Nikolas Koenig Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Nikolas Koenig moved to New York in 1995 after studying photography at the Academy for Photo Design in Munich. He has shot for magazines such as Travel + Leisure, Architectural Digest, Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Wallpaper, and the New York Times Magazine. As one of the most prolific hospitality photographers in the world, he regularly shoots for hoteliers including Ian Schrager and André Balazs. He has also photographed architecture and interiors for many well-known architects and designers, including Daniel Libeskind, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando, 1100 Architect, David Rockwell, Annabelle Selldorf, and Tom Kundig.• 20+ years of experience as a photographer specializing in interior, architecture, and hotel photography• Studied photography at the Academy for Photo Design in Munich About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process