ROBSHOTS

About Robert

Personal traits

Tech nerd with a tendency towards semi-professionalism, employee by day, entrepreneur on the side, full-time dad to two kids and bonus dad to two daughters. Happily married for the second time, and a taxpayer for what feels like forever. A committed problem-solver, idea tinkerer, notoriously independent thinker, amateur photographer with sometimes more pixels than talent, multi-OS chaos enthusiast, automation junkie — and an internet native since the early days of modem noises…

Behind the camera

By day, I’m a fairly ordinary employee and entrepreneur; by night, you’ll find me in the virtual darkroom — and in between, I’m a full-time dad to two kids and a bonus dad to two wonderful daughters.

Family is my steady anchor in everyday life and, at the same time, my greatest motivation to keep moving forward — both professionally and personally.

Technology caught my attention early on — more precisely, back when the first crackling modem sounds made the internet feel like a real adventure. Since then, I’ve become something of an internet native: sometimes a nerd, sometimes a tinkerer, sometimes a bit chaotic, but always curious. I enjoy trying out ideas, breaking problems down, and finding new ways to make things simpler or smarter. You could say that automation isn’t just a gimmick for me — it’s a small passion.

Alongside technology, there’s another side of me: the creative one. With a camera in hand, I’m an amateur photographer — sometimes with more pixels than talent, but always with an eye for moments that fascinate me. Whether landscapes, details, or everyday snapshots, each image is a small piece of my world.

I’m also someone who likes to think independently and doesn’t blindly follow well-trodden paths. Perhaps that’s what makes me a problem-solver and idea tinkerer — someone who prefers to try things out rather than wait for ready-made solutions from elsewhere.

Although I’m a native German, I present this site in both German and English. Photographs don’t really need a language, but giving visitors a choice makes it easier for people from different places to connect with what I share.

And what else? Happily married for the second time, a taxpayer for what feels like forever, and a multi-OS chaos enthusiast — yes, everything runs in parallel here: Windows, macOS and Linux. Why keep it simple when you can mix things up?

In short: I’m a person with many roles, passions and ongoing projects — and that’s exactly what makes life interesting.