscape Photographer of the year for River Delta, Iceland^[21]
• 2019 Lynx International Award, First Prize in Photography^[22]
• 2019 Young Guns 17 Award in Photography^[23]
• 2019 Epson International Pano Award, Fourth place Gold, in Built Environment/Architecture for Office Space No. 6^[24]
• 2019/2020 Fine Art Photography Award, 1st Place Winner in Nature for River Flame (single)^[25]
• 2020 Moscow International Photography Award, Gold in Nature/Aerial for Traces of Water^[26]
• 2020 ADC International Award, in Drone / Aerial /Series for Face of Bauxite Mining – Source of Our Aluminium^[27]
• 2020 Vienna International Photo Award, winners shortlist^[28]
• 2020 Andrei Stenin Award, winners shortlist^[29]
• 2020 PX3 - Prix de la Photographie, "Gold" Winner^[30]
• 2021 TIFA Awards, Gold Award^[31]
• 2022 The Independent Photographer: Landscape Award^[32]

Publications

• Book: Baumann . André Alexander . Hulsch . Johannes . Krautgartner . Kevin . Krebs . Julius . Sperner . Sebastian . Schauer . Michael . Galileo Press . Fotografieren mit Drohnen . Bonn . 2019 . 978-3-8362-6750-2 . 1079589844 . de.
• Book: Krautgartner . Kevin . Werner . Florian . von dem Knesebeck GmbH & Co. Verlag KG . Wasser.Farben Wie Wasser unsere Welt formt . München . 2021 . 978-3-95728-427-3 . 1248719226 . de . A nature picture book documenting water in all its facets, with its accompanying resources of life, colors and fragile beauty.

Notes and References

1. Web site: S. Teo. igliano. 8 February 2017. KEVIN KRAUTGARTNER. 14 July 2020. WeVux. en-US.
2. Web site: 24 July 2020. Kevin Krautgartner: Black and White Architecture Photography. internationalphotomag.com. 9 September 2016 .
3. Web site: 3 February 2020. 101 paisajes que te dejarán sin aliento. 16 July 2020. www.nationalgeographic.com.es. es.
4. Web site: DER SPIEGEL Online-Nachrichten. 16 July 2020. www.spiegel.de.
5. Web site: 28 February 2019. Aerial Photographer Kevin Krautgartner Uses Squarespace to Showcase the Earth's Fragile Beauty. 16 July 2020. Colossal. en.
6. Web site: Delahaye. Julie. 13 February 2019. Incredible aerial photos reveal the world's most unusual landscapes. 16 July 2020. mirror.
7. Web site: 3 February 2020. Космос под ногами и чудо-дерево: лучшие пейзажные фотографии года. 16 July 2020. РИА Новости. ru.
8. News: Spanke . Kai . Luftaufnahmen : So spektakulär kann Wasser aussehen . de . FAZ.NET . 2022-12-22 . 0174-4909.
9. Web site: Die Stilisten - Hamburg, SALZMALEREI . welt.de.
10. Web site: 2021-10-05 . Kevin Krautgartners Wasser-Fotografien . 2022-12-22 . www1.wdr.de . de.
11. Web site: PHOTOS: Stunning landscape of salt flats in Australia . 2022-12-22 . news.yahoo.com . 23 August 2019 . en-US.
12. Web site: Australian Geographic Photographer of the Year 2021 . Australian Museum.
13. Web site: Christopher Martin Gallery—Stillness: Timeless Repose . 2022-12-22 . Christopher Martin Gallery . en-US.
14. Web site: Im Fokus Kevin Krautgartner . 2022-12-22 . VINTA SERIES . de.
15. Web site: Kevin Krautgartner: Maestro 2014. 19 July 2020. fotomagazin.de. de.
16. Web site: Wuppertaler Fotopreis 2020. 19 July 2020. www.wuppertaler-fotopreis.de.
17. Web site: 2018 Winners Gallery – The EPSON International Pano Awards. 15 July 2020. en-US.
18. Web site: Fine Art Photography Awards – Kevin Krautgartner 1st Prize Winner in Travel. 19 July 2020. fineartphotoawards.com. en.
19. Web site: 29 September 2019. Te zdjęcia to jęk naszej planety. Nagrody Environmental Photographer of the Year rozdane. 19 July 2020. Noizz. pl.
20. Web site: World's Top 10 Fine Art Photo Contest 2019 – Winning Images. 15 July 2020. One Eyeland.
21. Web site: 2019 Awards Book. 15 July 2020. www.internationallandscapephotographer.com.
22. Web site: Trieste (Italy). Associazione Culturale Il Sestante. Home Page. 15 July 2020. The Lynx Prize – International Contemporary Art Prize LYNX. en-GB.
23. Web site: Kevin Krautgartner. 15 July 2020. www.oneclub.org. en.
24. News: Alan Taylor. Winners of the 2019 Epson International Pano Awards. en-US. The Atlantic. 15 July 2020.
25. Web site: Fine Art Photography Awards – Kevin Krautgartner 1st Prize Winner in Nature. 15 July 2020. fineartphotoawards.com. en.
26. Web site: MOSCOW 2020 Winners – Moscow Foto Awards – Winners. 15 July 2020. www.moscowfotoawards.com.
27. Web site: Photography winners – ADC 99th Annual Awards. 15 July 2020. oneclub.org.
28. Web site: Our World Shortlist VIEpa 2020. 16 July 2020. Sommer Photo Festival Vienna. de-AT.
29. Web site: THE ANDREI STENIN INTERNATIONAL PRESS PHOTO CONTEST. 15 July 2020. THE ANDREI STENIN INTERNATIONAL PRESS PHOTO CONTEST.
30. Web site: PX3 2020 Winner - Man Made Roads . 2022-12-22 . en-US.
31. Web site: Kevin Krautgartner, Winner - The Aluminium Source . 2022-12-22 . www.tokyofotoawards.jp.
32. Web site: Winners: Landscape . 2022-12-22 . The Independent Photographer . en.