Robert Mertens is an art photographer, book author, and teacher of photography and visual creativity. After completing a classic training in photography and having years of creative experience in advertising, he decided to follow an artistic career. His enthusiasm for the connection of creativity and photography is evident in his three books: »Kreative Fotopraxis« (Creative Photography in Practice), »Der eigene Blick« (The Personal Eye) and »Der kreative Fotograf« (The Creative Photographer) together with Heidi Mertens. These books were all published by Rheinwerk Verlag. Mertens has been running regular workshops, seminars and courses on the subjects of creativity and photography, since 2007, including the Leica Akademie MasterClass in Wetzlar.
