Photography
Photography has been part of my life since childhood.
I started around 1985 with an Agfamatic pocket camera. A few years later I received a simple camera with a zoom lens. Later I moved on to a single-lens reflex camera with different interchangeable lenses.
After a longer pause I returned to photography through a local photo club in Berlin. This time, photography became slower and more material: black and white film, darkroom work, developing prints and even developing negatives by hand.
I experimented with digital photography as early as 1999, but it took much longer before I fully moved into digital photography.
Across all these phases, photography has never been only about documenting what is in front of the camera. It has been a way of looking closely: at surfaces, light, structures, decay, small details and the atmosphere of places. This way of seeing continues to shape my work with objects, materials and the remains of digital culture.
The LINK exchange
While being on Gran Canaria - specifically Las Palmas - for the LINK project - I had the chance to take my old Nex 7 out and shoot some photos.…
I love Berlin
Berlin, the capital of Germany. I have to say: yes, I do love Berlin.
Ruhrpott Part Two - the night strikes back
Part two of the Ruhrpott Series. I visited Tiger and Turtle, helped a butterfly, opened the EmptySpace, and yes: I took a lots of sundown photos…
cuban affairs
Cigars, cars and landscapes. Photos from Cuba, the city of Havana, and Varadero
twenty days and one week
In 2015 we stayed for twenty days and one week in Finland.
to the north
from Germany to Denmark to Sweden to Finland - by train using a Interrail ticket.
NYC spring
In 2014 I followed an invitation by SolarC³ITIES TH Culhane to visit NYC, Dobbs Ferry. It was the first time I went to the States.
oh my portugal
Visting Portugal / Tamera ecoVillage in September 2014 on invitation by Solar C³ities e.V. I joined the Blueprint, a group of like minded people…
into the blue
In April 2015 I went to Portugal for the 2nd Tameran Blueprint meeting.
the blue flame tour
In 2014 I went to Ireland for protest, permaculture and biogas.
biogas experimentation week
In August 2015 I went to Tamera for the 3rd Blueprint meeting and the Biogas experimentation week.
Ruhrpott Part One - a new city
Over 8 years I took a lot of photos. I started with a Canon 60D and then switched to a Sony Nex 7. Those bulky and heavy DSLRs are like dinosaurs…
Ruhrpott Part Three - return of the wiseguys
3rd Part of the Ruhrpott Quadrologie. I walked through the city several times at different hours.
Oslo Permanent
In 2019 I went to Oslo for the Nordic Institute of Permaculture meeting in order to complete the application of the Finnish Permaculture…
Ruhrpott Part Four - long kiss goodbye
Part four of the Ruhrpott series. The final chapter. I was already torn away from Essen.
Portuguese days
In September 2017 I went to Portugal to meet with the Blueprint Alliance.
the 7 states
In March 2016 Lumia and I travelled 7 US states. We were invited by Solar C³ITIES INC, a non-for-profit organization based in Pennsylvania.
a Finnish year
On the 25th of May 2016 I moved to Finland with my wife. We live on the countryside near the lovely small town Pälkäne.
