Light and Shadow

Light and Shadow LIGHT & SHADOW is a film production company that produces award winning international documentaries

Founded in 2001 by Christian Baumeister, Light & Shadow has built a solid reputation for high-quality programs that reveal untold stories using creative and innovative visuals. Our aim is to touch global audiences with the beauty and amazement of our planet, often ignored in our fast-paced world. Light & Shadow productions increasingly promote environmental conservation as part of a worldwide effo

rt to save our planet for future generations. LIGHT & SHADOW has garnered awards across the globe and aired with leading broadcasters such as ARD, ZDF, BBC, ARTE, ORF, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic Channel.

08/06/2026

Happy World Oceans Day from us! 🐋

This special shot actually took us a lot of patience. In the first season, storms kept us in port. In the second season, we spent three weeks sitting in the harbour watching the weather forecast. When the storms finally passed, we had perfect conditions: mirror-flat water, beautiful sunlight. But no whales in sight.

On the last evening, one showed up but it was already too dark to shoot anything. We packed our things and most of the crew flew home. Just two stayed behind to try one last day.

And then they were finally there: multiple blue whales. Freediving legend Fred Buyle ( ) slipped under the surface for the underwater shots. And above, Florian Fischer ( ) got the iconic dolphins surfing on the whales nose wave.

Thank you for making it all possible.

13/05/2026

For EUROPE we headed to a tiny island in North Macedonia called Golem Grad. It’s less than 1sq km but home to more than 5000 dice snakes which have the remarkable ability to swim and stay underwater for up to 15 minutes to hunt fish.

Behind the scenes filming one of EUROPE‘s cutest protagonists
05/05/2026

Behind the scenes filming one of EUROPE‘s cutest protagonists

16/04/2026

Had breakfast yet? He probably hasn’t.

Meet one of Europe’s most unbothered animals. The Olm (Proteus anguinus) lives deep inside the limestone caves of the Alps in complete darkness. Evolution stripped it down to the bare essentials: no eyes, no colour and absolutely no urgency. It navigates by Earth’s magnetic field and hunts by sensing vibrations through its skin. It can go 12 years without eating and still be the apex predator of everything around it, mostly because nothing else dared to show up.
In return it gets to live for over 100 years in its own private underground cathedral of stalactites and stalagmites. Honestly, not the worst deal.

BTS from Postojna, Slovenia for EUROPE – One Continent, Five Worlds, Episode 2: Mountains

Once almost extinct, the Iberian lynx is thriving again because of and his team’s commitment to restore balance to the ...
23/03/2026

Once almost extinct, the Iberian lynx is thriving again because of and his team’s commitment to restore balance to the ecosystem.

Thank you , telling this story of hope and resilience in Portugal was extra special for us.

Once on the brink of extinction, the Iberian lynx is finding its way back! Episode 46: The Comeback Cat follows veterina...
10/02/2026

Once on the brink of extinction, the Iberian lynx is finding its way back!

Episode 46: The Comeback Cat follows veterinarian Rodrigo Serra who leads a bold captive breeding plan to reintroduce this iconic predator to the wild and restore balance to the ecosystem.

Stream now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/l6p6bCyoDYI

A huge thank you to and the team!

Produced by

Executive Producers: Jared Lipworth, Geoff Luck, Sarah Arnoff, Christian Baumeister

Supervising Producer: Mike Mavretic

Senior Producer HHMI: Alex Duckles

Producer & Director: Jozef Kaut

DOP: Julian Kolb, Tomas López Schwarz, Miguel Antón Bartolomé

Editor: Marisa Landwehr

Narrated by: Andia Winslow

Motion Graphics: Aurélie Beatley

BTS filming the Great White Pelican in the Danube Delta with and Tomas
02/02/2026

BTS filming the Great White Pelican in the Danube Delta with and Tomas

02/02/2026

Today is World Wetlands Day!
Wetlands store carbon, protect against flooding and clean our water. They are among the most important (and threatened!) ecosystems on our planet.

For EUROPE we filmed in the Danube Delta, the largest wetland on the continent which is home to over 300 bird species.

30/01/2026

Another behind the scenes moment from Svalbard. This time capturing the Svalbard reindeer, the only large grazing mammal in the European High Arctic.

Behind the scenes in Svalbard
29/01/2026

Behind the scenes in Svalbard

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