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Ronald Wittek
Frankfurt am Main / Stuttgart, Germany
Ronald Wittek was born in 1964 in Germany. In 1995 he began working part-time as a sports photographer for a local daily newspaper. In 2003, Ronald became a freelance photographer in the Rhine-Neckar area for German news agency dpa and covering major championships such as Formula One, Euro soccer and World Cup soccer among others. In 2012, he joined dapd news agency and, after their shut down, became a freelance photographer for daily newspapers and various news agencies.
Since 2017, Ronald is epa staff photographer covering events in the South-West of Germany.
Frankfurt's David Abraham (R) in action against Leipzig's Yussuf Poulsen during the German DFB Cup round of sixteen soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig in Frankfurt, Germany, 04 February 2020. EPA-EFE/Ronald Wittek CONDITIONS - ATTENTION: The DFB regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video.
Arthur Mariano of Brazil celebrates during the Horizontal Bars men's Final at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, 13 October 2019. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
A combine harvester works a filed as white storks stand on a harvested part of a barley field near Worms, Germany, 09 July 2019. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
A general view over burning barricades during clashes in the Schanzenviertel quarter during the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, 07 July 2017. Reports state German Interior Ministry has prohibited the website 'Linksunten Indymedia' on 25 August 2017 for being a platform of left extremist instigation of violence against police prior to the G20 summit in Hamburg. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
US actress Elle Fanning arrives for the premiere of 'The Roads Not Taken' during the 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), in Berlin, Germany, 26 February 2020. The movie is presented in the Official Competition at the Berlinale that runs from 20 February to 01 March 2020. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
A man feeds sea gulls at the Lake Bodensee in Friedrichshafen, Germany, 22 January 2020. According to weather forecasts, the next days are expected to bring temperatures around zero degrees Celsius in south-western Germany. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives to be sworn in to the office by the President of the German Parliament (Bundestag), Wolfgang Schaeuble (not seen), on the day of the election of the Federal Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, 14 March 2018. A coalition of Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union (CSU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) forms the new German government. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Christian Ramos of Peru (R) and Daniel Arzani of Australia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
(RESTRICTIONS APPLY: Editorial Use Only, not used in association with any commercial entity - Images must not be used in any form of alert service or push service of any kind including via mobile alert services, downloads to mobile devices or MMS messaging - Images must appear as still images and must not emulate match action video footage - No alteration is made to, and no text or image is superimposed over, any published image which: (a) intentionally obscures or removes a sponsor identification image; or (b) adds or overlays the commercial identification of any third party which is not officially associated with the FIFA World Cup) EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK EDITORIAL USE ONLY
A Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at the zoo in Heidelberg, Germany, 09 January 2018. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
A view of a flooded waterside Promenade along the Rhine River in Speyer, Germany, 06 January 2018. After heavy rains and snow melt, floods in the rivers are expected in the next days. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Smoke from flares engulfs the pitch and delay the kick-off of the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FSV Mainz 05 in Frankfurt Main, Germany, 12 May 2019. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK CONDITIONS - ATTENTION: The DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video
Festivalgoers celebrate in front of a stage during the 'Southside' festival in Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany, 21 June 2019. The festival takes place from 21 to 23 June. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
A wild European kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) sits on a branch with a small fish in its beak at the Old Rhine River (Altrhein), near Karlsruhe, Germany, 04 October 2019. The European kingfisher is the only species of the kingfisher family that occurs in Central Europe. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Julia Goerges of Germany falls to the ground in action against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine during the Fed Cup World Group play-off match between Germany and Ukraine in Stuttgart, Germany, 22 April 2017. EPA/RONALD WITTEK
Elio Germano, winner of the Silver Bear for Best Actor for "Volevo nascondermi" (Hidden Away) attends the Winners' Press Conference after the Closing and Awards Ceremony of the 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), in Berlin, Germany, 29 February 2020. The Berlinale runs from 20 February to 01 March 2020. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair at Messe Frankfurt, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 10 October 2017. The book fair runs from 11 to 15 October. France is the special guest at this year's event. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Kent Farrington of United States of America on Voyeur competes in the Rolex Grand Prix show jumping event at the CHIO in Aachen, Germany, 23 July 2017. EPA/RONALD WITTEK
A California sea lion swims in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe, Germany, 19 May 2020. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
