Falko Burghausen

Making the invisible visible

Already owned one of those typical "I'll just press the button" cameras as a teenager, later studied computer science and spent more than 15 years in the IT industry. His interest in digital devices led to his first full-frame camera - and in order to justify this purchase to his partner, he inevitably had to familiarize himself with professional photography. As Falko also enjoys spending a lot of time in nature and the mountains, he took his photographic equipment with him more and more often and developed into an aspiring landscape and sports photographer with a love of detail and a penchant for perfection.

He shares his years of experience as a trail running guide (esa Trail Running and Mountain Running Guide, certified by Swiss Athletics) in our running courses with like-minded people who are also looking for the perfect flow on a run in the mountains.

Falko Burghausen

Less is more. And sometimes more comes through less.

Lean Development is a software development methodology that achieves goals with as few value-adding tools and methods as possible. Perhaps I should describe my photographic style as Lean Photography: few tools and a clear, structured design language for the subjects. Focusing on the essentials is certainly a core aspect of my work, and this applies not only to my work in the software industry but also to my photographic creations.

On countless mountain tours in the Alps and many trips, especially to Scandinavia, I have repeatedly encountered beautiful and fleeting subjects in the landscape. The desire to document these jewels of nature and delve into their backgrounds has inspired and motivated me over many years to carry my camera equipment up many meters of elevation and deep into the valleys—often without ultimately encountering the desired lighting conditions. Sometimes, coincidences lead to unique images; sometimes, the conditions are just right, and quite often, the majority of the pictures end up in the digital trash. But that is also part of landscape photography: the perfect moment rarely happens when you expect or need it.

When the conditions are right, my goal is to ultimately bring back an unadulterated image of nature for our clients, providing them with access to the vast dimensions of our environment: landscape pictures with a clear design and an individual visual language, sports photography with emotions and pure dynamics of movement.

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