These are photographed specimens of birds, most of whose species are extinct. The photographer Florian W. Mueller was inspired by the legend of Icarus: His father Daedalus built wings of feathers and wax for himself and his son to escape from the captivity of Minos on Crete. The son Icarus became overconfident, the wax melted and he fell into the sea. Despite his father's warnings. The parallels: Despite warnings and admonitions, the world spirals into ever higher and warmer and warmer climes, and the crash is not far away.

Florian W. Mueller is an internationally distinguished, exhibited, published and booked photographer,. Since 2013 he is a professional member of the honorable BFF (professional association of freelance photographers and film designers e.V.) in addition to big names like F.C. Gundlach, Peter Lindbergh, Sarah Moon or Oliviero Toscani. In 2016, he joined the prestigious AOP (Association of Photographers) in London and promptly became a finalist at the 2016 Grand AOP Awards. In 2017, he was a 6-time finalist and won an AOP award. Florian's specialties are architecture, landscape, people and abstract photography. In addition to many other awards, he received a "Best of Category Award" and became a 6x finalist at the AOP Awards in London, 1st Place & 2 Honorable Mentions at the Tokyo International Photo Awards, Silver & Bronze at the One Eyeland Photography Awards, Silver & 2 Honorable Mentions at the PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris), 1st place & 3rd place at the International Color Awards, 3x Gold at the annual BFF Magazine, 3rd place & 24 Honorable Mentions at the International Photography 2017 Awards and a 1st Place at the International Color Awards. His work has been exhibited in galleries in Paris, London, Berlin, New York, Zhouzhou (China), Dusseldorf, Cologne, Athens, Köping (Sweden) and will be exhibited in June 2018 at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Colorado, USA. He led the first "Porsche Photography Masterclass" in Malaysia in 2017 and teaches photography and fine art worldwide.

Florian W. Mueller is a fine art and commercial photographer and creative director, living in Cologne, Germany and working worldwide. His work is exhibited, awarded and published in galleries and shows all over the world. He also teaches and talks about photography and gives masterclasses.