Jurgen Otto

A master of capturing the beauty of the natural world in exquisite detail, Jürgen Otto was born in 1963 in Kiel, Germany. Otto spent his active years from 2008 to present, primarily focusing on documentary and nature genres, with his most famous works revolving around the mesmerizing world of Peacock spiders, highlighted in films like "Maratus" and "Peacock Spider Christmas." Despite not garnering awards at major film festivals, his unique ability to reveal the intricate beauty of tiny creatures, coupled with his innovative filmmaking techniques, has won him widespread acclaim. To know Jürgen Otto is to understand a man who finds vast universes in the smallest corners of our planet, painting grand epics on a micro canvas.