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This Color-Blind Photographer's Pictures Will Make You Want To Ditch Technology And Move To The Woods

This Color-Blind Photographer's Pictures Will Make You Want To Ditch Technology And Move To The Woods

Schönberger has photographed scenes all over the world, including Iceland, Germany, Norway, Scotland, and Italy.

This Color-Blind Photographer's Pictures Will Make You Want To Ditch Technology And Move To The Woods

He will spend weeks in wild, remote areas, taking photos.

He will spend weeks in wild, remote areas, taking photos.

"I love to brave the elements and cut my path through the wilderness," he says.

"I love to brave the elements and cut my path through the wilderness," he says.

Schönberger has color blindness.

Schönberger has color blindness.

He can't distinguish green from red, magenta from grey, or violet from blue.

He can

However, he feels that his color blindness can be an advantage.

However, he feels that his color blindness can be an advantage.

Especially in the chaotic forest environments that he likes to shoot.

Especially in the chaotic forest environments that he likes to shoot.

Because he can't separate singular colors, he can totally concentrate on the structure of an image.

Because he can

However, sometimes he misses things in pictures, which interrupts the color composition.

However, sometimes he misses things in pictures, which interrupts the color composition.

So he usually asks a colleague to check the colors before he publishes an image.

So he usually asks a colleague to check the colors before he publishes an image.

"Colors are always a gambling game for me," he says.

"Colors are always a gambling game for me," he says.

Although Schönberger obviously spends a lot of his time in the great outdoors...

Although Schönberger obviously spends a lot of his time in the great outdoors...

He finds peace in a modern, urban lifestyle, too.

He finds peace in a modern, urban lifestyle, too.

To describe his relationship to nature versus technology, Schönberger quotes Goethe:

To describe his relationship to nature versus technology, Schönberger quotes Goethe:

Two souls are dwelling in my breast.

Two souls are dwelling in my breast.

Growing up, he spent almost every day discovering secret places in the woods behind his house.

Growing up, he spent almost every day discovering secret places in the woods behind his house.

Exploring the moss covered rocks, old trees, and hidden ponds and creeks.

Exploring the moss covered rocks, old trees, and hidden ponds and creeks.

These days, when he's not out shooting, he lives in the German city of Cologne.

These days, when he

"I really enjoy to have my finger on the pulse of the time there," he says.

"I really enjoy to have my finger on the pulse of the time there," he says.

He loves the chaos of the city and the peacefulness of nature equally.

He loves the chaos of the city and the peacefulness of nature equally.

After all, it's all about balance.

After all, it

"I think my dual perspective is one of my strengths and perhaps the secret recipe behind my work," Schönberger says.

"I think my dual perspective is one of my strengths and perhaps the secret recipe behind my work," Schönberger says.

He doesn't just want to show a portrayal of a natural scene.

He doesn

"I want to create places where the visitor can put his mind at rest," he says.

"I want to create places where the visitor can put his mind at rest," he says.

Schönberger shoots with a Canon EOS 5D II.

Schönberger shoots with a Canon EOS 5D II.

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