René Fietzek likes to tell stories. After studying theater, film, and media in Vienna, however, he realized there was something that he liked even more: visualizing them. In pursuit of this dream, he continued to study visual communication in Hamburg and finished as a photo designer at Lette-Verein in Berlin. Fietzek's stories always have two sides; without focusing too intensely on either, his photographs reveal both vulnerability and determination in one glance. Subtly emphasized by a skillful combination of soft shapes and playful patterns, they often display a natural brand of innocence. Fietzek captures the exact instant before an ideal moment, gently fueling our imagination.