Samuel Lintaro Hopf is a freelance photographer and filmmaker from Hamburg, Germany.Born in 1988 in Kamakura, Japan, he discovered his love of photography at the age of thirteen, when he started experimenting with his parents' VHS camcorder and film camera. After graduating from the Hamburg Academy of Design with a degree in communication design in 2012, he pursued a career as a freelance photojournalist and cinematographer, working with advertising agencies and eventually founding his own video production company in 2017. He is being represented by Germany's prestigious photo agency VISUM.  International Member of GRist FamilyHost of YouTube Channel Samuel StreetlifeFounder of IKI FILM Videoproduction CompanyDirector of Photography at BellomotionFreelance Producer at UFA AgencyRICOH IMAGING AmbassadorFreelance Photojournalist at VISUM IMAGESDegree in Communication Design