About Kai Hornung

Kai Hornung is a professional landscape and fine art photographer from Hanover, Germany. His images showcase the beauty and diversity of nature, from intimate and abstract scenes to vast and dramatic panoramas.

Kai's photographic journey began in 2016. In the years since, he has become one of the most popular international landscape photographers. His images have won multiple awards and accolades. For example, he was the only German award winner at the prestigious "International Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards" (Landscape Image of the Year 2020) and was also shortlisted in the Sony World Photo Awards. His works are published worldwide online and in print (National Geographic, Elements, Condé Nast, etc.). Over 140,000 people follow him on Instagram.

Kai shares his knowledge and passion for photography through workshops, lectures, articles, and online mentoring. Additionally, he has collaborated with numerous companies and served as a judge in photography competitions.

"A very good image reveals more about the photographer than about the subject in front of the camera," says Kai, who incorporates various influences from abstract art such as Mark Rothko, Impressionist works like Monet, as well as dramatic moments like those by Friedrich or Bierstadt, and moods from film and music into his images.

In addition to his photography, Kai works part-time as a training manager in human resources at a large financial services provider. He is a father of two and a passionate hobby musician.