Stephan Tobias

Born in Berlin, raised in Southern Germany, self trained as photographer and graphic artist. I studied history, philosophy and law in Tübingen, Aix-en-Provence, Hamburg, Munich and practice law in Berlin. For me photography since childhood days has been a way of playfully interacting with the world, in search of expression and a personal artistic view. The male nude over the last years has been the main focus of my work, and I keep adding to the experience, both as a model and as a photographer. By showing a nude body in an open space I intend to playfully examine the relationship between the subject and the object, between the individual and the world around it. Digital alterations sometimes become a way of extending that process and to re-focus on the subject. Ars lunga, vita brevis - I may be scratching in the wrong corner as I am attracting so many porn lovers on my flickr site, but I do intend to continue playing around in search of a meaningful expression.