A photo is a fiction.

"A photo is a fiction that we have created for ourselves. That’s why we imagine that we have consciously brought it about." GUY MEYER


I studied fine arts and photography with Günther Wolfram Sellung, Rolf Reiner Maria Borchard, and Heinrich Riebesehl in Hanover and Brunswick.


I worked as a journalist, author and photographer for various magazines, publications and radio stations. In 1996, I founded an agency for communication and new media, which I ran until 2021 and then handed over to my successor.


All photos(DNG) were edited in a professional image processing program by minimally invasive interventions so that the original image idea is preserved. All images on this website have been saved in WebP format and contain all metadata.


Six photos from six categories are randomly displayed on the start page. When the page is reloaded (Apple:cmd-r / Windows:F5), there are always new and surprising combinations.



Walter Schoendorf 2025

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INSIDE

Photography constructs only an image of reality.

S1070481.jpg | S1070481 | The green heart | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0 S1070481 | The green heart | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0
L1410460.jpg | L1410460 | Traces of rendezvous | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1410460 | Traces of rendezvous | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
N1030243.jpg | N1030243 | The red door | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 21mm 1.5 N1030243 | The red door | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 21mm 1.5
L1520876.jpg | L1520876 | So big! | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1520876 | So big! | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1230463.jpg | L1230463 | The silence of the chairs | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1230463 | The silence of the chairs | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1440204.jpg | L1440204 | No entry | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1440204 | No entry | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1140019.jpg | L1140019 | Waiting for something | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1140019 | Waiting for something | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1330215.jpg | L1330215 | No bread today | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1330215 | No bread today | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
N1030204.jpg | N1030204 | The piano room | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 21mm 1.5 N1030204 | The piano room | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 21mm 1.5
M1030168.jpg | M1030168 | Mirror of forgotten things | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm M1030168 | Mirror of forgotten things | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm

OUTSIDE

Photos show only a fraction of a second, not the passage of time.

L1440811.jpg | L1440811 | Descent in evening light | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1440811 | Descent in evening light | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1170850.jpg | L1170850 | Sunday selfie | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1170850 | Sunday selfie | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1110328.jpg | L1110328 | November puddles | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1110328 | November puddles | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1160431.jpg | L1160431 | Boring summer day | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1160431 | Boring summer day | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1400436.jpg | L1400436 | Couple on deck | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1400436 | Couple on deck | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
T1030833.jpg | T1030833 | From right to left | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4 T1030833 | From right to left | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4
L1110008.jpg | L1110008 | Dance of the cranes | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1110008 | Dance of the cranes | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1210864.jpg | L1210864 | The Holy Spirit of the Underpass | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1210864 | The Holy Spirit of the Underpass | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1080397.jpg | L1080397 | The red message | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1080397 | The red message | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
S1030549.jpg | S1030549 | On Victory Street | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 21mm 1.5 S1030549 | On Victory Street | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 21mm 1.5
L1450351.jpg | L1450351 | Lights in the underpass | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1450351 | Lights in the underpass | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
T1020524.jpg | T1020524 | Family affairs | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4 T1020524 | Family affairs | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4
L1400820.jpg | L1400820 | December lights | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1400820 | December lights | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1090685.jpg | L1090685 | Nighttime pedestrian | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1090685 | Nighttime pedestrian | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
T1010009.jpg | T1010009 | From left to right | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4 T1010009 | From left to right | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4
L1170618.jpg | L1170618 | Along the red line | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1170618 | Along the red line | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
S1030557.jpg | S1030557 | Around the corner | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 21mm 1.5 S1030557 | Around the corner | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 21mm 1.5
L1040728.jpg | L1040728 | After summer rain | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1040728 | After summer rain | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1440351.jpg | L1440351 | Long lines from solitude | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1440351 | Long lines from solitude | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7

MAXIMAL

The photographed object assumes a new existence as an image.

L1420490.jpg | L1420490 | The red zone | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1420490 | The red zone | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1440794.jpg | L1440794 | Railway station | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1440794 | Railway station | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1140572.jpg | L1140572 | The yellow boundary | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1140572 | The yellow boundary | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1450038.jpg | L1450038 | Elbphilharmonie | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1450038 | Elbphilharmonie | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1140476.jpg | L1140476 | Gehry Tower | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1140476 | Gehry Tower | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1450064.jpg | L1450064 | Elbphilharmonie | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1450064 | Elbphilharmonie | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1220696.jpg | L1220696 | Airport S-Bahn | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1220696 | Airport S-Bahn | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1180276.jpg | L1180276 | The magical gateway | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1180276 | The magical gateway | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1550273.jpg | L1550273 | Parasol in the rain | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1550273 | Parasol in the rain | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1140341.jpg | L1140341 | The mirrored stairwell | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1140341 | The mirrored stairwell | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1400413.jpg | L1400413 | Up and down | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1400413 | Up and down | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1140596.jpg | L1140596 | Confusing stairs | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1140596 | Confusing stairs | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1350181.jpg | L1350181 | Construction site | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1350181 | Construction site | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
T1010991.jpg | T1010991 | The Stranger | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4 T1010991 | The Stranger | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4
L1420802.jpg | L1420802 | The white shoe | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1420802 | The white shoe | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7

MINIMAL

A Photo is the authority of living stillness.

