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Photographer
Business portraits, events, advertising, reportage and personal work. That variety keeps the eye awake and the visual language sharp.
Official Fujifilm X-Photographer
Michael Damböck.
Commercial photographer, photography educator, speaker and creator from Stuttgart, Germany. I shoot for real clients, build tools for photographers and teach photography in a way that changes what you see before you press the shutter.
2007Freelance photographer since
18+Years of experience
20k+YouTube subscribers
5,500+Digital products sold
„A master at framing”
Fujifilm North America
Who is behind pixelcatcher
Photography is the best thing that could have happened to me.
People often ask how I ended up in photography. The short answer: I never found anything better. The honest answer: photography takes me places, connects me with people and makes visible what would otherwise pass too quickly.
Doing work that still genuinely excites me is a gift. That is why I share what I know in courses, videos, articles, podcasts and digital products. Not as dry theory, but as practical experience from real shoots, real cameras and real images.
Pixelcatcher is the place where I collect that work: photography education, articles, tools, styles and everything that makes photography clearer, faster and more enjoyable.
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Educator
Photography workshops, online trainings and practical explanations around composition, Fujifilm, lighting, landscape and workflow.
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Creator
Software, presets, videos, podcasts and experiments. All built around one goal: helping photographers make better decisions faster.
Photographer
Versatile, because photography is versatile.
I never wanted to lock myself into one small corner of photography. Reportage, business portraits, commercial work, events and personal series all demand different decisions.
That mix is not random. It is part of my work. It keeps me curious and makes sure my teaching comes from practice rather than from recycled textbook lines.
Businessportraits
Eventfotografie
Commercial
Reportage
Fujifilm & stage
Official Fujifilm X-Photographer and speaker.
My love for photography led me to Fujifilm early on: timeless camera design, strong technology and a way of working that keeps the attention close to the image.
As an official Fujifilm X-Photographer I share my experience with the X System in talks, videos and courses. One visible project was the launch of the Fujifilm X-T3: images for full-page ads in German photography magazines and a launch video that reached more than 30,000 views on the first day.
On stage and at trade fairs, I am not there to read slides. I want people to leave with something they can actually see in their own images the next day. That includes talks at Messe Stuttgart, CMT and Photokina.
YouTube & podcast
Learn for free before you buy.
German YouTube channel
Camera reviews, Fujifilm settings, composition, lighting and workflow. Direct, practical and regularly updated. Some videos reached more than 270,000 views, others help a smaller group very specifically. Both matter.
10.000+
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International YouTube channel
Photography and Fujifilm for an international audience, with the same clear explanations and practical perspective.
10.000+
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Coffee and Cameras podcast
Photography, technology, creative processes and thoughts from everyday work as a photographer. For the studio, editing desk or the road.
Podcast
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Knowledge articles
Fujifilm, Capture One, learning photography, gear and editing. Many practical answers are already available for free.
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Built from real practice
I build the tools I miss in my own photography workflow.
Many pixelcatcher products started with a very specific problem: exporting image sets, presenting photos cleanly, adding watermarks, organizing camera batteries, creating repeatable looks or making Fujifilm setups easier to understand. They are not abstract product ideas. They come from work I actually do.
Mac App
BorderTool Pro
Borders, mats and clean gallery presentation for photos. Built from the need to present finished images quickly, precisely and consistently.
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Mac App
BatchMark Pro
Watermarks, signatures, text boxes and branding in batches. Made for image sets, client galleries and fast publishing.
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3D print
BattBox
A camera battery case produced in Germany from renewable raw materials. Simple order for the camera bag, without generic plastic clutter.
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Image look
Capture One Styles
Looks for landscape, travel, street and architecture. Repeatable image moods without pushing the photos into artificial effects.
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Fujifilm
JPG Recipes
Camera looks and settings that work straight out of Fujifilm cameras. For less editing and more deliberate decisions while shooting.
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Also part of the story
A studio with coffee, tools and side projects.
Handwriting
With Robo Writer I run a handwriting service using real ink, custom plotters and cards that do not look like mass mailing.
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Coffee
Good coffee is part of the studio. From pod machines to capsules, fully automatic machines and finally a proper espresso setup, it became its own small journey. Studio coffee is now a very serious working tool.
Two wheels
Being out on an e-bike or motorcycle means freedom. With the bike I can stop anywhere for a photo, with the motorcycle I get out of the city quickly. Both clear the head.
Continue with pixelcatcher
Learn photography in a way that actually helps while shooting.
Explore my tools, read the articles or get in touch for a photography project. Better images start with better decisions before the shutter is pressed.