Maximilian is a photographer based in Sweden whose work explores how people and places endure change, how life continues amid destruction, adaptation, and renewal. For him, photography is a form of visual storytelling: a way to observe the world and let meaning unfold through the image itself.

His series in Ukraine studies the contrast between what survives and what is lost. A clean basketball court framed by the ruins of a school building captures the quiet persistence that runs through much of his work. These contrasts—life beside decay, order beside chaos—reveal a deeper sense of resilience within damaged landscapes.

In Japan, Maximilian turns his attention to another kind of balance: the meeting point of modern architecture and traditional culture. His photographs follow the ongoing dialogue between temples and skyscrapers, shrines and glass facades, where past and present share the same space.

Working primarily in digital photography, he is drawn to composition and light. While he often uses black and white to focus on form and shadow, he turns to color when it adds depth or emotion to a scene. Across his projects, Maximilian continues to explore how light, structure, and time reflect the instinct to rebuild and endure.