My name is Ingo Hampe and I am a photographer. I take pictures of people and places. What does that mean? I shoot portraits. I don’t do only headshots but I also capture the interaction of the person with the surroundings. My aim is to create a cinematic scene that tells a story. Today I …
I was angry and mad. I had to work full time in my new job. That was not what I had in mind. I wanted to have more time to do my creative work. Instead I spend my time giving support for some cloud services. I wasn’t even an expert on this topic. And I know …
The idea was simple: I get an easy job that pays my bills. Then I will have the freedom to be creative without the pressure of making a living of my art. So far so good. I was lucky, there were plenty of job offers. Everybody seems to do an online business but still they …
… than setting goals On the surface wishes and goals are about the same: I think of the future and imagine an situation that I would like t achieve: Something I don’t have and I like to have or something that I have but I don’t want it (like losing weight or finishing a novel) …
My first shooting experience with a model was great. I wanted to take my photography on the next level. I love to take pictures of people but in the past I shot people secretly – too afraid to ask them for their permission. I signed in a website for models and photographers and asked three …
It started as a joke. Raphaela and I had a hot chocolate at the lovely Kater und Goldfisch in Berlin-Wedding. After finishing I asked her to read the tea leaves. She looked at what was left of the homemade chocolate and explained: „I see several streams that run parallel. Like rivers. They are in rocks …
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I admire those people who have a clear vision of themself. My wife for example. She is a singer all of her life. Or Matthias, a friend from high school, who became an architect just as he always wanted to be. I even envy them. They seemed to be so laser focused. They know exactly …
Learn to be such a good fighter so that you don’t have to fight any more. Then the time has come to face for biggest opponent: your self. Shaolin Wisdom I take pictures since I was a child. For a very long time I denied that my ability to see with my heart and soul …
I take pictures since I was a child. I remember a photo I took with the camera of my parents when I was 13. If you ask when I became a photographer I would mention this photo. It stayed with me a told me that I have the talent to capture something with the camera …
For years I am trying to solve the riddle of my life and my self. It seems that my life only works the magical way. In a world of algorithms, challenges and goals this is hard for me to accept because it makes me feel like an alien. I always had a strong intuition which …
