Black-and-white portrait of photographer Danilo Rößger in profile, with a blurred tower in the background, Erlebnispark Teichland, Cottbus, Germany
© Daniel Dewes

I grew up in Cottbus, live in Hamburg and work as an editor at Leica Fotografie International. Whenever I can, I travel – to high mountains, crowded festivals, quiet coastlines and the world below the surface. My photographs try to capture how people and places shape each other.

What’s in my bag

  • Sony α7C
  • Samyang AF 14 mm F2.8
  • Tamron 17–28 mm F/2.8
  • Tamron 28–200 mm F/2.8–5.6
  • Sony FE 90 mm F2.8 Macro G
  • SeaFrogs underwater housing

Written for

ZEIT Wissen · ZEIT Online · Leica Fotografie International · HÖME Magazin · sagwas.net

Festival photography for

MS Dockville · Melt! · Appletree Garden · Skandaløs · Wilde Möhre · MOYN · Feel · Immergut

Photos published by

VICE · SPIEGEL/bento · Groove · HÖME · OHA Music · Kopf und Steine · Wanderzirkus e.V. · Social Documentary Network

I grew up in Cottbus, live in Hamburg and work as an editor at Leica Fotografie International. Whenever I can, I travel – to high mountains, crowded festivals, quiet coastlines and the world below the surface. My photographs try to capture how people and places shape each other.

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1987

Born in Cottbus, Germany
2005: First Festival (Hurricane Festival)
2007: First Solo Trip (Scandinavia)

2008-2012

B.A.: Communication Sciences and Philosophy, Jena

2012-2016

M.A.: Journalistics and Communication Sciences, Hamburg

2014-2016

Communication and press work at MS Dockville Festival
January 2016: Launch of My Blog allerorts.de
February 2016: First Dive (Bohol, Philippines)

2018-now

Editor at Leica Fotografie International
April 2019: Launch of daniloroessger.de
2019: First Photo Project (Cottbus Baltic)
March 2022: 100th Dive (Banco Chinchorro, Mexico)
March 2024: Divemaster (Nusa Penida, Indonesia)

Visited Countries

IndonesiaArgentinaChileDominican RepublicNorwayMexicoUruguayBoliviaPeruColombiaPanamaCosta RicaNicaraguaHondurasEl SalvadorGuatemalaBelizeFranceEcuadorCubaTunisiaJordanCambodiaThailandLaosMyanmarVietnamIndiaNepalSwedenPolandAustriaHungaryRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyGreeceTürkiyeAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainSri LankaTaiwanItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomGeorgiaPhilippinesMalaysiaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaMoroccoEgyptBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaSerbiaMontenegroAndorraHong KongLiechtensteinMacauMaltaSingaporeVatican City
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Highest Point

Chachani, Peru · May 2026

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Deepest Dive

Gordo Banks, Mexico · January 2022

…and counting!