About

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Stephan Obermüller, who works under the name EULENBERGH, is a Bavarian photographer and artist who moves freely between photography, digital art, and object-based installations. His work often begins with the camera, but rarely ends there.

He combines analog photography, digital image-making, and AI-generated “promptography” with handcrafted wooden objects, mirrors, and concrete elements to create physical pieces that hold and question the images they contain. In doing so, he explores the fragile boundary between the real and the virtual, between what is captured and what is constructed.

At the heart of his work is a simple but profound question:
What makes an image a photograph—and what happens to its meaning when machines start creating pictures of their own?

EULENBERGH’s works have been shown internationally and have received numerous awards, but what drives him most is curiosity—the urge to challenge how we see, and to invite others to look closer, think deeper, and feel the tension between the world we touch and the worlds we imagine.

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„We are all afraid of time, the way it moves on, the way things go away, and that is why we become photographers. We are essentially protectionists, taking photos to make time stand still, let the moment become …“

Stephan, DigITAL ART & Photography

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Awards, Exhibitions & Publications

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Exhibitions

– GLASGOW GALLERY of PHOTOGRAPHY (Scotland), ABANDONED 2026, 07th – 31st January 2026 (upcoming)

– ZERBRECHLICH – AK68 Collective Exhibition, Alte Polizeistation, Wasserburg a. Inn, Germany (12/25 – 01/26)

– GROSSE KUNSTAUSSTELLUNG 2025 – AK68, Altes Rathhaus, Wasserburg a. Inn, Germany (07/25 – 08/25)

– FAKE new WORLD – AK68 Collective Exhibition Ganserhaus, Wasserburg a. Inn, Germany (12/24 – 01/25)

– Glasgow Gallery of Photography (Scotland), LANDSCAPES, 06th – 31st January 2024

– Glasgow Gallery of Photography (Scotland), ABANDONED, 04th – 29th October 2023

– Swiss Photoclub – Exhibition Munich July, 2023 Galerie Weltraum

– Swiss Photoclub – Exhibition Munich 07/2022 Galerie Weltraum

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– German Youth Photography Award (Deutscher Jugendfotopreis 1989)

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Publications
Groove Magazine, Adobe Creative Portal, Pearson Education, ADAC, ProSieben, Sat1, VIVA (House TV), Discovery Channel, Frontpage Magazine, Evosonic Radio, Photohouse Magazine (Aarhus, DK), MUH Magazin

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Memberships

DFJV – Deutscher Fachjournalistenverband

Lichtschmiede München – Studio

AK68 – Künstlergemeinschaft Wasserburg am Inn

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Miscellaneous

ACE Adobe Certified Expert – Photoshop
Adobe Influencer (Programme Member) – (2008-2013)
Adobe CEUR – Concept & Chief Blogger: Adobe-Kreativ-Portal and Adobe-Education-Portal (2008-2013)
Adobe Photoshop Beta Tester Programme (2008-2013)
Adobe Photoshop Beta Tester Programme (AI Firefly – 2023)

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