I am a Potsdam-based photographer and work as a cell biologist at the University of Potsdam. Photography has escorted me through my whole adulthood. It is my medium to act out those of my creative talents that I have to neglect at my daily work. Together with eleven of my friends I am organizing the "Photogallery Potsdam" (fotogalerie-potsdam.de), a successful gallery project to promote contemporary artistic photography. With my photos I want to stimulate the imagination of the viewer and to tell a story that emotionally touches him, since sensing emotions is the prerequisite to keep pictures sticking in the viewer's mind. I prefer available light and clearly composed pictures with a discreetly arranged motive. I like working with a series concept in mind that makes the photos more suitable for exhibitions and photo books. Since 2010 I have presented my photographic projects in many well-acclaimed exhibitions in Berlin, Brandenburg, Potsdam, Munich, Neubrandenburg, Milano and Gorzów Wielkopolski. Several photos won prizes or were shortlisted in national and international photo contests. My greatest successes were the double win at the Sony World Photography Award 2017 where I could win the "Travel" category and the Germany National Award and the Siena "Creative Photo Award" where I won the Pangea award (1st prize) in the "conceptual" category in 2020. All my projects are displayed on my website: graef-photography.de