Bräuer was awarded the HONOR OF DISTINCION in Still Life Photography from the 5th annual Black & White Spider Awards, and two Nominations in Architecture Photography.

The Black & White Spider Awards has been committed to have a world-class Juries selected from the most respected names in the industry, among others David Clarke | Head of Tate Photography London, Dr Juliet Hacking | Sotheby's Institute of Art, and Michael Shulman | Magnum Photos.

Today it is recognized around the world as the most renowned body of its kind, dedicated to honouring the highest achievements in black & white photography.

LITERATUR MOTHS (Bookshop of the Year 2009, Germany) becomes the first place for the MALLORCA-the nature of things- book presentation by RUPA Publishing. The event included a book signing by the photographer.

ARTHUS GALLERY BRUSSELS. Rodolphe de Spoelberch presented 26 photographs of the -Mallorca, the nature of things- series in
a six week long exhibition.

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The International Photography Awards, Los Angeles, IPA.
Bräuer was awarded with 6 x Honourable Mentions in the categories of: FINE ARTS, NATURE LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE and ADVERTISEMENT Photography. The 2009 competition received nearly 18.000 submissions from 104 countries across the globe.

A weeklong exhibition of international galleries, each representing their best artist. The JamArt event aspires to be a new space for emerging contemporary art. Bräuers work consisted of 9 architectural black and white medium and large format photographs.

A photo story based on the principal of Ki-Sho-Ten-Ketsu, an over 900-year-old form of Asian literature. Ki stands for 'Introduction', Sho means 'Development', Ten is 'change', Ketsu 'Final'. This project was collaboration with dancers Janet Müller and Arnd, fashion designer couple from BiU, and MakeUp artist Chencho. The project received the Spanish photography LUX Award.

Bräuer collaborated with friend and artist/ex-designer Marti Guixe in “Spam factory” and “ Olive atomic” en la Virena y Fundacion de la Caixa in Barcelona, and more recently paint-party opening events for Desigual clothing stores in Diagonal Mar, Passeig de Gracia and Plaça St. Jaume. The event involves a diverse group of artist, each painting a large wall of the space, the walls become a unique intentity backdrop of Desigual stores.

Joaquim Muntaner was a great mentor and friend to Bräuer. Muntaner, born in 1931 and know for his exquisite expertise in studio lighting, invited Bräuer to participated in his latest photography lighting book. The project completed and Bräuer was given a copy of the book just before Muntaners death in 2004.