Ludwig Spaude started the project Unter dem gleichen Himmel in 2023. It features photographs captured during travels across Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Inspired by childhood dreams of escaping into untouched landscapes, the images emphasise light, shadows, and fine details in black and white, creating a painting-like quality that invites personal interpretation. 

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Published in issue #4 2024, Expressive Nature

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Ludwig Spaude: For many years, I could not remember: Where was I when I was a child? My physical body was still bound to Berlin, but while dissociating, I escaped. I dreamt of a world where I could create myself - a place far away from everyone, lost in the middle of untouched land. The project Unter dem gleichen Himmel started in 2023 and comprises approximately 50 photographs. I travelled through Latin America, Asia, and Europe. To capture these images, I spent many nights in national parks, sometimes with a guide for proper training and sometimes on my own. I visited numerous countries to find the places I had longed for as a child. Using my digital medium format camera, I meticulously portrayed my surroundings. I chose to work with a single focal length to create painting-like landscapes, typically used for portraits. The photos are in black and white to emphasise details, light, and shadows, avoiding the distraction of colour.

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The photos are open to interpretation, as everyone has their own connection to nature. I needed to explore this topic and reconnect with what had been dormant within me for so long. I drew inspiration from the drawings I did as a child, lost memories, and the sounds of nature. My photos are intended to immerse the viewer in my inner world, full of lush yet dark and misty cloud forests.

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About

Ludwig Spaude, born in Berlin in 2001, is an emerging photographer specialising in landscape and portrait photography. After completing his Abitur in 2019, he began studying photography at the University of Applied Sciences Europe (2020-2021), continuing his education at the prestigious Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie from 2021 to 2024. Since 2020, Spaude has worked as a freelance photographer, showcasing his work in group exhibitions such as P7 (2022) and the online exhibition of ArtDoc Magazine (2023). A deep exploration of self-reflection and change characterises his work.

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www.ludwigspaude.com