Nicolas Schnabel

Nicolas Schnabel is a Vienna-based photographer and filmmaker working at the intersection of intimate portraiture, narrative, and conceptual image-making. His practice moves fluidly between photography, film, and artist books, often in close collaboration with other artists. His book "Marry Me?" (2024), co-authored with Neela Keane, is a 264-page meditation on love, ambiguity, and projection - seven visual stories that resist resolution and invite the viewer to fill the gaps. He has also collaborated with Tizian Machtolf and Neela Keane on the exhibition "Gerade Leider Schief," shown in Dortmund, and presented work at AFA Space in Vienna.


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Top view of a young person with blond hair sitting curled up on a concrete street in Arles, France, arms wrapped around knees...
Soft pastel clouds filling the sky over St Ives, Cornwall
Young woman in a hot dog costume with mustard detail standing backstage in a costume room in Vienna, Austria.
Wind-swept coastal trees beside an empty road overlooking the sea near St Ives, Cornwall, England.
Cluster of small seashells tightly packed along a crack in a pale rock surface on the coast of St Ives, Cornwall.
Bald middle‑aged man with tanned freckled back leaning on a tartan blanket by the seaside in St Ives, Cornwall, England.
Young person with curly red hair in casual streetwear leaning in a shop doorway on a foggy day in Cornwall, England.
Minimalist view of a temporary metal barrier standing in front of a tall yellow wooden fence in Arles, France.
Misty Cornish meadow covered in wild grasses and dried wildflowers fading into thick fog
Young person in casual streetwear holding a smartphone at a sunny parking area in Dover, England.
Top view of a hotel bedside table in Cornwall with a landline telephone and scattered jewelry between two single beds.
Brown plastic chair with yellow woven-style backrest against a concrete wall in Arles, France.
Close-up of foamy turquoise sea waves crashing and swirling in Cornwall, England
Two people stand on a grassy cliff overlooking the turquoise sea and rocky coastline in Cornwall, England.
Pair of modern wall-mounted lamps with white shades glowing against a warm wooden wall in a Cornwall interior.
Windblown green shrubs leaning over an old stone wall on a foggy day in Cornwall, England.
Two people relax on a grassy coastal hillside overlooking rocky cliffs and the sea in Cornwall, England.
Sunlit interior deck of a ferry in Dover, England, with large windows overlooking the calm sea and shadows stretching across ...
Dramatic dark storm clouds building over Lake Como in Italy, filling the sky with towering, moody formations.
Small ferry crossing the shimmering waters of Lake Como with a picturesque Italian village and forested mountains in the back...
Close-up of a delicate butterfly resting on a person’s toe in natural light at Lake Como, Italy.
Two metal safety pins arranged together on a plain light background in a minimalist composition.
Close-up of a dense clump of yellow flowering wildflowers in a natural meadow near Arles, France.
Empty wooden bench in front of dense green bushes on an overcast day in a park in Dortmund, Germany.
Sunlit pottery studio in Hochdorf near Stuttgart with a pottery wheel, shelves of buckets and tools, and a stool in the warm ...
Young person filming with a professional video camera on an indoor stairwell in Köln, Germany.
Multiple silver disco balls hanging from the ceiling of an industrial-style event venue in Cologne, Germany.
Black and white winter landscape with snowy field, pine forest and distant mountain peak at sunset near Pfronten, Germany.
Close-up black and white portrait of a young man in a beanie, eyes closed and relaxing outdoors in Pfronten, Germany.
Dimly lit airplane cabin at night with passengers seated and a person placing luggage in the overhead bin under blue mood lig...
Wind-swept grassy dunes and rolling hills near a coastal path in Roscommon, Ireland under an overcast sky.
Empty wooden bar stools lined up against a dark wood counter with ribbed glass and a single glass ashtray in a pub in Roscomm...
Empty faceted glass casting a shadow on a glossy red round table in sunlight, Barcelona, Spain.
Playful stone figure with seaweed hair arranged on a rocky beach in St Ives, Cornwall, England.
Minimal blue staircase with white railing in a bright interior in Barcelona, Spain.
Close-up of a nearly empty glass of sparkling water with a lemon peel on a wooden table in Barcelona, Spain.
Two frothy mugs of draft beer on a shiny metal counter in Barcelona, Spain.
Minimalist restaurant table in Barcelona set for four with white plates, glass tumblers, and metal cutlery on a light wood su...
Close-up of a wooden restaurant table in Barcelona after a meal, with scattered crumbs, a spoon and fork on the left, an empt...
Stacks of clean upside-down drinking glasses neatly arranged on trays by a window in Barcelona, Spain.
Young person in a pink sweater lying on a bed in Vienna, looking at a smartphone while resting on pillows.
Young person standing on a ladder in a Vienna wardrobe, selecting colorful clothes from a crowded clothing rack behind curtains.
Person walking on a Vienna street at night holding a bright red long-sleeve fringe dress on a hanger.
Six half-full beer glasses on a wooden chessboard table in a cozy Vienna bar, surrounded by jackets and seating.
Leaning tree casting a long shadow on an asphalt sidewalk beside a sunlit cobblestone street in Barcelona, Spain.
Minimalist table setting for two at a red round table in a Barcelona café, with white plates, glasses, and cutlery on napkins...
Dimly lit modern hotel bed with white pillows and sheets in a blue-toned Barcelona room
Young man standing alone in a golden harvested field at sunset near Hochdorf, Stuttgart, Germany, looking across the empty la...
Young person with curly red hair wearing a light pink oversized jacket, standing outdoors in Cornwall, England.
Four modern metal chairs around a square outdoor café table on a patterned stone terrace in Sevilla, Spain.