Berthold Steinhilber Photography

dunkles Meer der Nordsee am Nordstrand von Norderney

Seascapes

Landscapes of the Sea

This is where the land ends. From here you can only look back or see the wide horizon of the sea. The ever-changing water of the ocean is reminiscent of the deeper emotional states of human experience.

During all the journeys to the sea, this metaphor remained in my mind that the waters of the oceans flow into each other and are connected with each other:
everything is connected with everything.

I was inspired by the 19th century seascapes, especially William Turner’s paintings.

I first began to photograph protected coastal sections. At the same time I photographed the body of work „Finis terrae“: Photographs of the ‚ends‘ of the land and the ways to these places along the coast. These photographs are now partially integrated into this series.

I am currently working on this series with a slighty different focus – so stay tuned and come back here from time to time to see new seascapes.

Étretat chalk cliffs, Falaise d'Aval

Falaise d'Aval

Étretat chalk cliffs, Falaise d'Aval cliff with the Porte d'Aval rock gate on the Atlantic coast in Normandy, France.

Jurassic Coast, Swyre Head

Jurassic Coast

Jurassic Coast chalk cliffs near West Lulworth with the Bat's Head and Swyre Head rock formations in the county of Dorset, England.

Durdle Door, Jurassic Coast

Durdle Door, Jurassic Coast

Durdle Door rock bridge near West Lulworth on the Jurassic Coast.

Chalk coast Rügen, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt View

Chalk coast Rügen

Baltic Sea, chalk coast at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt View in Jasmund National Park, Rügen Island. Germany.

"The sea refuses no river..."

Pete Townshend

dark sea of the North Sea at the Nordstrand beach of the island Norderney

North Sea

One of my favourite photographs of the North Sea. Photographed on the island of Norderney, Germany.

The sea at Westerheversand

Westerheversand

Incipient tide, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park.

Granite rocks on cape Capo Testa

Capo Testa

Granite rocks on cape Capo Testa, the northernmost point of Sardinia, Italy.

Crosses at Punta Roncudo, Costa da Morte

Costa da Morte

Costa da Morte on the Atlantic coast in Galicia, Spain. Crosses at Punta Roncudo near Corme. Originally I have photographed thjis image for the series "Finis Terrae" - about the ends of the world.

Playa del Silencio

Playa del Silencio

Coast near Santa Marina, Spain.

Praia de Reira

Praia de Reira

Lighthouse of Cape Vilan, Galicia, Spain.

Punta Roncudo Crosses

Punta Roncudo

Crosses at Punta Roncudo, Costa da Morte on the Atlantic coast in Galicia, Spain.