The first reaction I see from people looking at that shot is that they intentionally move their head sideways, because the image looks rotated. The funny thing is that they seem a bit more confused, because they still think that something is wrong.
My intention was to create that kind of feeling, where people need a while to figure out what is going on. Once you understand that trees always grow straight up towards the sky, you get it. I accidentally found this amazing, artsy location while riding my bike through the city of Cologne and it just got me straight away and I knew I wanted to do something there. Vladic Scholz also lives in Cologne and after a quick phone call we decided to give it a try on the next day. So sometimes good stuff happens accidentally and very quick! By the way, when I showed Vladic the shot on the camera, he intentionally moved his head sideways.
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.