DANIEL
STAUCH — Architecture & Interior Photographer, Stuttgart · New York

International Career & Global Reach

After completing his studies at the renowned Merz Akademie in Stuttgart, Stauch moved to New York City, where he worked alongside celebrity and fine-art photographer Udo Spreitzenbarth. This formative period provided direct insight into international editorial, commercial and fine-art photography and helped shape the distinctive visual language that defines his work today.

Today, Daniel Stauch works internationally across Europe, the United States, Asia and the Middle East. His portfolio includes collaborations with leading luxury brands including Rolex, Wempe and Jaeger-LeCoultre, iconic global institutions such as the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Museum of the Future in Dubai, and internationally acclaimed architectural firms.

In 2018, he established Gallery Stauch in Stuttgart, which serves both as a creative hub for his international network and as an exhibition space dedicated to the dialogue between space and photography.

In 2026, he was patron (Schirmherr) of the summer Werkschau Wir reissen ab at the Lazi Akademie in Esslingen, the graduate exhibition of its photography, film and design students – following photographers such as Monica Menez, Michael Sautter and Calvin Hollywood.

The 2023 Venice Biennale

A defining milestone in Stauch’s artistic career came in 2023, when works from his series RE SET were presented at the European Cultural Centre’s exhibition Time Space Existence during the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale.

In RE SET, Stauch explores the aesthetics of absence and visual silence across sites of global significance. Through a sophisticated digital process, he strips public squares and world-famous architectural landmarks of crowds, vehicles and urban dynamics.

At the Biennale, Stauch expanded the boundaries of traditional photography by introducing a digital dimension: using Augmented Reality via the Artivive app, animated virtual layers were overlaid onto the physical artworks, creating an immersive experience between real and digital space.

Artistic Approach

Daniel Stauch’s oeuvre is an ongoing investigation into our relationship with space and time. In a globalized, accelerated world in which the human eye is constantly exposed to visual overload, Stauch creates sanctuaries of stillness through reduction, precision and geometric clarity.

His photographs invite viewers to rethink architecture beyond its utilitarian function, revealing it as an interplay of form, light and timeless presence.