Andreas Bitesnich

Completed in just weeks, this book sees Bitesnich unleash his creative potential with a beautiful new Asian model. Marvel as the master captures her beauty in a series of original poses. The reader witnesses a spark in these images- with both model a nd artist at the peak of their creativity. As Bitesnich immerses himself in this breakthrough work, he makes a fasci - nating discovery-a cache of nude photographs by his grandfather- an engineer by profession. What an eerie parallel between Bitesnic h's latest work and his grandfather's own artistic appreciation of the human form.

They say India changes lives. More than a country, it is a state of mind. Come on a fascinating journey with Andreas H. Bitesnich as he explores all aspects of Indian existence. With sensitive understanding and unique vision, Bitesnich uncovers the c ontradictions at the core of the nation's soul. He deftly probes both the subcontinent's ongoing changes and lingering hardships. Bitesnich documents all facets of life, death, and the daily struggle. His muted shades, wide-ranging subjects, and subt le colorization are reminiscent of a bygone travel album. This isn't merely a books of compelling photographs, but a tribute to a great nation that embraces modernity and tradition with equal fervor.

Andreas H. Bitesnich is a perfectionist the only way to fly higher than the others, as he expresses it. By his own admission, he lives, breathes, devours photography; he learns, explores, experiments. Self-taught, he dreamed at a young age of becoming a fashion photographer. To pursue his dream, he equipped himself with a camera and a light and persuaded models to pose. In his subjects, he was looking for harmony and balance yet tension was an important ingredient too. As he puts it, the (images) belong to an organic creative process that has to do with the fascination for the relation between body, time and space in a continual interaction of tension and balance. Oftentimes he found what he was looking for when the models posed undressed which allowed him to capture the bodies surprisingly well with the play of light and shadow. Andreas H. Bitesnich's approach has always been to allow for and trust his intuition. He feels it important to interact with his models to gain an appreciation of who they are before turning the camera upon them. His respect of personalities unearths the subjects most beautiful side which becomes central to the power visible within his images. Combined with a mastery of technique, this style gives Andreas H. Bitesnich the tools to achieve the exact image he envisions. Unsurprisingly, Bitesnich's nude portraits soon caught the attention of top European magazines and consequently images were published in "Stern", "Playboy", "Max" and "GQ", to name a few commercial projects followed. The quality of his work quickly established Bitesnich as a top photographer.