For his personal project “Soaring Free”, Christian Doppelgatz c/o UPFRONT traveled deep into the vast landscapes of South Africa’s Drakensberg Mountains to capture the feeling of freedom through photography. The result is a series of images full of energy and lightness – from horseback rides across endless grasslands to intimate moments of connection between humans, animals, and nature. Scenes by the crackling campfire round out the series, amplifying the mood of adventure, closeness, and untamed freedom.
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.
