About Christopher Hauser

I'm Christopher Hauser and was born in Munich, Germany, in 1986. Having spent my early life both in the city of Munich and on the countryside in Austria, I was early introduced to the different worlds: the urban civilization and the beauty of untouched nature. This exposure allowed me to appreciate both sides of life.

When I picked up my first camera in 2002, I knew within moments that taking photographs would become the passion of my life. There is, simply, nothing more powerful and beautiful than taking photographs that evoke emotions and encourage us to think about us and the world.

After finishing school in Germany in 2006, I moved to London in order to become acquainted with the philosophy of photography and architecture. In London, I completed my studies in Visual Communication and Photography with an English Bachelor of Arts as well as an American Bachelor in Fine Arts. After spending a year traveling around the world to experience and capture the diversity of life, I returned home, to Munich. Over the last few months, I have been working on my portfolio and projects from my recent trips.

My work primarily focuses on the beautiful, dramatic and complex sceneries that I fall in love with every time I see them. Whether it is a contemporary skyscraper or a waterfall surrounded by a forest, my keen eyes are always searching for moments worth to be captured.

As a photographer, I endeavor to draw the viewers into the picture, giving them the chance to experience the moment in the same way I did, when I took the photograph. Feeling the power of a building or hearing the wind blow through trees are things that I want to capture in my work. I want to bring as much life as possible into each image. It is amazing to be able to raise awareness, evoke memories or just show the viewer the beauty of our blue planet by using my own photography.

Generally, I leave long speeches to other masters of words and prefer to use my images to convey how I view our world. As an old saying goes: "A picture is worth a thousand words".

About this website

Christopher Hauser Photography is my main photographic platform. It is designed to show all of my personal and commercial projects. The website also offers a shop system for fine art prints. For a smaller current selection of portfolios, please visit my two specialized portfolios: Christopher Hauser Fine Art and Christopher Hauser Architecture Photography

Workshops, fine art printing and profiling services are offered on my other websites.

About Christopher's camera equipment

“Cameras don’t take great pictures, people do”

This is very true. No amount of gear will ever replace a good eye and a careful execution. However, it is true, that I can achieve a higher file and print quality by using the best gear available. Since I am frequently asked about my gear, I want to share with you my equipment. I have no connections to brands and I am just looking for the gear that suits my purpose. It must be reliable, robust and resistant to the various challenging environments.

My equipment includes a digital SLR system from Canon. The current camera model is a Canon 5D Mark II along with a selection of lenses ranging from 19mm to 500mm. 

For more detailed and commercial work I use a Phase One (P65+) Medium format system. It enables me to achieve smallest details in larger fine art prints. 

For capturing special moments, I mostly prefer to use my Leica M9.