What happened behind the pictures.
Stories from shoots, notes about people and a bit of tech. In the same tone as the novel, only shorter.
The talent clearly runs in the family
A small extra during a studio session with Lorenz Raab, six months later on the front of the Sunday paper. A note about a quiet seventeen-year-old, an alto sax and a bass guitar.
Studio Stories
A collection of single images from completely different shoots — Vienna, Gran Canaria, early and more recent years. Seven snapshots, seven stories, seven frames.
The one camera I always come back to
Fifteen years, half a camera universe, and one small Fuji I always come back to. Why the X100 series is, for me, the best camera release of the past two decades.
Geli, or: how to book a friendship without ordering one
How a makeup artist named Angelika Oswald walked into my work life through someone else's booking — and stayed. A note about coincidence, skin texture, and capsized boats.
Stefan Obmann picks up his “EOS”
Stefan Obmann visited our workshop in Mank to pick up his final “EOS” — the tenor trombone we developed together with him.
A Night at the Philharmonie
Backstage with the Berlin Philharmonic — Bruckner's 8th Symphony, a new Schagerl prototype, and the invisible choreography behind a great evening.
Selina Ott in the Studio
From the castle back to the studio — a soloist in the hard spot. How the shoot came together between the light circle, the white wall, and beige sneaking back in at the end.
Selina Ott in Grafenegg
How the shoot with the ARD prizewinner at the historic castle came together — between the riding school, the chandelier, and the golden hour in the castle park.
Kathi
A body of work spanning years with the most easy-going model I have ever worked with — and a makeup artist named Geli who carried all of it with the necessary humour.
James Morrison in the Studio
A jazz legend with more instruments than most people can name — and more adventures than the town of Mank has house numbers. How a shoot with James Morrison turns into a small world trip.
Selina Ott at the ITG in Anaheim — an LA Road Trip
With Schagerl artist Selina Ott to the International Trumpet Guild in Anaheim — recital, standing ovation and three fast days in Los Angeles.
Wien Berlin Brass at the Wiener Konzerthaus
An emergency shoot for a new press photo before a Japan tour — one hour of time, the catacombs beneath the Wiener Konzerthaus, and an espresso at the end.
Maryna in Vienna
Vintage, retro, and a Vienna afternoon between a cramped studio, a dusty attic and a sprint to the central station — how Maryna's first session turned into a small expedition.
Portraits on the Milky Way
A portrait shoot that was also a product shoot. With Isabella at the Alte Molkerei in Mank, combined with Schagerl Drums.
The Story of Timmy's Trumpet
How Timmy Trumpet's matte-black signature trumpet with 24k gold-plated braces came to life — from sketch to CNC workbench to handover at the Frequency Festival. Plus the red and green special editions.
Sabi & Eliska
Two very different models, a stylish Airbnb in Vienna, a charity calendar — and a fire performer I only recognised on the second look.
Nika on a Vienna Rooftop
A fine-art calendar shoot in a two-storey hotel apartment above the rooftops of Vienna — with a professional model from Ukraine, a makeup artist named Anny, and the best on-set company in the world.
Zoltán Kiss
A trombonist, an autumn forest and a CD cover that didn't exist yet. Portraits for Zoltán Kiss's upcoming solo album, out of the studio and into softer light.