Pages
| Page | Published | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| Author profile on the Azubiblog | – | text, page |
| Press release „AI Ninjas: OTTO macht Auszubildende zu KI-Profis“, by Christopher Herden | 04.08.2026 | text, page |
| Blog post „Vom Abiturienten zum Ansprechpartner – mein erster Messeauftritt auf der Vocatium“, by Leander | 06.07.2026 | text, page |
Key facts
- Profile: „Moin :) ich bin seit 2025 Dualer Student in Data Science & AI bei OTTO und begeistere mich für alles rund um Künstliche Intelligenz …“
- AI Ninjas: a training format initiated by Otto Group Tech Strategy and built with OTTO trainees. The bootcamp covers AI basics, process analysis, ogGPT (the Otto Group's own AI assistant), Power Automate, design thinking and change, and has reached over 1,200 employees across the group. Project lead: Marlon Köstel (Otto Group). Leander is quoted as „Dualstudent Data Science & AI bei OTTO und AI Ninja“ and starts his third semester in autumn 2026.
- Vocatium: on 4 June 2026 Leander represented OTTO at the Vocatium fair for apprenticeships and studies.
Photographs
All photographs © Otto GmbH & Co KGaA.
| Picture | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Leander seated on the white campus stairs, black knitted zip polo, glasses | 1179 × 1772 | author profile |
| The same, small crop | 298 × 448 | author profile |
| Leander, close-up from the same shoot | 800 × 700 | blog post author box |
| Face crop of the author photo | 380 × 440 | cropped from the author photo |
| Leander in a black T-shirt leaning on a glass wall, warm-lit campus corridor | 3855 × 2575 | press download |
| Leander and Marlon Köstel (olive polo) standing together | 3708 × 2419 | press download |
| Marlon Köstel leaning on a white counter: landscape, portrait | 2613 × 2992, 2614 × 3913 | press download |
| Header: Leander and Marlon with a digital data overlay of interface text and network lines | 4998 × 2811 | press page header |
| Christopher Herden, press author, arms crossed in front of the backlit OTTO sign | 3796 × 3796 | press page author box |
| The OTTO team at the Vocatium stand („A people company. Driven by technology.“, „OTTO Driven by you.“) | 1278 × 1704 | blog post |
Photographic style of OTTO's employer and press pictures
- Real employees, real campus. No models and no studio backdrop: the OTTO campus in Hamburg-Bramfeld, with its white atrium stairs and light wood, corridors with warm wall washers and the backlit OTTO sign.
- Two light moods: bright, cool daylight in the white atrium for author portraits; warm amber accent light on wood and brown walls for press shoots.
- Eye level, medium to three-quarter length, the subject centred or slightly off-centre, a shallow depth of field that keeps the background recognisable but soft.
- Relaxed, friendly posture: leaning, hands in pockets or folded, a genuine smile, eye contact with the camera.
- Casual clothing in dark and neutral tones (black, olive, navy, beige); no suits.
- Light retouching, natural skin, no filters, slightly warm colours.
- Tech topics may carry a graphic overlay, like the AI Ninjas header; plain portraits stay clean.
- Event photos are documentary snapshots of the stand, the team and the fair light, never staged.
The matching picture style is OTTO lifestyle photo. A real, named person is never shown in a situation that did not happen.
Leander as an OTTO 3D figure
Leander in the OTTO 3D illustration style. As a real person, his figure keeps a natural skin tone: base #eeac93, light #f6c3ae, shadow #d4907a. Invented characters keep the OTTO character skin #bc829c.
| Version | Picture | Skin |
|---|---|---|
| AI Ninja, chest up, arms crossed, clear glasses as signature | ![]() |
lit arm 5.1 from the light tone, cheek 2.5 from the shadow tone |
| OTTO clay family, full body, calm | ![]() |
face 7.4 from the shadow tone, hand 9.4 (between base and shadow) |
Skin values are colour differences (delta E) to the target tone; below 8 passes.

