Christoph Mohr has lived and worked in Cologne since 1999. As a camera assistant, he worked on cinema films such as "Lammbock" and "Das Wunder von Bern" as well as documentaries such as "Soldatenglück und Gottes Segen" and "Der große Ausverkauf". After filming in Manila, Christoph was so enthusiastic about the photos he brought back that he decided to become a photographer. Through his artistic use of light and colour, he succeeds in taking impressive snapshots of the regions he travels to. He is particularly interested in the developing countries of the southern hemisphere. In addition to rural and urban life, he is interested in the local social, cultural and political conditions. People are at the centre of his work. This results in a balanced mixture of portrait, landscape, urban, documentary and reportage photography, with which he provides interesting and comprehensive impressions. But crisis areas are also part of his portfolio. In 2016, for example, he took part in a film project in which the refugee routes through the Sahara were photographed. And twice he was in Ukraine in early 2022. His main clients include major publishers and NGOs. After the volume "Sacred Cities of Buddhism", his path went more in the social documentary direction again and he launched the cross-media project "Megacities".   

Bastian Barenbrock is a freelance documentary and landscape photographer, as well as a cameraman and drone photography specialist based in Cologne. Driven by his passion for travel and curiosity for different cultures and landscapes, the focus of his work is on high-quality documentaries for renowned, international production companies and TV stations for which he works worldwide. Years of experience in documentary filmmaking have enabled him to develop a cinematic visual language that uses aerial shots and unusual perspectives to create new perspectives and tell multi-faceted stories.

Oliver Fülling is a freelance author and editor for various publishing houses based in Oberallgäu. A passionate traveler, he published his first China travel guides while still studying sinology. His part-time work as a trekking guide in Central and East Asia, has inspired him to also publish several books on Tibet, the Himalayas, and Buddhism.

In total, Oliver Fülling has now published over 30 books on various topics. Three books were written in collaboration with Christoph Mohr, including Sacred Spaces – The Holy Sites of Buddhism published by teNeues. Always on the lookout for new forms of expression, the collaboration on the “Megacities” project has been a very special experience.