Hiding behind a Camera.

My Safe Space will forever be

Hiding behind

a Camera.

Photography should be all about the person in front of the camera. So this page is about the guy behind – if he wants to or not.

About Klaus Schwaiger:

I want to make visible what’s worth to be seen.

Close-up portrait of Klaus Schwaiger, a man with light skin, brown hair, a beard, and blue eyes wearing a light-colored shirt, looking at the camera.

Outside-the-box thinker. Exile Bavarian in Cologne. I work as a freelance photographer for good people, good companies and sometimes for a good cause.

My pictures live from authenticity, from curiosity, the eye for the decisive moment and the stories that are told in every single frame.

I love challenges, small gestures and big moments. Looking behind the scenes. Scratching the surface. To make visible what's worth to be seen.

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My main fields of work:

  • Commercial / Brand Stories

    From freezing Lappland to sweaty Thailand: Wherever my assignments take me, my main focus is to capture the essence of the desired story. I specialise in high end car reportages, business portraits for PR and campaigns and in editorial photography for magazines and brands.

  • Artist / Environmental Portraits

    A good portrait is not only a picture. It does not only capture the look and the appearance of people. It shows more than just faces. It’s full of character, personality and context. This is what I am aiming for, be it an artist, a CEO or every one else that steps in front of my camera.

  • Street / Travel Reportages

    We are rapidly closing in on 8.5 billion people on this planet. 8.5 billion lives. 8.5 billion biographies. Every one you see on the street has a story to tell. And everyone does: They tell it in the way they look, the way they walk, eat smoke, drink. Photography is my medium to record and retell these stories.

Discover my Portfolio

Selected Clients:

All In Cologne, Bavaria Yachts, Brands On Speed, Communiacs, Diogenes, Fette Compacting, Frauscher Yachts, GetSpeed Performance, HDR Germany, Instone Real Estate, Knaus Tabbert, Kosmos, Manthey, Nickl & Partner, NYOO, Park Film, Porsche AG, Porsche Experience, Penguin Random House, Red Bull Media House, RWTH Aachen, Telluride, Trumpf, WDR, …

Selected Publications:

Christophorus, Porsche Stories Magazine, Porsche Klassik, Octane, SMAC Magazin, FitForFun, Handelsblatt, Spiegel Online, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Nürnberger Nachrichten, Passauer Neue Presse, TRUe

Selected Work:

Inside view of a Porsche race car with a driver's helmet visible through the window, showing the steering wheel and interior controls.
Black-and-white photo of a man with gray hair sitting in the driver's seat of a car, looking to the side, through the windshield with reflections of trees.
A woman with shoulder-length brown hair and light skin looking directly at the camera, outdoors with a blurred background of metal structures and natural lighting.
A young woman with blonde hair and fair skin leaning against a dark wall, looking at the camera.
A woman standing outdoors on a patio with a house in the background, leaning on a wooden chair, wearing a white shirt tied at the waist and looking at the camera.
An elderly man walking along a busy street in an urban city with tall buildings and storefronts, including a Public Bank and McDonald's. A scooter rider and a taxi are visible on the street.
Race car driver wearing a white helmet and suit with Porsche branding, adjusting helmet strap, in a garage or paddock area.
A light blue sports car driving on a mountain highway with a mountain bike mounted on the back, in a scenic mountainous landscape with cloudy sky.
A black SUV parked on a winding mountain road surrounded by tall pine trees. The scene features fog hanging over a valley with mountains in the background.
Black-and-white photo of several students in school uniforms standing on a city street, looking at their phones.

Let’s get to know each other

Thank you for your interest in booking me. Just drop me a note outlining your shooting inquiry, be it an editorial shooting for a magazine, portraits for your sedcard or anything else that combines something human with my style of photography. I am looking forward to your message!