About Thomas Berlin
Photography between presence and resonance
My name is Thomas Berlin. I am a portrait and fine art photographer based near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. I am also a photobook author and host of artist talks as an interviewer. I am a member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie (DGPh).
People are at the heart of much of my work. Moving between authentic moments and staged scenes, I explore themes such as closeness, intensity, dignity, fragility and transience. This attention also extends to floral still lifes, in which I am drawn to beauty, vulnerability and the passing of time. Whether working with people, spaces or flowers, I am interested in what images can reveal about presence and impermanence.
My approach is intuitive and independent. Photography is my passion, and I devote myself fully to personal projects.
Since we all have different experiences and values, I like the idea that each viewer brings their own emotions and narratives to an image. I am less interested in rigid genre labels than in the emotional and thematic connections between images.
I believe that my work is best experienced as limited prints in private collections or as part of a photobook. Although digital presentation is the reality of today’s world, I primarily publish my most important bodies of work only as books and prints. Their material presence, scale and pacing support the way I want the images to be experienced.
Photobooks are artworks in their own right. Their rhythm, sequence and materiality create a meaning that transcends the individual image. Working on my book On Every New Day (now sold out) allowed me to experience firsthand the power of this form. Subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on new book releases.
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Book
Nov 2024 — Release of my photobook On Every New Day
Exhibitions
Nov 2025 — INSTANTART PARIS 2025, group exhibition (Paris, France)
Oct 2025 — Emotions, group exhibition, The Stage Gallery (Bonn, Germany)
Feb 2025 — Black, group exhibition, The Stage Gallery (Bonn, Germany)
Nov 2024 — Instantart Paris 2024, group exhibition, Gallery Iconoclastes (Paris, France)
Jul 2024 — Instantart Arles 2024, group exhibition, A Space for Photography (Arles, France)
Nov 2023 — IMAGENATIONPARIS – PARISPHOTOOFF, group exhibition, Galerie JOSEPH LE PALAIS (Paris, France)
Jul 2023 — A State of Consciousness, group exhibition, ProfiFoto / Galerie LA GRANDE VITRINE (Arles, France)
Awards & Distinctions
Jul 2025 — Monovisions Black & White Photography Awards (London) — Honourable Mention, “Nude” category, Memorialising the Human Body
Jul 2024 — Monovisions Black & White Photography Awards (London) — Honourable Mention, “Nude” category, The Climber
Jul 2023 — Monovisions Black & White Photography Awards (London) — Honourable Mention, analog portrait series
Publications / Features
Feb. 2026 — SCHWARZWEISS MAGAZIN #170 — portfolio feature and comprehensive article about my work.
Dec 2024 — Fine Art Photo Magazine — portfolio feature
Nov 2024 — Fine Art Photo Magazine — Special Edition “Sensual”, nude photography portfolio
Aug 2023 — ProfiFoto Magazin — print edition
Jul 2021 — fotoMagazin — portfolio feature (online)
Mar 2021 — Shoot It With Film — visual story (online)
Jan 2021 — onfilm.photo magazine — visual story (online)
Oct 2020 — Brennpunkt Magazin 4/20 — visual story, p. 80 (print)
Interviews / Reviews
Apr 2025 — Interview and portfolio feature by Swan Magazine (print issue #22):
Mar 2025 — Book review (On every New Day) by Swan Magazine (online)
2024 — Book review (On every New Day) and Interview by Simon Bolz (blog)
A portrait is born from the dialogue between photographer and model — a realm where reality and imagination converge.
Seen in fragments, the body allows sometimes a broader space for imagination than the face alone permits.
In a double portrait, presence becomes dialogue — two lives reflected in one frame.
A Polaroid is not a perfect photograph. In its analogue randomness and unpretentious honesty, it reveals the uniqueness of the moment.
My Photobooks
A photo book is a work of art in its own right, in which images tell their own story through rhythm, sequence and the way they are presented. Through my sold-out photo book On Every New Day, I discovered the power of this medium and why it is one of my passions. Subscribe to my newsletter to be the first to hear about my next photo book.
