Sarah Johanna Köster (b. 1998) is a portrait and lifestyle photographer and communication designer based in Witten, Bochum and Dortmund, NRW, Germany.
Her photographic work plays with the sharp contrast of light and shadow. Thereby, she specifically focuses on aesthetically pleasing color combinations approaching an artistic and fashionable vision. Sarah tries to see something special in every human being and wants to show the beauty of human existence in an authentic and natural way. Her photography revolves around identity, diversity and individuality - which is reflected in both her models and her thematic focus. Since 2015, she also brings her personal aesthetic into the music industry by supporting especially women in the industry with her photography.
Sarah has already worked all across Europe and is available for travel. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design from the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf and a Master‘s degree in Photographic Studies from the University of Applied Art and Sciences Dortmund. In 2023 she was awarded the ADC Talent Award in Gold. Sarah is available for assignments and commissions worldwide.
Alice Merton | BCG Platinion | Beckdesign | Berlin Photo Week | Borussia Dortmund | Canon Europe | EyeEm | Gruner + Jahr | International Women’s Day | Leslie Clio | London Fashion Week | Mercedes-Benz Stuttgart | me% Japan | OPPO Germany | Universal Music | vitra | VIU Eyewear | …
AnOther Magazine | Applause by Ticketmaster | Berlin Photo Week Newspaper | BRAVO | BRIGITTE | Business Punk | Canon Europe | Der Tagesspiegel | emotion | EyeEm Magazine | Further 04 | Musikexpress | Photographie Magazin | PhotoVogue | The New York Times | Vogue.it | Voltaire Magazin | WAZ | WDR Kultursommer 2023 | Weser Kurier | …
2023: Kunstpreis Ennepe-Ruhr 2023: Liebe deine Welt, Märkisches Museum, Witten, Germany, July 1st – Sep 24th 2023
2023: The Faces of Womanhood: Take More Photos x Outernet London, Outernet London, UK, March 2023
2023: SPITZENLAGE: storefront exhibition in collaboration with Dortmund Kreativ, Westenhellweg, Dortmund, Germany, 2023
2022: DASA Scenography Colloquium 2022: Diversity!, DASA Dortmund, Germany, May 2022
2022: Kunstpreis Ennepe-Ruhr 2021: Zwischen Nähe und Distanz, Stadtmuseum Hattingen, Germany, March/April 2022
2021: Summer 21: Open Air Exhibition at Berlin Photo Week, Revaler Straße, Berlin, Germany, September 2021
2020: Werkschau, University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, 2020
2020: #ShotonOPPO at Saturn Store Mönckebergstraße x OPPO Germany, Hamburg, Germany, October 2020
2023: ADC Talent Award 2023 (Gold)
2023: Kunstpreis Ennepe-Ruhr 2023 (shortlisted)
2021: Kunstpreis Ennepe-Ruhr 2021 (Award winner)
WDR Kultursommer 2023: Kurzportrait über Sarah Köster
Canon Europe: Education – How to make a photo portfolio: a step-by-step guide
Photographie: Kamera aus 6000 km Entfernung ausgelöst
WAZ: Wittenerin fotografiert Mode aus 6000 Kilometern Entfernung
Where Photolovers Meet: About Music Photography and starting into the Photo Industry, online, November 2021
The Morning Show – How to start your creative career, EyeEm x Clubhouse, online, February 2020
Portrait Workshop at Berlin Photo Week, in partnership with MPB, Kraftwerk, Berlin, October 2019
2020–2022: Master of Arts, Photographic Studies
University of Applied Art and Sciences Dortmund, Germany'
2021: Canon Student Development Programme
Visa Pour L'Image, online, mentored by Guido Schmidtke, Photo Editor at stern;
Group Portfolio review with Chiara Bardelli-Nonino, Visual Editor of Vogue Italia and curator of PhotoVogue Festival
2016–2020: Bachelor of Arts, Communication Design
University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf/Peter Behrens School of Arts, Germany
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Thursday’s Child Global
Sarah Johanna Köster
Witten/Dortmund/Bochum, NRW, Germany (available for travel)
+49 15734965987
sarahkoesterfotografie@gmail.com
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