Part of Claus Feldmann’s “equipment” is his talent in handling form, light and color, a talent necessary in order to master the photographic challenges both in the studio and in nature.

“For me, nature is the biggest, greatest studio in the world. My light equipment is the sun. The sheer existence of this abundance of light and color sets me free. This feeling of freedom helps me to appreciate the divine beauty of nature. 

The presupposition for artistic creation in nature is to perceive form, light and color and give it an identity. The camera is merely a tool to ‘catch’ the beauty of nature. It’s like a dialogue, a conversation between nature and me. It gives me freedom and the more freedom I have, the more self-discipline I have to apply to achieve an acceptable result. When this is done, then I am pleased."

Working in the Slot Canyons is often comparable to photographing buildings, sculptures and other works of art. One gets the impression of a luminous architecture: futuristic, abstract and surreal.”

Claus tries to give his photographs a central form of expression and strives to capture the life he sees in the barren desert.

“The contrast of light and color, from sunrise to sunset, is like the palette of a painter - ready to be conveyed like an idea. A photograph in its final form should be an expression and contain an optimal assertion: a converted expression of an impression."