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 pictures have received multiple awards and distinctions. For example, he was the only German winner to date at the renowned "International Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards" (Landscape Photograph 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.)
He is followed by more than 140,000 people on Instagram. Kai shares his knowledge and passion for photography in workshops, lectures, articles and online mentoring. He has also worked with numerous companies and served as a juror in photo competitions. “A very good picture shows more about the photographer than about the subject in front of the camera,” says Kai, who incorporates various influences into his pictures from abstract art like Mark Rothko, impressionistic works like Monet or dramatic moments like Friedrich or Bierstadt, as well Incorporates moods from film and music.
In addition to his photography, Kai works part-time as a training manager in the human resources department of a large financial services provider. He is a father of two and a passionate hobby musician.