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"Photography allows me to create the worlds as I see them and share it with my audience. Through the medium, I have discovered a lot about my self and the unconscious mind..."

Roman Königshofer is a landscape, sports & travel photographer based in Innsbruck, Austria. He is available for editorial and commercial assignments internationally.

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