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 2026

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INSIDE

Photography constructs only an image of reality.

L1440204.jpg | L1440204 | No entry | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1440204 | No entry | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
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
K1090990.jpg | K1090990 | Window cleaner | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0 K1090990 | Window cleaner | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0
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
K1080991.jpg | K1080991 | Automaten | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0 K1080991 | Automaten | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0
L1560855.jpg | L1560855 | An abandoned café | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1560855 | An abandoned café | 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
Z1120780.jpg | Z1120780 | Outside, wet and cold | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1120780 | Outside, wet and cold | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN
L1140019.jpg | L1140019 | Waiting for something | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1140019 | Waiting for something | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
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
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

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
Z1120913.jpg | Z1120913 | A trivial sky | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1120913 | A trivial sky | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN
Z1130776.jpg | Z1130776 | Always No. 10 | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1130776 | Always No. 10 | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN
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
S1030557.jpg | S1030557 | Around the corner | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 21mm 1.5 S1030557 | Around the corner | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 21mm 1.5
L1080397.jpg | L1080397 | The red message | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1080397 | The red message | 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
L1400820.jpg | L1400820 | December lights | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1400820 | December lights | 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
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
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
L1090685.jpg | L1090685 | Nighttime pedestrian | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1090685 | Nighttime pedestrian | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
Z1130755.jpg | Z1130755 | Everything will be okay | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1130755 | Everything will be okay | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN
L1040728.jpg | L1040728 | After summer rain | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1040728 | After summer rain | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
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
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
L1110328.jpg | L1110328 | November puddles | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1110328 | November puddles | 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
L1160431.jpg | L1160431 | Boring summer day | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1160431 | Boring summer day | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7

MAXIMAL

The photographed object assumes a new existence as an image.

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
K1090919.jpg | K1090919 | Visitors at the mall | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0 K1090919 | Visitors at the mall | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0
L1420802.jpg | L1420802 | The white shoe | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1420802 | The white shoe | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
Z1120148.jpg | Z1120148 | To the sky, to demolition | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1120148 | To the sky, to demolition | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN
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
L1400413.jpg | L1400413 | Up and down | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1400413 | Up and down | 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
L1140341.jpg | L1140341 | The mirrored stairwell | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1140341 | The mirrored stairwell | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1420490.jpg | L1420490 | The red zone | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1420490 | The red zone | 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
L1140596.jpg | L1140596 | Confusing stairs | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1140596 | Confusing stairs | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
K1090793.jpg | K1090793 | Monalisa in the bus | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0 K1090793 | Monalisa in the bus | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0
L1220696.jpg | L1220696 | Airport S-Bahn | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1220696 | Airport S-Bahn | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
Z1110498.jpg | Z1110498 | Blue, yellow and so on | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1110498 | Blue, yellow and so on | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN

MINIMAL

A Photo is the authority of living stillness.

J1010945.jpg | J1010945 | Shadow edges | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 J1010945 | Shadow edges | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 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
S1000167.jpg | S1000167 | Locked forever | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 S1000167 | Locked forever | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4
S1050122.jpg | S1050122 | Boat wall | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 S1050122 | Boat wall | LEICA SL2-S | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4
K1080849.jpg | K1080849 | The yellow room | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0 K1080849 | The yellow room | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0
Z1130746.jpg | Z1130746 | Complementary colors and materials | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1130746 | Complementary colors and materials | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN
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
L1230265.jpg | L1230265 | The frozen moment | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1230265 | The frozen moment | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
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
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
L1150180.jpg | L1150180 | The glass forest | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1150180 | The glass forest | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
Z1130830.jpg | Z1130830 | Empty pool | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1130830 | Empty pool | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN
L1200929.jpg | L1200929 | Colored concrete | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1200929 | Colored concrete | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
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
Z1120975.jpg | Z1120975 | The Blue Door | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1120975 | The Blue Door | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN
L1540031.jpg | L1540031 | Rustling Intermezzo | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1540031 | Rustling Intermezzo | 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
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
L1220871.jpg | L1220871 | On the train | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1220871 | On the train | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
Z1130839.jpg | Z1130839 | Five Things | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1130839 | Five Things | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN

WEIRD

Photography is unreal. That's good.

L1560648.jpg | L1560648 | Secret conversation | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0 L1560648 | Secret conversation | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0
K1090264.jpg | K1090264 | Door to another reality | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0 K1090264 | Door to another reality | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0
Z1120335.jpg | Z1120335 | Storefront | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1120335 | Storefront | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN
Z1120917.jpg | Z1120917 | Christo was here | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1120917 | Christo was here | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN
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
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
L1540566.jpg | L1540566 | Almost all saints | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1540566 | Almost all saints | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
Z1120338.jpg | Z1120338 | In the evening glow | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1120338 | In the evening glow | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN
L1470858.jpg | L1470858 | Unrelated | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1470858 | Unrelated | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
K1090026.jpg | K1090026 | Mattress transport | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0 K1090026 | Mattress transport | LEICA SL2-S | SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2.0
L1010355.jpg | L1010355 | Distracted cab driver | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1010355 | Distracted cab driver | 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
L1090723.jpg | L1090723 | Upside-down world | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1090723 | Upside-down world | 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
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
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
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
L1160465.jpg | L1160465 | Black silhouette | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1160465 | Black silhouette | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
Z1120854.jpg | Z1120854 | Side mirror, damaged | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Z1120854 | Side mirror, damaged | LEICA SL2-S | SIGMA 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN

PAST

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

L1130479.jpg | L1130479 | Bedroom | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130479 | Bedroom | 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
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
L1130484.jpg | L1130484 | Bedroom dresser | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130484 | Bedroom dresser | 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
L1560841.jpg | L1560841 | Flowers Behind Glass | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1560841 | Flowers Behind Glass | 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
L1170217.jpg | L1170217 | Seating niche | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1170217 | Seating niche | 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
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
L1130543.jpg | L1130543 | Office | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130543 | Office | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7
L1130487.jpg | L1130487 | Storeroom | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7 L1130487 | Storeroom | LEICA Q | 28 mm | SUMMILUX f1.7