THOMAS WEUTHEN

PROFESSIONAL
• 1967 - BORN IN GERMANY
• 1987 - FINISHED A-LEVELS & ENTERED GERMAN ARMED FORCES
• 1996 - LEFT ARMY AS CAPTAIN WITH A MASTERS DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
• 1996 - STARTED SALES AND MANAGEMENT CAREER IN GERMANY WITH A GLOBAL LEADING COMPANY IN ACCESS CONTROL SOLUTIONS, HEADQUARTERED IN PENNSYLVANIA, USA
• 1999 - RELOCATED TO UK TO START UP AUTOMOTIVE SBU FOR EU
• 2005 TILL TODAY - LIVING IN SHANGHAI AND WORKING AS GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION COVERING TWO CORE STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNITS
• WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING THE COMPANY’S AUTOMOTIVE, MASS/COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS IN BOTH EUROPE AND ASIA
• IN HIS ROLE AS EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBER HE IS ALSO LOOKING INTO THE FURTHER EXPANSION OF THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS ACROSS ASIA PACIFIC AND IS A KEY PERSON FOR PARTNERSHIPS AND M&A OPPORTUNITIES IN COUNTRIES LIKE JAPAN & KOREA
• 2009 - ECONOMIC CRISIS HAS LED HIM TO LOOK INTO NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, FOCUSSING ON HIS CORE STRENGTH AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AS WELL AS STRATEGY DEVELOPER & EXECUTER, STILL ENJOYING ASIA AND LIVING IN SHANGHAI

PHOTOGRAPHY
NEXT TO HIS PROFESSIONAL LIFE, WHICH HAS BEEN ALWAYS STRUCTURED, PROCESS ORIENTED AND CHARACTERIZED BY MANAGING AND DECISION-MAKING, HE IS FINDING HIS LIFE BALANCE BY INVESTING HIS SPARE TIME IN HIS CREATIVE TALENT AS SELF-EDUCATED PHOTOGRAPHER.
INITIALLY INSPIRED BY HIS FATHER, HE STARTED HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY NEARLY 25 YEARS AGO AND GOT PASSIONATE ABOUT COMBINING HIS INTERESTS IN LATEST TECHNOLOGY, CREATIVE AND ARTISTIC WORK, AS WELL AS ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION.
THROUGH HIS EXTENSIVE TRAVELS HE WAS INTRODUCED TO THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION, WHICH HE ENJOYS VERY MUCH AND IS CAPTURING AMONGST OTHERS IN HIS PHOTOS FROM CHINA, INDIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES.
IN PARTICULAR IN THE PAST FEW YEARS HE FURTHER MATURED AS PHOTOGRAPHER AND MAINTAINED A WIDE VARIETY OF INTERESTS FOR PEOPLE, CULTURE, PORTRAIT, CITYSCAPE, LANDSCAPES AND NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY. CAPTURING THE MOMENT IS KEY FOR HIM AND IS RECENTLY - STIMULATED BY HIS TIME IN ASIA - IN PARTICULAR LOOKING FOR HIGH CONTRAST, DISCREPANCIES AND EXTREMES.
WITH HIS “LOOK TWICE – SHANGHAI” FOR EXAMPLE HE WOULD LIKE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT IT IS WORTHWHILE TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK IN LIFE FOR THE DETAILS BEFORE PEOPLE MAKE THEIR MIND UP. IN HIS NIGHT COMPOSITIONS HE IS COMBINING MULTIPLE ASPECTS OF THE OLD SHANGHAI, THE NEW SHANGHAI, THE DESTROYED SHANGHAI AND FAST MOVING SHANGHAI INTO EXCITING PHOTOS. MORE TO COME SOON …