Dieter Schamne (b. 1974) is german contemporary documentary photographer and visual artist. He is freelancer based now in Kiel, Northern Germany. He was graduated with diploma from university and do his work mostly in documentary and conceptual genre. His work has been published and exhibited internationally. The Artwork was sold to private collections too. Dieter Schamne is always looking for interesting subjects, great spontaneous moments and new inspiring ideas.


EXHIBITIONS and PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVALS (selected):
2024 London Photo Festival. Directors choice for photoSchweiz 24
2020 Rotterdam Photo Festival 2020. Rotterdam. Netherlands - Exhibition - Transitions
2019 Copenhagen Photo Festival. Copenhagen. Denmark - The Censored Exhibition 2019
2019 Riga Photomonth Festival. Riga, Latvia - selected for projection
2018 Encontros da Imagem, International Photography and Visual Arts Festival. Braga, Portugal - selected for Portfolio Review
2018 Landskrona Foto Festival. Landskrona, Sweden - selected for Portfolio Review
2018 Millepiani Gallery. Rome, Italy - Group photo - digital visual group exhibition "ALTERATION"
2016 The Vallum Gallery, Institute of Arts. Carlisle, UK - Group exhibition "Looking Out" 
2016 PhotoPlace Gallery. Middlebury, VT, USA. - Juried photography exhibition "Photo Noir". Selected for Online Gallery Annex 
2016 Darkroom Gallery. VT, USA. - Juried fine art exhibition "Shadow and light"
2016 Lenscratch.com - "The 2015 favorite photograph exhibition" - Group online exhibition
2015 Carlisle Photo Festival Fringe. Carlisle, UK - Group 12 Months travelling exhibition "Visualising the Animal"
2013 Horizonte Zingst Photo Festival. Zingst, Germany - Group exhibition
2013 Carlisle Photo Festival. Carlisle, UK - Group exhibition "In Their Company"

AWARDS (selected):
2019 Helsinki Photo Festival. Helsinki, Finland - winner Helsinki Photo Festival Open Call 2019 - Anarchy
2019 Athens Photo Festival. Athens, Greece - shortlisted
2016 11 Annual Black & White Spider Awards. Beverly Hills, CA, USA - awarded with Nominee in Professional Fine Art Category
2016 Best of Photography 2016, Photographer's Forum Magazine. Santa Barbara, USA - Finalist with publication in Best of Photography 2016 book
2016 Moscow International Foto Awards. Moscow, Russia - awarded with Honorable Mention in Professional Fine Art Still Life Category
2016 Golden Orchid International Art Festival 2015-2016 -  awarded with “Third Prize – series” in Golden Orchid Photo Contest
2013 Athens Photo Festival. Athens, Greece - shortlisted









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