Thomas Schaeffer, born in 1965, was infected with the virus of photography by his father at the age of 10. He started with 35mm b/w, slide film, and view finder cameras with fixed lenses.
It was in 1981 when he bought his first SLR, a Canon AE-1, that he started more serious shooting, consequently buying more lenses, then in 1983 a Canon A-1. By that time he also become familiar with b/w lab work and joined some photography classes in school. After school and during military service, university, and the early working years as an engineer, photography was reduced to just holiday shooting. Then in 1993 he bought a new Canon EOS 100 during a trip to the US southwest as a replacement for his broken Canon A-1.
The motive-rich southwest and the new technology re-ignited his love for photography. So after returning from the US Southwest he started photographing regularly as well as conducting slide shows on a small scale for regional audiences. Over the years he has added to and upgraded his equipment both for cameras and projection, preparing slide shows about every trip he and his wife made to the US west and Canada in the 1990s. He also authored two travel-guide style CDs about the US west and Alaska, which ran on PCs.
It was in 2001, after some terrorist spoiled a planned trip in September to the southwest, that he bought his first Canon EOS D30 instead. The switch to fully digital boosted both his skills and picture frequency immediately. Now the complete connection between his two passions, photography and computers, was available. Moving on to the D60 and 20D cameras, replacing all lenses to better ones along the way was only logical. Another boost for the passion came in 2005 on a workshop on Vancouver Island with pro-photographer Rolf Hicker, where he not only learnt a lot but also shot stunning pictures of whales and the canadian landscape. Today he specializes in Travel, Landscape and wildlife photography, which he conducts mainly during his holiday trips to Europe, the US and Canada.
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Loch Etive Loch Etive With Remnants Of A Boat Pier The small, remote valley of Glen Etive in the Glencoe area near Fort William rewards the visitor... |
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SS Klondike Whitehorse Sternwheeler SS Klondike on display in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. Ships like the sternwheeler SS Klondike, today on display in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, were the... |
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Bridge Of Oich Scottish heritage, the Bridge of Oich in central Scotland, Europe. The ancient bridge of Oich near invergarry in central Scotland was once an important part of the... |
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Central Park New York View From Rockkefeller Center of Manhatten and Central Park in New York, USA. Besides the view from the Empire State Building a visit to the Rockefeller center, the "Top of the... |
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Statue Of Liberty New York The iconic Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York, USA. Undoubtedly THE symbol of America is represented by Lady Liberty, the french build statue of... |
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Tawny Owl The beautiful plumage of the Tawny Owl at a show in Germany, Europe. Owl during a flight show in a zoo in Germany. The Tawny Owl is the most common and widespread owl... |
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Danish Fishing Boats Fishing boats on a sandy beach along the Danish coast of the North Sea. The fishermen at the danish west coast are still working with small boats, setting their nets with... |
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Windmill Germany Windmill Of Backband The nice windmill of backband on Germany's west coast was photographed with fast rotating wings. |
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Sunrise Rannoch Moor Scottish sunrise over Rannoch Moor in the Highlands of Scotland. One of the best experience a visitor to scotland can make is to get up early (in the summer around... |
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Rannoch Mhor Sunrise A bright Scottish sunrise over Rannoch Mhor in Scotland, Europe. One of the best experience a visitor to scotland can make is to get up early (in the summer around... |
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Snowcapped Mt McKinley A glimpse at the snowcapped Mt McKinley in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. During a scenic flight which started in overcast weather at Kantishna airport in Denali National... |
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Playful Bears A couple of playful grizzly bears on the banks of Naknek Lake in Alaska, USA. While waiting for the path before and behind us to cleared of bears we watched this pair of younger... |
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Glamis Castle Scotland Highlands The ancient Glamis Castle in the Highlands of Scotland. Glamis Castle in the southern parts of the scottish highlands is one of the castles Shakespeare... |
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Cawdor Castle The green gardens of Cawdor Castle are well worth a visit. Cawdor castle is the second castle in Scotland claiming the place to be where Shakespeares Duncan... |
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Slot Canyon Arizona Light reflects on the intricate grooves on the walls of this slot canyon, Antelope Canyon in Arizona, USA. The not-so-secret-anymore slot canyons of Page, Arizona are providing a wealth of light situations... |
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Denmark Fishing Boats Small fishing boats on a sandy beach in Stenbjerg, Denmark, Europe. The fishermen at the danish west coast are still working with small boats, setting their nets with... |
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Culross City Hall The City Hall building of the small fisher town of Culross, Fife, Scotland, Europe. On coast of the scottish region Fife, just across Edinburgh and not far from Stirling, lies the... |
