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Lukas Schulze

Germany

Sports and business photographer

Mentor of Rhine-Ruhr 2025 Young Photographers presented by Nikon Programme

  • 32 years old, lives in Bergisch Gladbach, works everywhere - loves sports, fishing and coffee.

  • He has been working as a freelance photographer since 2016. Born and raised in Magdeburg, he discovered his passion for photojournalism at an early age, which he deepened with a B.A. degree in his home city. In 2013, he gained valuable international experience during an internship at The Tennessean in Nashville, USA, before working as a photo trainee at Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) from 2014 to 2016.

  • His expertise as a sports photographer spans participation in the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships. Lukas has created stunning sports photography for well-known associations and brands, which has been used in sports coverage and marketing campaigns.

  • He has been recognised with numerous prestigious photography awards, including the 2017 First Prize in the "Single Sports" category at the Istanbul Photo Awards.