About Thomas Defner

Thomas Defner in front of a mountain lake

Born in 1960 in Innsbruck, Austria.

Lives and works in Igls/Innsbruck

Training in the photography studio of his grandfather Dr. Adalbert Defner (1884-1969) and later his father Karl Defner (1926-2013) as well as in the School of Photography and Optics, Hall in Tirol. Since 1992 he is the 3rd generation owner of Defner Photo Publishing Company (est. 1919).

Exhibitions, events and projects

  • 2011 gallery Aqua Dome “in the quiet light”
  • 2011 gallery IGLER ART
  • 2011 exhibition participation Kunststrasse Imst
  • 2012 photo project “berlin photo update”
  • 2012 exhibition participation Fotoforum Bolzano
  • 2012-2018 photo project “faces”, the north faces of the alps
  • 2016 photo project “time-lapse over 80 years”
  • 2016 exhibition participation Kunststrasse Imst
  • 2017 photo project “public space”
  • 2017 book "zeitblende" TIROL DEFNER-PHOTOGRAPHY 1925 TO 2017
  • 2017 exhibition "sichtweisen" gallery "augenblick", tannheim, austria
  • 2018 exhibition gallery burg hasegg, hall, austria
  • 2019 KUISA 2019, ART Viehausstellung, imst, austria
  • 2020 KUNSTradln Millstatt, im Stift, Kärnten
  • 2021 Artist in Residence, 1.8.21 - 30.9.21 Altstadt Galerie Gmünd, Kärnten
  • 2022 Galerie M, Alter Platz 22, 9020 Klagenfurt 24.9. - 22.10.2022