Thorsten Rother has worked as an independent photographer since the late 1990s. His approach is rooted in observation, instinct, and patience. Rather than relying on staged drama or technical spectacle, his visual language focuses on light, space, and the subtle shifts of atmosphere and perception – in people, in places, and in landscapes.
After decades in commercial and editorial photography, Rother now centers his practice within the contemporary art, editions, and exhibition context. Alongside photographic series, he explores sequence-based works, moving images, and AI-driven processes as an extension of his visual vocabulary.
His work develops across three fields: purely photographic series, hybrid works that merge photography and AI, and synthetic image worlds derived from his own archive. These fields are not defined by technique, but by different forms of expanded photographic thinking – a continuation of his signature into new image territories.
Rother lives and works in Munich. His projects are created worldwide, typically in small, focused setups – precise, understated, and guided by a mindset committed to essentials.
