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PhotoKlassik Interview

September 11, 2020

I am super proud to announce that I was interviewed by Marc Peschke and this Interview has been published in the latest issue of PhotoKlassik. It is all about my latest series “Tomorrowland”. You can read about my interest in night photography, some technical background as well as some more information about Googie architecture. Unfortunately the interview is only available in German at the time. If you are still interested you can read the full interview here.

Award Ceremony and Exhibition Opening of the European Architectural Photography Prize 2019

June 5, 2019

On the evening of Friday 3rd May 2019 the awards ceremony and exhibition opening of the collection “Joyful Architecture“ by the German organization architekurbild.ev took place in the renowned Deutsche Architektur Museum in Frankfurt.

architekturmild e.v. is announcing the winners of the European Architectural Photography Prize 2019

Commendation for my series “Tomorrowland” in the European Architectural Photography Prize 2019

February 22, 2019

I am very happy to now officially announce that four photographs from my series “Tomorrowland” have received a recognition in the prestigious European Architectural Prize that awarded by the architekturbild e.v. in cooperation with the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt.Subject of the 2019 prize was “Joyful Architecture”

PhotoKlassik III.2018 - Feature

June 11, 2018

I am very happy to announce that the prestigious German PhotoKlassik magazine featured my "Between The Light" and Tiger "Striped Skies" series in their recent issue under the category "Talent".

The magazine is solely dedicated to analog photography and I can highly recommend it to every German speaking reader who is interested in high quality journalistic information on many topics that are related to the world of analog picture taking.

Impressions from the BETWEEN THE LIGHT exhibition opening

April 19, 2018

On Saturday April 14th 2018 we proudly opened the BETWEEN THE LIGHT exhibition at Dentprevent Privatzahnärzte in the Tower of the Freiburg train station. Despite the weather we were happy to welcome so many friends, family members and photography enthusiasts at the reception.

Preparing for the Exhibition - Part II

April 6, 2018

Matting

Framing is an art form and not only because it requires some skills to frame a photography in order to look good without dust or lint on the picture, extensive knowledge about material and the process is required to do it 100% correctly. Conservatory framing requires material of archival quality. But all this is only true if you plan to present the artwork in the frame for a long time period. Exhibitions often dońt require this amount of effort and investment. Nevertheless I want my photographs to be presented in the best possible manner, therefore some care was required to do the matting and framing correctly.

Preparing for the Exhibition - Part I

March 27, 2018

The Concept for The Between The Light Exhibition in Freiburg

I was super thrilled and excited when I learned that I will have the opportunity to exhibit my work in Freiburg in the the Bahnhofsturm. This excitement lasted for almost and hour until I realized how many challenges this will bring along. Of course we all want to go out and show the world how good we are, what fine images we take, but then again, do we really make photographs that matter? Who wants to see them? With the excitement the doubts came simultaneously.

2nd Place Winner - International Photographer of the Year AWARD 2017

February 18, 2018

I am extremely proud to announce that I have won the 2nd prize in the "International Photographer of the Year 2017" award in the category Architecture - Cityscapes (amateur). Awarded was a selection of my images from the series "Between The Light".

BETWEEN THE LIGHT exhibition in Freiburg

February 4, 2018

I have some exciting news to share today. A large selection of images from my BETWEEN THE LIGHT and my TIGER STRIPED SKIES series will be exhibited in the facilities of DENTPREVENT in the Tower of the MAIN TRAIN STATION in Freiburg Germany.

From beginning of April 2018 until end of October 2018 approximately 35 images will be exhibited in the super nice and modern rooms of Dentprevent. This location offers a stunning and breathtaking view over the city of Freiburg and the Black Forrest.

ND Awards 2017 - Honorable Mention FineArt: Landsacpe

November 26, 2017

A selection of images from my "Visions of Desolation Mountain" series has received n Honorable Mention in the ND Awards 2017 in the category FineArt: Landscape.

I am proud and honored...

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PX3 Awards 2017 - Honorable Mention for Between The Lights

October 5, 2017

Today I learned that my "Between The Light" series has received an Honorable Mention in the PX3 Awards 2017 in the category non-professionals "Architecture".

I am very proud and honored.

Flickr is not dead

May 28, 2017

Why I am returning to my terribly neglected Flickr stream and not setting up an Instagram account

How often do you hear critical voices when it comes to Flickr. The dinosaur of photo sharing has become less important over the ascent of Instagram, Snapchat and co. What once was the only and probably best photo sharing site has gone through a tough renewal and rejuvenation and might now be able to attract old friends again. This is my story why I am returning to Flickr.

Tiger Striped Skies

November 25, 2016

Tiger Striped Skies

My new series showing the cultural and social contrasts in a contemporary Asian city. Modern architecture is dominating the cityscape, but between the fascinating buildings, we find traces of human life. The cold and clean architectural masterpieces surround various social communities and all the people who are living here, sharing the place and adapting to the new challenges.

Photographs taken during day and night by Sebastian Schlueter

Photokina 2016

September 18, 2016

Meet me at Photokina together with the experts of LaserSoft Imaging at the Epson Stand for some talk about scanning and modern analog photography.

You can find more information on the Silverfast website.

Epson Stand (Hall 02.2 Stand B011 & C012)

21.09.2016 11:00 Experten-Talk "Professionelles Scannen in der Photografischen Praxis"

21.09.2016 15:00 Triff den Profi "Sebastian Schlüter gibt praxisnahe Tipps vor Ort bei LaserSoft Imaging"

22.09.2016 11:00 Triff den Profi "Sebastian Schlüter gibt praxisnahe Tipps vor Ort bei LaserSoft Imaging"

23.09.2016 11:00 Triff den Profi "Sebastian Schlüter gibt praxisnahe Tipps vor Ort bei LaserSoft Imaging"

23.09.2016 15:30 Experten-Talk "Professionelles Scannen in der Photografischen Praxis"

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