About me

I am Mareen Fischinger – photographer, synthographer, and production manager. Since the early 2000s, I have been creating visual stories for international brands, agencies, and public institutions. My approach combines profound photographic craftsmanship with the possibilities of the next technological era.
Based in Cologne, Germany – but I love traveling the world.

Woman in black dress drinking coffee near rustic wooden doorway by Mareen Fischinger

To me, an image is never a product of chance, but the result of a conscious chain of decisions.
This principle of deliberate authorship applies to my commercial photography. Every campaign is built on real access, real light, real direction – planned and staged, never left to chance. Each original capture carries a signed CAI/C2PA record, verifiable independently of any later retouching. Whether I am directing a live crew on set or developing complex AI workflows: at the center remains my signature as an author, guaranteeing quality, integrity, and human responsibility.

Downloads:

Lifestyle PDF Portfolio (17 MB)
Corporate PDF Portfolio (7 MB)
Industrial PDF Portfolio (12 MB)
Travel & Hospitality PDF Portfolio (148 MB)

As a synthographer (AI artist), I consistently translate core photographic principles – such as light, perspective, and consistency – into AI image production. For me, AI is not an experiment, but a professional service promise.
I specialize in hybrid visual worlds, integrating real people as Digital Twins into synthetic environments. This offers brands entirely new creative freedom—with full data sovereignty and legal security:
Legal Security: I work within controlled workflows (e.g., via private servers) to ensure your data does not flow into uncontrolled training loops.
Authorship: Every generated image remains under my full curatorial control – brand-compliant, capable of series production, and with a clear origin.
Please read my AI manifesto.

Behind my images stands a well-coordinated structure. Through my Cologne production company SET&DONE, I manage complex projects holistically—from model casting and location scouting to high-end retouching. We operate as a team that is sustainable, efficient, and works at eye level to cover the entire spectrum from the initial idea to the final image file for national and international clients.

To me, professional visual culture also means social responsibility. As a board member of the BFF (Association of Freelance Photographers and Film Designers) and a member of the KI Bundesverband (German AI Association), I actively advocate for ethical standards, transparency, and fair framework conditions.
Furthermore, it is a personal mission of mine to promote the visibility of women in the image market. With the BFF Sisters movement, which I co-founded, we push female positions and strengthen the ‘Female Gaze’ in professional photography.

I am a member of

Board member BFF e.V. – Professional Association of Freelance Photographers and Film Designers
AOP Accredited Photographer (London)
Member of the German Photographic Society (DGPh e.V.)
Female Photoclub e.V.
Member of the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI)
Member of "KI Bundesverband"
laif genossenschaft der fotograf*innen
200 BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS of Lürzer’s ARCHIVE
Listed as one of »Germany’s Best Photographers«

Female artist sitting in studio surrounded by large abstract prints by Mareen Fischinger

Sideproject

Since the 2000s I have been working on my personal project “Panography”, for which I have had the opportunity to exhibit several times – including in Paris, Düsseldorf and Cologne. I would like to invite you to immerse yourself in this world of mine.