Featured Photographer - November, 2004
Volker Banken
Volker Banken lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. He is married to a wonderful wife and is the father of a very cute little son who was born in February, 2004. He works as a service manager in the IT industry.
Volker's main hobby is photography and his talent is evident in the quality of his images. Since the late 1980s, he has documented the world around him and the range of his subject matter is diverse both in location and content, with special emphasis on night scenes and landscapes.
Although the photographs here are black and white, showcasing Volker's skilled treatment of light and form, his color work also exceptional. For more of Volker's wonderful photographs visit Volker Banker's Fotocommunity Account.
View of the Grafenberger Forest
Düsseldorf, Germany. 1996.
Camera: Nikon N70, Film: Ilford Delta 400
Lake Pontchatrain
Louisiana, USA. 1992.
Camera: Ricoh KR10x, Film: BW
Orchid
Home Studio. 2004.
Minolta Dimage A2 (Digital Image)
Chain Bridge
Budapest, Hungary. 1996.
Camera: Nikon N70, Film: Ilford XP BW Film
Salar de Uyuni
Bolivia. 2001.
Camera: Nikon N70, Film: Fuji Sensia 100, digitally scanned and converted into BW
World Trade Center
New York City, USA. 1997.
Camera: Nikon N70, Film: Kodak Elite 100 Slidefilm, scanned and converted into BW
Cathedral of Saint Michael
Brussels, Belgium. 2004.
Camera: Minolta Dimage A2 (Digital Image)
Cacti in the Salar de Uyuni
Bolivia. 2001.
Camera: Nikon N70, Film: Fuji Sensia 100, digitally scanned and converted into BW
All images are owned by the photographer and may not be used for any purposes without the permission of the photographer.
