Photography · Roman Thomas · Celle
Spaces, Work,
People.
I have photographed commercially since 1999. Architecture, retail, industry, people, open space. What is there, not what is staged.
Medium format, tripod, patience. I wait for the light a space needs instead of forcing it. My background as a cabinetmaker and designer shapes the way I see: geometry, material, proportion.
Photography · 01 · Architecture
Architecture.
Spaces and their lines. Buildings, interiors, renovation. Clear geometry, daylight as an actor. From Antwerp to Celle.
Photography · 02 · Retail
Retail.
Sales floors, showrooms, flagship stores. Atmosphere and material, without postcard kitsch. For brands such as Polestar, Aston Martin, and KaDeWe.
Photography · 03 · Industry
Industry.
Production, halls, machines. Materiality, scale, depth. Industry read as architecture, from the ground and from the air.
Photography · 04 · People
People.
Business portraits, teams, reportage. People at their work, calm and present, never staged.
Photography · 05 · Open Spaces
Open Spaces.
Landscape and urban space. Garden shows, squares, open areas. How design works in the open.
Photography · 06 · Virtual Tours
Virtual Tours.
360-degree tours for spaces you do not have to enter. On any device, at any time. From Lamborghini France to the field hospital in Africa.
Photography · 07 · Process
Process.
I approach a building through its lines, not through the quick effect. A drone where only the view from above reveals the order of a place. Little setup, a lot of observation.
Many assignments combine more than one field. A store is architecture, retail, and sometimes people in a single session. The way of seeing stays the same.
The tools of today are part of the work. The drone for the view from above, walkable 360-degree tours, and current AI-assisted methods in post-production. I use them where they strengthen the image, not where they replace it. What I show remains the real place.
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