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Brooks Falls Grizzly Bears A couple of Grizzly Bears fishing for salmon in Brooks Falls. Every year in July the grizzly bears gather on brooks falls in Katmai NP to catch the spawning... |
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Bear Cub Small Cub Trotting Behind His Family in Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA. While watching the bears in Katmai NP a mother with 4 cubs came wandering just beneath the safe... |
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Bindalm Bavaria Hiking trail in the Alps of Bavaria near Berchtesgaden enroute to Bindalm. The lovely surroundings of the well know town of Berchtesgaden in Bavaria are inspiring for hikes... |
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Vorupoer Harbor Denmark Fisher boats on the sandy Harbor of Vorupoer in Denmark, Europe. The fishermen at the danish west coast are still working with small boats, setting their nets with... |
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Sunset Mood The rocky beach on Denmark's West Coast sets the mood for a quiet sunset evening. During an evening stroll around the boats in the sandy and rocky harbor of Vorupoer, Denmark, one... |
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Edinburgh Scotland Overview The city of Edinburgh Scotland seen from the viewpoint on Calton Hill. From Calton Hill above Princess street one have the best overview over the whole city of Edinburgh,... |
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Hebridean Islands The sea between the Hebridean Islands in Scotland, Europe. In the afternoon light the sea between the hebridean islands shines like quicksilver. This light is... |
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Water Lily Water Lily in a small pond A delicate pink water lily blooms in a small pond on a warm summer day. |
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Vorupoer Harbor Small fishing boat at sunset in Vorupoer harbor in Denmark, Europe. When the sun is setting at Denmark's west coast, the sandy beach harbor of the tiny fishing... |
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St Andrews Beach Scotland A brooding sky above the castle ruins on St Andrews Beach in Scotland, Europe. Golfers may know St.Andrews as the city, where their sport was invented. But not only golfers come... |
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Loch Linnhe Scotland Side arm of Loch Linnhe near Glencoe in Scotland, Europe. This pretty scenery unfolds beside the highway if you are driving a scenic detour from Fort William... |
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Wrangell St Elias Alaska Sunset over the volcanos of Wrangell St Elias National Park in Alaska, USA. The chain of volcanos in the Wrangell-St Elias National Park in Alaska glows in the evening light.... |
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Alert Bay Canada Totem Poles adorn the Namgis Burial Grounds in Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada. One of the most impressive collection of authentic totem poles are to be seen in the small town of... |
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Danish West Coast Fisherboats at sandy beach along the Danish West Coast. The fishermen at the danish west coast are still working with small boats, setting their nets with... |
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Midnight Sun Yukon The Midnight Sun reflects on a pond near Beaver Creek in the Yukon, Canada. This beautiful scenery was seen on a small pond near Beaver Creek, Yukon. Although the sun is... |
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Alaska Sea Otter A Sea Otter In Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska. Sea otters are a common sight in alaskan waters. This particular one was looking lazily at our boat... |
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Tufted Puffin Alaska Funny birds like the Tufted Puffin are a common sight around the waters of Alaska, USA. The funny looking Tufted puffin is one of the most loved birds of Alaska. Every visitor wishes to... |
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Grizzly Bear Welcome A Mother Grizzly Bear with her Cub are the welcoming committee for visitors to Katmai National Park in Alaska, USA. When arriving in Katmai's Naknek Lake airport by floatplane it is very common to be greeted by a... |
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Loch Etive Scotland Rhododendron Flowers In Glen Etive. The small, remote valley of Glen Etive in the Glencoe area near Fort William rewards the visitor... |
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Scottish Sunrise Sunrise In The Rannoch Moor Near Fort William One of the best experience a visitor to scotland can make is to get up early (in the summer around... |
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Sandy Harbor Jutland A close up of a fishing boat on the sandy harbor of Vorupoer in Jutland, Denmark, Europe. The fishermen at the danish west coast are still working with small boats, setting their nets with... |
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Glenfinnan Monument Scotland Glenfinnan Monument situated on the banks of Loch Shiel, commemorates the start of the Last Scottish revolution. Here at the Glennfinnan Monument at the banks of Loch Shiel, Bonnie Prince Charlie set foot on... |
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Denali National Park Alaska The stunning midnight light over Wonder Lake and Mt McKinley, Alaska, USA. Although Mt.McKinley is notorious for being shrouded in clouds it usually comes out for some time... |
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Dawson City Museum Yukon The 1901 neo classical building which houses the Dawson City Museum in the Yukon Territory of Canada. The city museum in Dawson City has a lot of displays to offer about the famous and notorious gold... |
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Leaning Tower Of Pisa Italy The world famous Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, Europe. This section of the base of the crooked tower shows actually how crooked the tower really is. After... |
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