Independent creative practice

Shaping ideas and telling stories through images and design.

I work with international brands, hotels, wine and food businesses, architects and independent companies to create photography and design that feel specific to who they are.

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Photography

Campaigns / People / Residences / Hospitality / Still Life

Branding & Design

Identity, packaging and print.

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Services

One experienced eye across the whole assignment.

Photography

Lifestyle campaigns, hospitality, interiors, food, wine, objects and visual stories—created on location or as focused productions.

Design & Branding

Brand identity, packaging and editorial design that give a business a distinct and coherent presence.

Art Direction & Consulting

Visual concepts, image direction and practical guidance for new properties, launches and repositioning.

Assignments can begin with one clearly defined need or bring photography and design together as one commission.

About

Let’s see what we can create together.

Gundolf Pfotenhauer

I am a German photographer and designer with more than three decades of international experience in photography, design and creative direction.

My background brings photography, graphic design and creative direction together. I previously worked as Global Design Manager at Procter & Gamble and as Creative Director for Francis Ford Coppola.

Today I work directly with owners, founders and creative teams. I am especially interested in assignments where a place, product or business has real character—and needs a visual language that feels equally considered.

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Contact

Have a place, product or idea that needs a clear visual direction?

Tell me briefly what you are working on, where it is based and what you need. I will reply personally.

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