Biography Stefano Paterna
Stefano Paterna – Passionate Travel Photographer
Before making his two passions – travel and photography – his profession, Stefano Paterna worked for various European banks after completing his studies. Even at that time, he pursued a photographic education at the renowned University of the Arts in London, which he then continued with a one-year assistantship with advertising and fashion photographer Prasad Naik in Mumbai.
After several years abroad and many travels, the Cologne-born photographer with Italian roots returned to his German homeland. Inspired by the beauty of the world, which he constantly rediscovers with his camera, he decided in 2006 to take the leap into self-employment and opened a photography school in Cologne in 2013. Since then, he has been passing on his knowledge and experiences to amateur photographers – in local workshops and selected photo trips. His focus is not only on the craft itself, but also on the idea that different perspectives in photography are legitimate. There is no right or wrong, only many individual viewpoints that always produce new and surprising results.
Stefano Paterna continues to work as a travel photographer and regularly takes photos for magazines, publishers, tourist boards, and tour operators. These projects take him to places all over the world. His photos from these trips have been published in a variety of magazines and newspapers, including National Geographic Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, Merian, GEO, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal.
His images and workshop offerings, including trips to Venice, Tuscany, Ireland, Cornwall, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Namibia, can be found on his website.
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