Dennis grew up in Germany before making the big move to Aotearoa in 2010. With Christchurch as his base of operations for quick access to the mountains he picked up his first Fujifilm X camera in 2011. 

As keen tramper he enjoys exploring the New Zealand backcountry. His outdoor photography made him a regular contributor to Wilderness Magazine. In 2014 he was awarded ‘New Zealand Geographic 

Landscape Photographer of the Year’. Dennis still lives in Christchurch where he is following his passion and building his freelance photography business Lightforge.