The beginning of a new year has always reminded me to keep things simple. Maybe it’s the bareness of nature. It’s looking out of your window one morning and realising you can see so much farther when all the leaves … Continue reading
Tag Archives: landscape
Pushing comfort zones
Inspiration can be such a fickle thing and strike you when you least expect it. Recently I went to a beautiful exhibition on how Japanese art influenced western European artists like Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet and Henri Rivière. (Initially, … Continue reading
On the surface of Bonn
A few weeks ago I was invited to visit two friends living in Bonn, a lovely city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the former seat of government of West Germany. Autumn had just begun and the leaves were starting to turn … Continue reading
By the seaside (2/2)
Here we go: the second part of the pictures taken in Brighton. If you want to read about them or even missed the first part, please look here.
By the seaside (1/2)
If you ask people around you whether they prefer the seaside or the mountains, most of them will provide you with a quick and definitive answer. In most cases that answer will be „The seaside!“, to my experience at least. … Continue reading
A heap of broken images?
The first camera that I ever dared open up to repair (and the only one since for several reasons) was a Yashica 44 LM, a.k.a. Baby Yashica. I was glad I had no spare screws left over when the camera … Continue reading
Persephone lingering
The ancient Greeks have various beautiful stories. One of them explaining the change of the seasons on earth. It is said that Persephone, daughter of Demeter was once abducted by Hades, who had fallen in love with her. He took … Continue reading
Barren lands
It seems I cannot overcome my fascination for trees, (dead) plants and barren lands. Sometimes I like to think I am getting tired of it all, but it always turns out I don’t. Especially not in winter with the perfect … Continue reading