Für sein Personal Project „Soaring Free“ reiste Christian Doppelgatz c/o UPFRONT tief in die Weiten der südafrikanischen Drakensberge, um das Gefühl von Freiheit fotografisch einzufangen. Entstanden sind Bilder voller Energie und Leichtigkeit – vom Ritt über endlose Graslandschaften bis zu intimen Momenten der Verbundenheit zwischen Mensch, Tier und Natur. Szenen am knisternden Lagerfeuer runden die Serie ab und verstärken die Stimmung von Abenteuer, Nähe und ungebändigter Freiheit.
Christian Doppelgatz is a lifestyle and advertisement photographer based in Berlin and Cape Town, known for his natural approach to people photography. At their best his photographs touch people’s hearts and minds. With a deep understanding of color, light and movement he strives to create images that connect people. Authentic and uplifting, oozing with the light of the south.He enjoys moving between and among different cultures, travelling the world while photographing people from all walks of life. From painters to fire fighters, bike messengers in San Francisco to sheep shearers in the Karoo, crowds in Mumbai to lonesome wanderers on little known roads - the surfers, the dreamers, the entrepreneurs. He’s valued by clients for his teamwork and the ability to open spaces of spontaneity and realness within meticulously planned productions.
