Are these filters anyhow related to the presets that you use at work?Most of the time Im working with only a few presets, that I use as base to develop Raw images. These presets need lots of adjustments, as mood and lighting is always changing. With the development of the Nord presets I tried to create presets that not only work as a base but also as the final layer on top. As each of them works best with one specific kind of light, all of them usually work with any scenery. Colorwise the presets are representing my very own cold, unsaturated and matt look that I have been sticking to the past years.

Do you use your smartphone as a camera?The best camera is the one youve got with you. I take my smartphone everywhere to capture images and videos. With modern day technology and the perfection of phone cameras, one can barely see any differences between a phone and camera shot, especially on Social media. Thats very exciting and I cant wait for whats to come.

More than 1.5mln follow you on Instagram. And sometimes we forget that it was Instagram that introduced the concept of a photography filter to millions of users worldwide. Do you have any memory using filters? Even bad memories count... When I first started with Instagram 7 years ago I always used these filters. I basically had no idea about photography or editing, the filters introduced me to create something special which wasnt ordinary or normal. And without Instagram I would have not become a photographer after all. So retrospectively its crazy how a small app or a filter might change somebodies hobbies or even career. Im looking forward to see my filter being used and hopefully I can inspire some people to look into photography.

Youre a landscape photographer, among the noblest genres of photography, with a long story going back to the 19th century. How much did technology change your job?Instagram introduced me to the idea of becoming a landscape photograher. I grew in a small village in the middle of Germany, wheres not much to shoot, but my passion and love for nature evolved here. Being able to use Instagram as a portfolio to find clients and work that allows you to travel to remote places and see the world, is such big privilege. With photography technology becoming even better, it seems like shooting landscapes becomes easier as well and it does. But to capture something unique and meaningful on the other hand becomes more challenging too. Simply because more people are trying out photography.

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OnePlus Nord and Hannes Becker: 3 camera filters and the evolution of landscape photographer - Domus