Introduction to Emulation Project

Kai Hornung was born in 1975 in Germany, he is a father of two children as well. Hornung originally wasn’t interested in photography or art at all, in fact, when he was younger he was into sports. He wanted to be a football pro and a tennis player that was until he realized that being creative was what he specialized in. He was in a band during his teenage years, they played lots of concerts, recorded albums, won a band contest, and even got radio and television time. To this day he still manages to stay creative in many ways as he can, such as creating amazing pieces of photography and still playing in a band. Music is a strong part of who Hornung is and he finds that it is a way to express his feelings so that others can connect with it. It wasn’t until 2016 that he started becoming more curious about photography, he wanted to be able to learn more than just playing around with a camera, so he did just that.

Even though Hornung makes his living with his main job as a human resource consultant he is still a part of the art community by creating amazing photos along with songs in his band. He earned his university degree as a business economist, he also was a keynote speaker in German and English for some of his main professional tasks. Not only does he make art pieces he teaches adults about photography. He believes that when he traveled to Ireland in 2016 it opened his eyes to focus on landscape photography. He has always loved traveling and has traveled to numerous places that inspire all of his photographs. Since he also makes art in the form of music he learned that he could also express his emotions through his photography not just in his music. He tries not to take photos in a simple way his vision is shaped by his love for the abstract, and he strives to make his photos sing in a way as his music does.

I chose this photographer because my favorite form of photography has always been landscape photography, more specifically sunsets, and the sky. After looking through Hornung’s profile I can see a lot of aerial shots, along with shots of mountains or bodies of water. I love all of the techniques that are shown in his portfolio with that being said I am hoping to pull something from each folder of photos to be represented in my work. Specifically from the water folder, the intimate folder, and the forest landscape folder.