“Tief & Breit” is German for “low and wide,” a simple idea that covers everything from slammed show cars to track-ready racers. I am Bastien Bochmann, based in Germany, and since 2011 I have been documenting European car culture through photography and honest storytelling.
My photography has found its way into a variety of car magazines and online automotive outlets, and these experiences shaped my approach by teaching me to focus on the people, places, and moments that give this culture its depth.
For me, the real heart of car culture lives in the small moments: a project taking shape in a quiet garage, a group of friends setting off toward an event, the intensity of a racetrack coming alive, or the conversations that unfold once the tools are finally set aside. That is what I try to capture. Not just how a car looks, but why it matters to the people who build, drive, and love it.
Over the years I have covered events and stories across Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Norway, and other corners of Europe. Tief & Breit brings all of this together in one place, seen exactly as I experience it.
Welcome to my world of cars, culture, and the stories that connect them.
Behind the Camera
I’m 36 years old and based near Cologne, Germany. I’ve been obsessed with cars for as long as I can remember, and that fascination naturally led me to pick up my first camera in 2007. What started as taking photos of anything with wheels quickly grew into documenting the stories, people, and machines that shaped the scene around me. Along the way, I’ve owned more project cars than I care to admit, each one teaching me something new about both cars and myself.
These days my garage includes a 1996 Golf 3 VR6, a 1987 Porsche 944 S, and a 2025 Renault 5 E-Tech as my daily. Tief & Breit is where all of this comes together: my love for cars, my photography, and the culture that has been part of my life for as long as I can remember.