The Photographer.

Who is this guy?

Christian Metzler. Photographer, tattooed and with a powerful beard – long before hipsters existed –, collector of shades, lord to a young dachshund and Coboc rider with iron principles: “I only wear my silk shirts in Miami.” Like Coboc, the Metzler is an original. We looked over the shoulder of the man who is responsible for the majority of Coboc’s pictures in recent years.

This is why

Confident? Yeah, sure, but fake? Not at all. Arrogant? No, maybe a little narcissistic, but always respectful when dealing with others. At work? Professional. He sees himself as a craftsman, not an artist. After all, he studied how to take pictures. And Coboc? “The nice thing is that the bicycle still looks like a bicycle and not like a tractor or a cyborg,” says Metzler, summarising the design language, and is particularly pleased when the straight lines in the photos are captured in light and shadow. “Do you see this line? That is sooo good.”

Barked at by doggy Beanz, Metzler rides a few laps around the studio – after all he has to know what the new models are all about. The young dog keeps him on his toes. Not that Metzler is old. Is it laziness that makes him ride an e-bike at this age? “It has nothing to do with laziness. For me, cycling is something beautiful and not torture. And that Coboc has managed to combine the useful with the beautiful, that’s actually what I love about it.”