Falko Burghausen

Making the invisible visible

Falko used to just snap away - today he prefers to take photos with a camera that no longer fits in his pocket. As an award-nominated photographer and software engineer with over 15 years of IT experience, he has a knack for numbers, systems and digital gadgets - but it's outside where the real adventure begins for him. With a camera in his backpack, his love of landscape and sports photography grew from there.

Falko spends a lot of time outdoors, usually with trail running shoes on his feet and his camera in tow. As a certified trail running guide (esa Trail and Mountain Running Instructor, certified by Swiss Athletics), he brings his experience to our running courses – with intuition, flow, and focus. Always in search of the perfect line – on the trail and through the lens.

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Falko Burghausen

Less is more. And sometimes more comes through less.

In software development, it’s called Lean Development: focused, streamlined, and effective. When it comes to photography, I’d call it Lean Photography – just pack the camera, reduce the gear to the essentials, and focus on the subject instead of hauling a backpack full of lenses. Clean lines, honest images, zero fuss – that’s how I like to work behind the camera. And to be honest, it’s pretty much how I approach things in IT, too.

The Alps are home. And Scandinavia? A close second. But whether I’m in the mountains or way up north – I’m almost always on the move. Trail running is, for me, the most direct way to experience a landscape: light on gear, fully present, and tuned in with all senses. Just start running, breathe, look around, feel. Sometimes challenging, sometimes meditative – but always intense. It brings me right to the point – and sometimes to my limits (though I don’t tell everyone that 😉).

Whether it’s landscape or sports photography – my goal is to capture real emotion. Images that move you, without artificial effects. I’m happy to climb a few extra vertical meters for that. And as a certified trail running guide, I know many of these routes at more than just walking pace. And when everything comes together? You take home more than a photo. You take home a feeling.

Falko Burghausen
Nature is an ephemeral work of art, and photography is my tool to capture this uniqueness forever.
Falko Burghausen

Pure Commitment.

Standing in the valley, every mountain peak seems almost unreachable. Looking down from the summit, every valley seems infinitely far away. There are worlds in between, which we can travel and discover with perseverance, stamina and technical excellence.

Pure Focus.

Multitasking is a symptom of our society. Multitasking combined with cognitively demanding tasks overwhelms us as human beings. Focusing on the really important things is an art. An art that, in combination with Falko's landscape photography, leads to works of art that show the simplicity of nature in all its complexity.

Pure Movement.

Whether in a kayak, on a road, gravel or mountain bike, on foot in running or hiking shoes, or on skis – for Falko, the possibilities are mostly limited by time. A solid level of fitness is essential for him: to reach those often remote spots for landscape photography with a heavy backpack full of gear, or to add just a little more distance to the trail. 😉