21 Min. Together with my wife Annette and our daughters Amelie and Smilla, we are looking for big adventures and discoveries off the beaten track on Borneo. And indeed, for weeks we can hardly stop being amazed.
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Rugged beauty in the Atlantic
Faroe Islands photo gallery
< 1 Min. Who would have thought that my beard, of all things, would get me in front of the camera? I am invited to the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic to shoot an public relations film for an eco-energy provider. On board, of course, my camera.
Insect desensitisation
Spiders, snakes, cockroaches – my fear management
8 Min. I have a spider problem. No, not a phobia. But voluntarily touching such a creature? Never. Since I have to expect insects, creepy-crawlies and other animals – biting, poisonous or not – on my jungle trips, it’s time to take a closer look at my fear: I am undergoing desensitisation.
On the road with nomads
Jordan photo gallery
< 1 Min. The first day’s leg is already a tough one: we traipse through the sand for six hours. Our caravan is moving along the historic trade route that connected Jerusalem to Mecca for over a thousand years.
Double-page publication
National Geographic Traveller Netherlands
< 1 Min. To the centre of the earth! German photographer Malte Clavin is one of the few who was able to take part in what is probably one of the most adventurous photo tours in the world, the Son Doong expedition.
A voyage of discovery in the Amazon
Brasil photo gallery
< 1 Min. Expedition into the depths of the Amazon region with all its inhabitants. I was in the middle of it with a small group and couldn’t get out of my amazement.
Son Doong in Vietnam
Expedition to the largest cave in the world
13 Min. To the center of the earth! The most spectacular trip I’ve ever done: the Son Doong cave expedition in Vietnam. First, it’s through leech-infested jungle. Then, abseiling down into the cave, over sharp rocks, through underground lakes, gigantic shafts. Absolutely breathtaking!
Double-page publication
Gourmet-Magazine SAVEUR
5 Min. My photo of fishermen on Inle Lake was published in the American gourmet magazine SAVEUR.
Article in the Badische Zeitung
Topless on the Feldberg in winter
9 Min. January 2018, Black Forest, Southern Germany: Together with my Ice Buddies I wad through knee-deep snow, jump into ice-cold lakes and finally boot up the snow-covered Feldberg. All topless, mind you. So what’s it about?
Volunteering in Sumatra's jungle
Indonesia – Roaming the jungle like a tiger
14 Min. It’s off to a good start: sunburn, heat stroke, insect bites. Broken leg, dehydration, diarrhoea. Ida Vincent of Biosphere Expeditions initiates nearly a dozen dedicated conservationists from Germany, Austria, Italy, the US and Australia into the hazards of the Sumatran jungle.
E-book publication
Creating a fascinating photo presentation
3 Min. My 41-page PDF eBook (value 29,90 Euro) gives answers and insights around the subject ‘photo presentation’. Now as download for free.
On the trail of the tiger
Sumatra photo gallery
< 1 Min. Images from my Sumatra expedition with WWF’s Tiger Conservation Patrol and Biosphere Expeditions.