Kristin Schnell (1968) is a German, Baltic Sea-based photographer who creates artificial sceneries for her birds to perform on.
In her pictures, she presents birds, animals, and their captivity as a symbol of the cage that she, and humans in general, tend to put themselves in. The intention of the work is to show the complex and impactful relationship between humans and animals.
Schnell is an active member of the Künstlerbund Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In summer 2022 she had her first solo exhibition at the Photo Triennale Hamburg.
Kristin Schnell has worked as a freelance photographer since 1995. She participated in the LensCulture Masterclass (2019/2020). Since then she has been nominated and received several awards such as: Aesthetica Art Prize (longlisted 2022), IPA 3rd winner (animals/pets 2021), the International Photography Competition at FMoPA (3rd place winner) , FotoNostrum 2023 Julia Margaret Cameron Award, Directors Award the Center for Fine Art Photography 2023, and New Talent Award from Profifoto 2023. Her work has been featured in the Stern Magazin, Brigitte Wir, Zeit Magazin, Profifoto and lenscratch. In 2022 she had her first solo exhibition at Photo Triennale Hamburg.
