HOEFFGEN
THOMAS
HOEFFGEN
THOMAS
THOMAS
HOEFFGEN
Portraits of people in water, and our relationship with the world we are losing. Born from the day a near-drowning became a love story with life.
A decade photographing football across Africa — from sand lots beneath highway bridges to stadiums built for the World Cup. The game is everything. The arena is wherever you find it.
Twice a year since 2011, the same photographer, the same model, a different corner of Germany. Cool Germany is an ever-growing portrait of a country told through landscape, architecture, and the art of the well-cut pant.
[JOURNEY]
From glaciers in Austria to rooftops in
From glaciers in Austria to rooftops in
New York & ten-foot swells in Nias. Every brief: A
New York & ten-foot swells in Nias. Every brief: A
global playground. Where presence becomes story;
global playground. Where presence becomes story;
Revealing meaning & inspiring trust.
Revealing meaning & inspiring trust.
[JOURNEY]
From glaciers in Austria to rooftops in New York & ten-foot swells in Nias. Every brief: A global playground. Where presence becomes story; Revealing meaning & inspiring trust.
TRUSTED BY
What matters is the brief, the trust, and the space to work.
You make the absolute best out of what you have. That’s the discipline.”
Thomas Hoeffgen
“You rarely get perfect conditions. Weather shifts. Schedules compress. Two days or two weeks; It doesn’t matter.
In my more than 20 years as a creative director I’ve had the opportunity to work with the most influential photographers in the world but, I have never worked with any photographer who can so unexpectedly leverage perspective to create a more arresting composition than Thomas Hoeffgen.
Ted Deitert, Tommy Hilfiger
Thomas brings much more than a brilliant eye to any project. He listens to the project needs and goals, understands the concept and creative direction and then brings his own good ideas and unique perspective to it.
Victoria Dimou, Timberland, US
Thomas brings the same dedication to the process as he does to the final result. Driven by a genuine passion for the outdoors, he’s willing to go any distance and endure any conditions to capture something extraordinary.
Greg Gorman, Creative Director Photography – L.L.Bean
Thomas possesses a rare ability: He creates creative space wherever he works — with a minimalist, cinematic signature that transforms the ordinary into something extraordinary.
Marco Lanowy, Alberto Managing Director
[ROLE]
PHOTOGRAPHER/ DIRECTOR
[HuRR-ph-gN]
[WHO]
THOMAS HOEFFGEN
[WHY]
Stories built from what's real.
Crafted by the people, the light, the instinct.
HOEFFGEN
THOMAS
PHOTOGRAPHER/ DIRECTOR
HOEFFGEN
THOMAS
“You rarely get perfect conditions. Weather shifts. Schedules compress. Two days or two weeks; It doesn’t matter.
What matters is the brief, the trust, and the space to work.
You make the absolute best out of what you have. That’s the discipline.”
Thomas Hoeffgen
[OVERVIEW]
Thierry Henry for Red Bull NY
London studio. Off-script, five minutes, one light. The campaign was already shot — this came after, when there was nothing left to prove and nowhere to hide.
LL Bean 2025
"A relaxed two-person shoot with Lydia Ko in 2022 — because lockdown wouldn't let it stay small, and it grew into the CME campaign alongside TV, and years of Ecco Golf."
African Arenas
The day I nearly drowned is the day I found my ground.
Nike
Some quote about this job and the problems solved by it. Difficulties you had shooting it etc...
Some quote about this job and the problems solved by it. Difficulties you had shooting it etc...
Daniel Henney
Showreel
Timberland
Some quote about this job and the problems solved by it. Difficulties you had shooting it etc...
LL Bean
