Lines and symmetrical structures have always fascinated me a lot in photography, especially when they are not only man-made and when mother nature also puts a little bit of her style in it. I knew that this location was exactly what I was looking for and when I saw the composition from above, felt straight away that I could shoot something cool here.
The vertical lines that split the image, paired with the crystal-clear water, the slight color-gradient and of course Anne‘s perfect style made this image very special for me. The cool thing, when you‘re shooting from above, is that things get a totally different look and you see elements that you don‘t see from the eye level view. This location was a very good example of that and I still remember Anne‘s smile on her face, when I showed her the final image.
Lorenz Holder

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Biography
I grew up in Munich, close to the Bavarian mountains, and it is those mountains that have always played a major role in my life. Being outside with my friends was always the thing that motivated me most, be it as a snowboarder back in the days or nowadays as a photographer.
I've never studied or learned photography but I was so impressed and fascinated, how one single image can describe a whole scene, a whole day or even a whole trip. This power of an image caught me straight away and passion became profession. I've finished my university for being a teacher and then went all in - All I wanted to do, is to shoot and create.
The biggest influence on my style of shooting comes from outside the action sport scene. I love to get impressed by creative work from landscape-, architecture- and fine-art-photography. But for me, this was always a little bit too boring to shoot, so I tried to combine those genres with action sport and that's where I found my true love for what I'm doing. Walking through life with open eyes and seeing possibilities.