Karsten Koch tells stories through images that feel close and evoke emotions. His strength lies in quickly understanding situations, guiding people with just a few words, and still leaving room for the unexpected. He offers both photography and film as a combined approach, ensuring a consistent visual language. Whether for businesses, brands, or reportage, it’s always about real, authentic moments.

This was also the case in his latest project for TUI Musement in Thailand. Traveling with a group of tourists, always in the middle of the action, constantly searching for that one shot that doesn’t just document but conveys the true feeling of the moment. Whether in reportage or staged productions for TUI Magic Life, it’s always about capturing real moments that feel natural and authentic.

Karsten is now represented by Rockenfeller & Göbels.

Meet Karsten Koch, the lens luminary who turns life's ordinary moments into extraordinary snapshots. With over two decades of passion for photography, he's still as captivated by the magic of capturing real emotions as he was on day one.

Karsten's talent isn't confined to stills; he seamlessly blends photography with cinematic flair. Take, for instance, his latest venture, the Licor 43 campaign with M&C Saatchi Berlin. From print to social media and TV, Karsten's lens brings stories to life across platforms.

In a world of fleeting images, Karsten's work stands out for its authenticity and depth. He doesn't just take pictures; he crafts visual narratives that resonate long after the shutter clicks. With Karsten, every moment is a story waiting to be told.

The merger of photo and film has been quite normal for Karsten Koch for years. Nowadays, however, more important than ever. Combining both style elements makes perfect sense for Karsten. In this way, he can easily serve the many different formats with your different requirements.

Efficiency is the goal when Karsten simply switches quickly between the camera systems, since the entire planning in terms of technology and light is directly coordinated with it. Karsten enjoys going even deeper, “The stories are simply told better.” Moving image with its possibilities through editing and music brings even more emotions into the image.

The "discovery" of customers and their products is an exciting journey for Karsten Koch. Whether it's about power supply and a campaign that is being produced in a large team parallel to the film: EON. Or for a medium-sized company from the logistics industry, where the vehicle fleet and the company are portrayed with the employees: PEMA. Or standing in the fields with a farmer in Serbia at sunrise: KWS. Up to the tourism industry, which would like to promote your hotel complex and the feeling of vacation during this time too: TUI.

In January Karsten Koch will be in South Africa for summer, with low numbers of infections and capacity for synergy effects.

"As a people photographer you don't want to keep your distance!" Karsten shows in an extract from projects during and in front of Corona and how a couple is doing at home and what to look forward to when travel is possible again.

Some of his recent pojects shown in this Spotlight:

• Dr. Oetker: Still and people shots were realised on the set of the TVC.
• TUI Magic Life: The task was to have fun with a group of influencers.
• KWS SAAT: As part of the 'Closeness' campaign, authentic motifs were created with the local farmers. 
• Robinson Club: Capture shots of water sports.
• Personal Work: 'Stay at home'.

"My pictures are about people, a story, and emotions. That's why my work can be used perfectly for my fellow human beings in addition to my job. I want to give something back, create added value. Be it on my assignments for Dein-Sternenkind, where I take the first and last photo of these children for their parents. Or for Hamami, which I have now accompanied to Cameroon for the second time to document the efforts of the doctors and to show a small portrait of the people in Cameroon.

As difficult as the pandemic will be for many, it will hopefully bring some good things with it. Be it our new willingness to help for our fellow human beings, or a reflection on the values that we may have forgotten in our fast everyday life.

The latest projects were for Hansano, TUI Robinson Club, Spardabank, and KWS Saat.

"Working with people; to engage with new situations; authentic, alive and emotional; the search for THE moment; to tell stories: all of this drives Karsten Koch in his still and moving images."

In recent months, different projects for various clients have emerged, incuding:

• With BBDO, he shot a campaign for West cigarettes in Cape Town,
• For Kaufland, he emerged parallel to the film images with proper Barbecue EM mood,
• In Berlin, he realised the shooting for S-Bahn together with Serviceplan,
• Sporting was photographed together with Südpol for the client Joy Sportswear in Cape Town,
• Lastly, Karsten has produced still photos and moving images in the personal project 'Friends.'