ABOUT HEIDI RONDAK

Published and Awarded Fashion Photographer

based in Berlin, Germany and Paris, France

Heidi Rondak’s photographs take you on a journey through a brand’s universe.
Like NASA for fashion.

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Photography Awards

References

Commissioned work References

Selected Magazine References

Biography

Dates

*1988, Schopfheim, Black Forest, Germany
2011 – 2015 Communication Design Studies at HS Mannheim
2012 Exhibition at Raben Engel Odenwälder, Mannheim
2011 – 2013 Editor for komma Magazine
2011 Red Dot Award, Communication Design Award, EDAWARDS (Bronze), Qompendium, Nominee for Designpreis Deutschland
2015 Exhibition of “BCD” at Banana Gallery, Mannheim
2015 Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design with focus on Photography, Editorial Design & Film
2016 – 2017 Editor & Head of Editorial Design for Ajouré Magazine & Ajouré Men
2019 Fine Art Photography Award (3rd prize winner in category fashion professional)
2019 – 2020 Coach at Brockmann Phototravel
2020 Nominee for Fine Art Photography Award (category fashion professional)
2020 DEKRA certified hygiene officer for productions
2021 Fine Art Photography Award (2nd prize winner in category fashion professional)
2022 Fine Art Photography Award (2nd prize winner in category fashion professional)

since 2013 Freelance Fashion Photographer
since 2018 Photography Lecturer at CODE University
since 2019/20 Photography Lecturer at htw Berlin
since 2020 Photography Lecturer at Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
since 2020 Freelance Video Director

Vita

With my father being a photographer in his young years, cameras and stories told through images have always been a part of my life. I was creative from the start, crafting, drawing, and, finally, capturing what I saw from different points of view. My approach has always been conceptual.

Travels through India, and finally, my studies in Communication Design, including several positions as a photo assistant, led me to develop an even deeper understanding of camera, light, and motif, as well as design thinking and the principles of creation.

In this period of my life, I fell in love with the fashion world. Ever since then, I worked for international clients and magazines such as l’Officiel, Harper’s Bazaar, and Schön! and was the lucky winner of several awards.

As an expression of our time and age, I think fashion and photographs thereof are shaping society. With this in mind, I started lecturing photography in 2018 at several universities. Working with students of different fields and backgrounds is regularly giving me important points of view from future creatives.

Beyond my creative network and the fashion cosmos itself, interesting locations, rays of light, and remarkable details inspire my photography.