L1230265.jpg | L1230265 | | The frozen moment | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1230265 | | The frozen moment | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1150180.jpg | L1150180 | | The glass forest | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1150180 | | The glass forest | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
J1010945.jpg | J1010945 | | Shadow edges | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 J1010945 | | Shadow edges | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4
L1420559.jpg | L1420559 | | Row of chairs | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1420559 | | Row of chairs | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
I1040255.jpg | I1040255 | | Refreshing color scheme | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 75mm 2.0 I1040255 | | Refreshing color scheme | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 75mm 2.0
S1050093.jpg | S1050093 | | Guardian in the shadows | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 S1050093 | | Guardian in the shadows | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4
L1220871.jpg | L1220871 | | On the train | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1220871 | | On the train | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
T1020162.jpg | T1020162 | | The blue horizon | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4 T1020162 | | The blue horizon | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4
L1520479.jpg | L1520479 | | The door arch | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1520479 | | The door arch | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1470032.jpg | L1470032 | | Shoes on glass floor | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1470032 | | Shoes on glass floor | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
T1010361.jpg | T1010361 | | A guy and three lamps | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4 T1010361 | | A guy and three lamps | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4
S1050122.jpg | S1050122 | | Boat wall | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 S1050122 | | Boat wall | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4
L1140641.jpg | L1140641 | | Long shadows behind glass | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1140641 | | Long shadows behind glass | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1000428.jpg | L1000428 | | Artificial and daylight | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1000428 | | Artificial and daylight | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
S1050430.jpg | S1050430 | | Light in green corner | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0 S1050430 | | Light in green corner | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0
S1000167.jpg | S1000167 | | Locked forever | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 S1000167 | | Locked forever | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4
L1210928.jpg | L1210928 | | Roof at the bus station | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1210928 | | Roof at the bus station | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1200929.jpg | L1200929 | | Colored concrete | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1200929 | | Colored concrete | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1540031.jpg | L1540031 | | Rustling Intermezzo | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1540031 | | Rustling Intermezzo | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7

WEIRD

Photography is unreal. That's good.

L1470858.jpg | L1470858 | Unrelated | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1470858 | Unrelated | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1010355.jpg | L1010355 | Distracted cab driver | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1010355 | Distracted cab driver | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1440978.jpg | L1440978 | Never smile | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1440978 | Never smile | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1160465.jpg | L1160465 | Black silhouette | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1160465 | Black silhouette | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1450335.jpg | L1450335 | Disturbing contact | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1450335 | Disturbing contact | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1240636.jpg | L1240636 | Mismatched couples | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1240636 | Mismatched couples | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1060393.jpg | L1060393 | I put a spell on you | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1060393 | I put a spell on you | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1000417.jpg | L1000417 | By bus to nowhere | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1000417 | By bus to nowhere | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
T1040420.jpg | T1040420 | World under reeds | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4 T1040420 | World under reeds | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4
L1040759.jpg | L1040759 | Clouds above asphalt | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1040759 | Clouds above asphalt | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
T1040055.jpg | T1040055 | Lost in space | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4 T1040055 | Lost in space | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA ART 24 mm 1.4
S1000158.jpg | S1000158 | The little ghost | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 S1000158 | The little ghost | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4
L1400589.jpg | L1400589 | You’re my Destiny | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1400589 | You’re my Destiny | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1540075.jpg | L1540075 | Random house | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1540075 | Random house | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1540566.jpg | L1540566 | Almost all saints | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1540566 | Almost all saints | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1090479.jpg | L1090479 | Headless cyclist | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1090479 | Headless cyclist | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1410537.jpg | L1410537 | Shop window myths | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1410537 | Shop window myths | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1090723.jpg | L1090723 | Upside-down world | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1090723 | Upside-down world | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7

PAST

Each photo has something to do with the past and is a kind of memento mori.

L1130487.jpg | L1130487 | Storeroom | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130487 | Storeroom | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1130339.jpg | L1130339 | On the upper floor | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130339 | On the upper floor | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1130489.jpg | L1130489 | Dressing room | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130489 | Dressing room | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1130508.jpg | L1130508 | Living room with TV chair | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130508 | Living room with TV chair | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1130479.jpg | L1130479 | Bedroom | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130479 | Bedroom | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1130538.jpg | L1130538 | Entrance to the office | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130538 | Entrance to the office | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1130333.jpg | L1130333 | Dining room | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130333 | Dining room | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1170217.jpg | L1170217 | Seating niche | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1170217 | Seating niche | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1130484.jpg | L1130484 | Bedroom dresser | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130484 | Bedroom dresser | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1130543.jpg | L1130543 | Office | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130543 | Office | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1170209.jpg | L1170209 | Rooflight in the bathroom | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1170209 | Rooflight in the bathroom | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1130502.jpg | L1130502 | In the basement | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130502 | In the basement | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7