Jochim Lichtenberger

Born: 1948

Hometown: Fahren

Based in: Fahren

I live in a small village in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) 12 km from the Baltic Sea and spend many hours by the sea or in beautiful “Holstein Switzerland”.
My photographic interest is in the wonders and beauties of nature that have to do with physics in the broadest sense. With that I move in the field of tension between aesthetics, art and science. The physical gaze draws attention to astonishing phenomena that otherwise remain easily hidden becau-se of their "inconspicuousness", such as the colors of spider webs, the colors of the sea or fata mor-gana effects on the horizon. Explanation and scientific-historical classification of phenomena lead to a deeper experience for me. I would like to share this happiness with others through my photos and explanations. I used many of my nature photos in schoolclass and experienced how children and young people who were rather negative about physics found access to physics. The photos have also been incorporated into school books and teacher training lectures. Now, after my retirement, I have intensified my preoccupation with photos and I am making it public with exhibitions and on social media.

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Question Icon What inspires you?

Again and again I am fascinated by the mysterious and unearthly beauty of nature. I spend many hours at the nearby sea and in the forests to capture this beauty.

Question Icon Describe your creative process.

As a physicist, I often think about the surprising colors and phenomena that I encounter in nature. Only when I understand it can I capture it in all its beauty in the picture.

Question Icon What are 3 words that best describe your work?

nature, be amazed, understand

Question Icon Who are some artists that have influenced your work?

Claude Monet, Leonardo da Vinci, Rene Magritte, Goethe, Heinz Mack

Question Icon What is the most important tool when creating your work?

my eyes and the camera

Question Icon What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

trust my eyes

Question Icon Where do you go for inspiration?

to the sea and the woods

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Credentials

Education

Diploma in theoretical physics, beginning of photography of natural phenomena

Germany, 1969

Exhibitions

Im Dunkel des Eises leuchtet die Sonne

Germany, 2020

Die Farben des Meeres und die Poesie der Physik

Germany, 2019

Wasser- Wunder- Bilder

Germany, 2019

Licht und Farbe in der Natur

Germany, 2018