A bare tree in the desert with a starry sky and the milky way visible behind
Stefan Liebermann

Stefan Liebermann | Germany

"It's a very special kind of photography: Not visible to the human eye, but real"

The glow of the night; for Stefan there can hardly be anything more beautiful than standing alone in the desert at night and photographing the night sky. The physicist and internationally award-winning photographer travels the world for his photographs – always in search of breathtaking landscape motifs. With his images he wants to share his fascination for the night and show this magic new world, using his Sony Alpha cameras.

a landscape of mountain nature reflects in the clear water

© Stefan Liebermann | Sony α7S + DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 | 1/125s @ f/14, ISO 400

breach in rocks leads to a waterfall

© Stefan Liebermann | Sony α7S + 14-24mm f/2.8 | 242s @ f/2.8, ISO 2000

broad landscape shows ray of lights enlightening the whole valley

© Stefan Liebermann | Sony α7S + DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 | 1/320s @ f/13, ISO 200

land of trees and rocks under the milky way

© Stefan Liebermann | Sony α7S | 30s @ f/2.0, ISO 5000

landscape of a tree in a plain in front of mountains at night

© Stefan Liebermann | Sony α7 III + 16-35mm f/2.8 GM | 13s @ f/4.5, ISO 1600

leafless trees stand out in front of the milky way

© Stefan Liebermann | Sony α7S | 30s @ f/1.8, ISO 5000

milky way above the desert

© Stefan Liebermann | Sony α7 III + 16-35mm f/2.8 GM | 272s @ f/2.8, ISO 1000

night vigil at the treasury in Petra

© Stefan Liebermann | Sony α7 III + 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS | 30s @ f/4.0, ISO 1250

person stands in front of a satellite at night

© Stefan Liebermann | Sony α7 III + 16-35mm f/2.8 GM | 30s @ f/2.8, ISO 640

small village in the heart of a valley surrounded by mountains and the milky way

© Stefan Liebermann | Sony α7 III + 28-75mm f/2.8 | 243s @ f/2.8, ISO 500

village of red houses on a lake with aurora borealis behind the mountain

© Stefan Liebermann | Sony α7 III + 16-35mm f/2.8 GM | 8s @ f/2.8, ISO 1250

water flowing on rocks

© Stefan Liebermann | Sony α7 III + 16-35mm f/2.8 GM | 1/4s @ f/14, ISO 100

Stefan's kit

Sony Alpha 7S II
Alpha 7S II
ILCE-7SM2
Sony Alpha 7 III
Alpha 7 III
ILCE-7M3
Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM
FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM
SEL1635GM
Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM
FE 24mm f/1.4 GM
SEL24F14GM
Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM
FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM
SEL1224GM

Stefan's stories

How I Shoot | Deep Space
Stefan Liebermann
Deep-sky photographer Stefan Liebermann explains how he shoots his incredible celestial images and how you can get started by photographing the moon.
the cosmic rose nebula
Shooting Iceland with the Sony Alpha 7C
Stefan Liebermann
When Stefan saw the volcanic eruption at Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, he immediately packed his Sony Alpha 7C and set off to photograph one of nature's greatest spectacles.
volcano shooting sparks into the air
Heavenly Bodies
Stefan Liebermann
Nightscape specialist, Stefan Liebermann, on the thrill of shooting stars with his full frame Alpha cameras
a man lying on a rock looking up at the stars
FE 35mm f/1.4 GM: Whatever the Light, Whatever the Weather
Stefan Liebermann and Dennis Schmelz
Stefan Liebermann and Dennis Schmelz on how the new Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM gives creative photographers and videographers more options in challenging places
Lake hintersee at sunrise