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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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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Danish Coast Denmark The rocky Danish coast at sunset over the North Sea in Denmark, Europe. This rocky part of the usually sandy beach on denmarks west coast gives a perfect foreground to... |
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Scotland Castles Sunset Light At Dunnottar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The spectacular scenery of Dunnottar Castle near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire even gets more... |
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Glen Etive Creek Loch Etive The small, remote valley of Glen Etive in the Glencoe area near Fort William rewards the visitor... |
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Fishing Boats A neatly lined up row of fishing boats at a sandy beach harbor in Denmark. The fishermen at the Danish west coast are still working with small boats, setting their nets with... |
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Scotlands Animals Famous Scottish cows, Scotlands hairy highland animals! The funny looking scottish highland cattle were looking curiously at me when I stopped in Dunvegan... |
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Armadale Castle Gardens Surrounding the ruins of the Armadale Castle in Scotland are the well kept castle gardens. The old clan headquarter of the MacDonald, Armadale castle in southern Isle of Skye, provides... |
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Rannoch Moor Sunrise Sunrise in the Rannoch Moor near Fort William in Scotland, Europe. One of the best experiences a visitor to Scotland can make is to get up early (in the summer around... |
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Scottish Castles Caerlaverock Castle in a marshland in the south of Scotland, Europe. The unusual triangular castle of Caerlaverock near Dumfries in southeast Scotland is well worth a... |
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Caerlaverock Castle Scotland The intriguing triangular Caerlaverock Castle in southeast Scotland, Europe. The unusual triangular castle of Caerlaverock near Dumfries in southeast Scotland is well worth a... |
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Angels Castle Rome The late afternoon light on shines on the St Angel Castle in Rome, Italy, Europe. Late afternoon light on the angels bridge leading to angels castle, Rome Italy. The castle was an... |
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Koenigssee Bavaria Germany The Koenigssee or Kings Lake Near Berchtesgaden in Bavaria, Germany, Europe. This air shot like photography was taken from a view point high above the famous Koenigssee - Kings... |
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Grizzlies Alaska Pair Of Grizzlies In Denali National Park in Alaska, USA. This pair of grizzlies in Denali NP could be spotted and watched during half an hour playing and... |
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Lone Sheep Germany A Lonely Sheep Stands On A Hill In The Coastal Area Of Germany, Europe. The German North West coast is well known for masses of sheep which maintain the grounds of the... |
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Sweetheart Abbey Ruins of Sweetheart Abbey in Scotland, Europe. The ruins of Sweetheart Abbey in Southwestern Scotland tell a heartbreaking story. It is said that... |
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Rhododendron Flowers Rhododendron bushes stand out in contrast to the surrounding landscape in the Glen Etive Valley, Scotland, Europe. The small, remote valley of Glen Etive in the Glencoe area near Fort William rewards the visitor... |
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Yukon River Canada A panorama view of the Yukon River along the Klondike Highway in the Yukon Territory, Canada. During a trip from Dawson City to Whitehorse on the Klondike Highway outlooks like these along the... |
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Steller Sea Lions Alaska Scene in the Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska with Steller Sea Lions hauled out onto the rocks. Steller's sea lions are very common in the waters of Alaska. Here in the Kenai Fjords National Park... |
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Aquarium Sea Otter A cute Sea Otter bobs about on the surface of the water at the Vancouver Aquarium in British Columbia, Canada. This sea otter was enjoying the sun while lazily laying on his back in the water and waiting to get... |
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City Hall Bamberg Germany An intriguing City Hall in the town of Bamberg built on the middle of a bridge in Germany, Europe. This unusual architecture of the old city hall was build on the bridge over the River Pegnitz in... |
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Dunnottar Castle Scotland The sunset light at Dunnottar Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Europe. The spectacular scenery of Dunnottar Castle near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire even gets more... |
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