An insect flies above a colorful water lily growing in a pond at the Luisenpark in Mannheim, Germany, 14 August 2018. Commonly known as 'Water Lillies' the aquatic plants belong to the family of the 'Nymphaeaceae' with a variety of more than 30 species. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), speaks during a press conference following a meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 24 October 2019. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Head coach Juergen Klopp of Liverpool celebrates after winning the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Liverpool FC in Munich, Germany, 13 March 2019. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Two white storks (Ciconia ciconia) stand at the sunset on their horst near Philippsburg, Germany, 06 April 2018. According to weather forecasts it is expected that the upcoming days will bring temperatures of up to 20 degrees Celsius and lots of sunshine in the South-West of the country. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Heloise Letissier (C) aka Christine from Pop Band 'Christine and the Queens' and band member perform on stage at the 'Southside' festival in Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany, 21 June 2019. The festival takes place from 21 to 23 June. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Forensic experts investigate the crime scene inside a restaurant after a shooting in Rot am See, Germany, 24 January 2020. According to a police report a shooting caused several injured and possible fatalities. One suspect is under arrest. Initial media reports said that six people were killed. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in action during her quarter final match against Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, 26 April 2019. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Markus Eisenbichler of Germany in action during the second stage of the 67th Four Hills Tournament in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, 01 January 2019. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
A Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) sit in front of a window at Wilhelma zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, 15 August 2018. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Volkswagen AG CEO Herbert Diess presents the new VW electric car ID.3 in Frankfurt, Germany, 09 September 2019. The 2019 International Motor Show Germany IAA 2019, which this year promotes itself under the motto 'Driving tomorrow', takes place in Frankfurt am Main from 12 to 22 September 2019. The IAA 2019 will also feature numerous world premieres, and has a special focus on electric mobility and digitization. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
A partial lunar eclipse rise during a firework at the Brezel festival in Speyer, Germany, 16 July 2019. The partial lunar eclipse on the night of 16 July 2019 will take place 50 years after the astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched aboard a Saturn V rocket toward the Moon on 16 July 1969. The year 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing on 20 July 1969. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Oliver Hegi of Switzerland competes in the Horizontal bar men's qualification at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, 07 October 2019. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
The full moon rises behind the cooling towers of the nuclear power station in Philippsburg, Germany, 07 May 2020. The nuclear power plant in Philippsburg was completely shut down by 31 December 2019. According to the operator EnBW, the two cooling towers are expected to be demolished by blasting on 14-15 May 2020. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
People enjoy a sunny day on a meadow sitting in painted circles for social distance at the Neckar river promenade in Heidelberg, Germany, 30 May 2020. Several countries around the globe have started to ease COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in an effort to restart their economies and help people in their daily routines after the outbreak of COVID-19. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
A mute swan (cygnus olor) cleans his plumage in a pond at the nature reservation 'Wagbachniederung' in Waghaeusel, near Karlsruhe, Germany, 07 June 2020. The Wagbachniederung is an important breeding and resting place for breeding birds in Europe, which are endangered by extinction, and is one of the most important bird protection areas in Germany. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
A general view of the Grand Tower residential house in Frankfurt, Germany, 20 July 2020. The Grand Tower is a high-rise building in the Europa quarter in Frankfurt am Main that will be completed in 2020. With a height of 180 meters, it is Germany's highest residential high-rise. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
A man on a SUP or Stand up Paddle crosses the Rhine river during the sunset in Speyer, Germany, 14 April 2020. According to weather forecasts, the next days are expected to bring temperatures at about 20 degrees Celsius in south-western Germany. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
French President Emmanuel Macron lays a flower on a makeshift memorial to the victims of the Christmas Market terror attack shooting, in Strasbourg, France, 14 December 2018. Cherif Chekatt, the perpetrator of the Christmas Market attack, has been killed, at a building rue de Lazaret, in the Neudorf district of Strasbourg, late 13 December 2018. Three people died following the shooting at the market and several more were seriously injured during the incident on 11 December 2018. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Frankfurt’s Tuta in action during the friendly soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and AS Monaco in Frankfurt, Germany, 01 August 2020. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Chief Executive Officer Mercedes-Benz Cars, getures during the annual press conference in Stuttgart, Germany, 02 February 2017. Daimler reported a plus in revenues for the group of three per cent and a net profit of 8.8 billion euros despite an EBIT of two per cent lower than the previous year. The automotive manufacturer reported on the 2016 financial year and gave an outlook on 2017. EPA/RONALD WITTEK
Autumn colored vineyards around the castle of Hambach in Hambach near Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany, 17 October 2017. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Cologne's Ellyes Skhiri (L) in action against Hoffenheim's Diadie Samassekou (R) during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and 1. FC Koeln at PreZero Arena in Sinsheim, Germany, 27 May 2020. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK / POOL CONDITIONS - ATTENTION: The DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video.
Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan in action during a trial round for the first stage of the 67th Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, 29 December 2018. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK