Ulla Lohmann - Life, Death, Love and Lava

View Finders Photography Podcast

Ulla Lohmann is a documentary photographer and film maker from Lake Starnberg, Germany who regularly works for magazines and broadcasters, including National Geographic, GEO, BBC, Red Bull Media House and Stern View. Ulla has published a coffee-table book about the Dolomite Mountains for National Geographic and a text book about realizing her dreams. She is ambassador for Canon, Eizo, Manfrotto and F-Stop. She is an elected member of the German Photographic Society and she has been appointed as a fellow of the Explorer’s Club in New York. Ulla also conducts workshops and photograohy expeditions to active volcano sites around the world

A child of 2 teachers, her imagination and curiosity were always encouraged and when she won a national science competition as a teenager, she used the winnings to fund her first trip around the world - and she’s never looked back.

Her dream, to descend into heart of an active volcano, was inspired by reading Jules Verne as a child and her film Spitting Distance, which follows the fulfilment of this dream, is one of the most gripping things I’ve ever seen. As intense as that is, as our conversation continues, you’ll see that there are other parts of Ulla’s journey which are even more emotional. If you’re a regular listener, you can probably tell I was al little nervous on this one - I was very excited to be talking with Ulla but also a little on edge because I knew I’d be asking some very personal questions so bare with me for that. This is a fascinating conversation covering curiosity, loss, family, forgiveness, healing and even a little bit about photography.

Trigger Warning - the theme of suicide comes up in this episode. Here’s my conversation with the remarkable, Ulla Lohmann…

Show Notes

Follow this week’s guest at the following links:

Website - https://ullalohmann.com/en/home/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ullalohmann/

Ulla’s workshops and expeditions - https://ullalohmann.com/en/workshop-travel/

Ulla’s film, Spitting Distance - https://www.redbull.com/int-en/episodes/spitting-distance-explorers-adventures-of-the-century-s04-e01

Ulla’s photogrpahy from inside the Benbow crater - https://ullalohmann.com/en/photo-film/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/photos/

Gemtasu / The story of Eternal Life - https://ullalohmann.com/en/photo-film/gemtasu-the-story-of-eternal-life/

Ulla’s Canon Ambassador page - https://www.canon.co.uk/pro/ambassadors/ulla-lohmann/

Ulla’s F-Stop Gear Ambassador page - https://shop.fstopgear.com/ulla-lohmann/

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Additional show links

Double Exposure:

Eden in Ashes - https://ullalohmann.com/en/photo-film/eden-in-ashes/

Ullas son napping on a volcano - https://www.instagram.com/p/CQBxVJkNjAc/

Other links:

Jules Verne - Journey to the Centre of the Earth - https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=jules+verne+journey+to+the+centre+of+the+earth&i=stripbooks&sprefix=jules+verne+j%2Cstripbooks%2C85&ref=nb_sb_ss_c_2_13_pltr-ranker-retrain-acsession-acceptance

Fire of Love film trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMArx64RBO4

Katia and Murice Krafft - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katia_and_Maurice_Krafft

Carsten Peter - http://www.carstenpeter.com/index_en.php

Carsten Peter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/carstenpeter/

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