{"id":9502,"date":"2026-06-14T08:15:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T06:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juliuskramer.de\/projects\/bavarias-native-inhabitants\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:15:26","slug":"bavarias-native-inhabitants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.juliuskramer.de\/en\/projects__trashed\/bavarias-native-inhabitants\/","title":{"rendered":"Bavaria’s Native Inhabitants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photography project \u00b7 since 2012<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Bavaria's Native Inhabitants<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n

Small, wild, and forgotten \u2014 a photographic portrait of native species.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Home<\/a> \/<\/span> Projects<\/a> \/<\/span> Bavaria's Native Inhabitants<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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since 2012<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Germany, Bavaria<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Species<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Beetles \u00b7 Frogs \u00b7 Mice<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Technique<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Macro & Field<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They were here long before we arrived. They live in deadwood, in the cover of night, hidden in moors and meadows \u2014 small, often overlooked creatures that have been part of our native nature for millennia. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tiger beetles<\/strong>, hazel dormice<\/strong>, moor frogs<\/strong>, midwife toads<\/strong>, and stag beetles<\/strong>: This photography project is a journey to Bavaria's true native inhabitants. I accompany them through spring and summer, into damp forests and sun-drenched sandy areas, into tree hollows and under stones. <\/p>\n

I document their daily lives \u2014 how the stag beetle emerges from the earth for the last time, how the moor frog turns blue during its mating call, how tiny hazel dormice climb through tangled branches, silent yet alert.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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During the spawning season, the male moor frog turns a vibrant blue \u2014 for only a few days a year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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These are fragile worlds that we rarely notice \u2014 and often unintentionally destroy. Many of these species are now endangered or on the Red List. With this project, I want to tell their stories: stories of adaptation, survival, and beauty in small things. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Native Inhabitants\" is my photographic portrait of those species that make our home what it is \u2014 wild, vibrant, and full of wonder. They are the animals we pass by every day without ever seeing them. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Bavaria's Little Wild Ones<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n

Beetles, toads, mice \u2014 portraits from the shadows.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Read more<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Two<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Long-term project \u00b7 Bavarian Forest<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

In the Shadows of the Forest \u2014 Tracking the Lynx<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Reportage \u00b7 Scandinavia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

When the Sun Doesn't Sleep \u2014 The Wilderness of Scandinavia<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Blue-colored<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Species conservation \u00b7 Germany<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Life in Hiding \u2014 Amphibians & Reptiles on Our Doorstep<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Don't miss another adventure<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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