Birds on stage

Kristin Schnell (1968) is a German, baltic sea-based photographer who creates artificial sceneries for her birds to perform on.

Kristin Schnell (1968) is a German, baltic sea-based photographer who creates artificial sceneries for her birds to perform on.

In her pictures, she presents birds, animals, and their captivity as a symbol of the cage that she, and humans in general, tend to put themselves in. The intention of the work is to show the complex and impactful relationship between humans and animals.

Schnell is an active member of the Künstlerbund Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In summer 2022 she had her first solo exhibition at the Photo Triennale Hamburg.

Kristin Schnell participated in the Lensculture Masterclass (2019/2020). Since then she has been nominated and received several awards such as: Julia Margret Cameron Award (2023), Mediumphoto size matters (2023), Aesthetica Art Price (longlisted 2022), IPA 3rd winner (animals/pets 2021), Life Framer winner (Animal Kingdom, 2020), PX3 Prix de la photographie Paris (Gold and Bronze, 2020). In 2021 she took part in the International Photography Competition at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (3rd place winner), directors award center for fine art photography (2022) and was a finalist of the Fresh 21 (Klompching Gallery, New York 2021).

In 2022 she had her first solo exhibition at the Phototriennale Hamburg.

Her photos were created in real time and were not subsequently constructed at the computer.

Her work has been featured at the Stern Magazin, BrigitteWir, Geo, Profifo Magazin and Zeit Magazin.

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