Bernd Pröschold

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Bernd Pröschold (born Bernhard Marcel on June 8, 1976 in Siegen ) is a German photographer and author . He lives and works in Cologne.

Time lapse photography

Bernd Pröschold became known to a larger audience through astronomical time-lapse videos . For his recordings he traveled to remote regions of Europe, Africa and South America, where the night sky is not illuminated by light pollution . Since 2004, Pröschold has been working with day-night transitions in his time-lapse videos - a technique that later became known as "Holy Grail Timelapse". In some settings he follows the course of the stars with the help of astronomical mounts , whereby the rotation of the earth becomes visible against the background of the starry sky. He made corresponding recordings for the installation artist Tomás Saraceno, among others .

Several TV magazines and documentaries were dedicated to Pröschold's work, including a. produced for Arte, WDR and Swiss television. In addition, Pröschold's recordings found their way into numerous television productions in Germany and abroad as well as into several DVDs. Pröschold is a member of the TWAN photographer network .

author

Pröschold published several journal articles and books on the subject of astronomy . In addition to photographic aspects, his texts deal with the question of extraterrestrial intelligence and the culture-specific requirements for corresponding discoveries.

Filmography (selection)

  • 2009: starry sky. Fascinating time-lapse recordings (camera, editing, direction)
  • 2011: great moments. Landscapes in the Rhythm of the Cosmos , ISBN 978-3-00-035340-6 (camera, editing, direction)
  • 2014: great moments. Creations of Space-Time , ISBN 978-3-00-046136-1 (camera, editing, direction)
  • 2017 : Expedition starry sky. About the darkest night in Scandinavia, documentary, 52 minutes, a film by Johannes Backes, production on behalf of Arte, first broadcast: August 29, 2017 (protagonist)
  • 2018 : Sternenjäger - adventure night sky, movie, 90 minutes, directed by Christian Schidlowski a. a., Premiere: June 14, 2018 (protagonist)

Publications (selection)

  • Aliens - The great taboo of our age. 2nd edition, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-00-039922-0 ; English translation under the title Extraterrestrials. The great taboo of our time. A special case in cultural theory , Cologne 2014
  • Travel destination starry sky. The darkest observation places in Germany and Europe , Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3-00-039922-0 ;

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Holy Grail of Time Lapse Cinematography. Opportunities to create day to night time-lapse with DSLR cameras. Michael Arras 2014. [1]
  2. ↑ Zeitschrift für Anomalistik Volume 12 (2012), No. 2 + 3
personal data
SURNAME Pröschold, Bernd
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marcel, Bernhard (birth name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German photographer and author
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Wins