Rasmus Kaessmann Photography

16/09/2026

For the centennial campaign, we took it outside — Slovenia's forests and South Africa's open landscape. Katelyn Johnson at golden hour with a chainsaw, like it's the most natural thing in the world. Because for her, it is.

Forestry, prosumer, landscaping. US and EU versions. Two continents. Zero splinters. Somehow.

Full campaign gallery: https://www.kaessmannphotography.com/stihl-100years

Agency: NEUBAUERSCHWARZ GmbH

Campaign photography for STIHL's centennial — a global production across Slovenia and South Africa with US ambassador Katelyn Johnson. Forestry, prosumer, and landscaping, shot in both US and EU versions.

05/08/2026

A camera left behind by a friend in 1999. A 24-city Siemens shoot I had no idea how to quote. A 20-minute documentary that was only ever meant for a family album – and somehow ended up winning Best Cinematography across four continents.

Format Magazine turned all of that into one long conversation about trust, craft, and following spontaneous leads.

Now live, with the full video:
→ https://www.kaessmannphotography.com/news/featured-on-format-on-trust-craft-and-a-film-that-traveled-the-world

Thanks to Format and Stanzie Tooth for having me, and to NEUBAUERSCHWARZ GmbH for the years of making it all happen behind the scenes.

Format Magazine interviews photographer & filmmaker Rasmus Kaessmann on 15-year client relationships, his award-winning alpine documentary, and craft over content.

27/05/2026

Foam, forklifts, and a photographer who didn't stay dry.

New work for Kärcher — shot on location at CLAAS in Harsewinkel and with logistics companies Brucker and Kirn. Real places, real work, real foam (mostly on me).

Full campaign 👉 https://www.kaessmannphotography.com/karcher-professional

24/02/2026

🚣‍♂️ MEISTRO ROWING CAMPAIGN: WHEN THE BEST SHOTS COME WITH A STORY (AND A HEADACHE)

The first final images from our Meistro rowing campaign are live – and yes, these are the ones where I took an oar to the head, earned a concussion, and still made my flight to Slovenia for STIHL the same night. (Priorities.)

This shoot was all about capturing the grit, teamwork, and raw power of competitive rowing. Drones, underwater housings, chase boats – we threw everything at it. And sometimes, the universe threw an oar back. (Lesson: Duck faster.)

Huge shoutout to:

🔹 Meistro for backing our vision (and our bruises)
🔹 Bloom GmbH & Holger Wiesenfarth – absolute legends who turn chaos into art (and have been trusting me to push limits for years)
🔹 The rowers for being machines (and only nearly taking me out)

Sometimes the best work comes with a few battle scars. This one came with a bump, a last-minute flight, and images we love.

More to come – including an image film! (And yes, I wore a helmet after this.)

Want the backstory? Here’s how it really went down – concussion, last-minute flights, and all:

https://www.kaessmannphotography.com/news/meistro-s-final-cut

The first final images from Meistro’s rowing campaign are here – shot from every angle, including the one that almost took out the photographer. See the results of the Munich Regatta shoot by Rasmus Kaessmann.

17/02/2026

https://www.kaessmannphotography.com/news/protective-gear-meets-visual-storytelling-stihl-p-a-campaign

Protective gear meets visual storytelling: Commercial photographer Rasmus Kaessmann shoots STIHL's P&A protective equipment campaign in Hamburg.

16/12/2025

Thank you for an incredible 2025! ✨ -

Hey everyone! What a year it's been! 2025 brought so many beautiful encounters, shared adventures, and projects that honestly filled my cup to the brim. 🙏 Was it intense? Absolutely. Physically exhausting at times? You bet! 😅 But also creatively fulfilling, emotionally rich, and genuinely exci...