ruhrpott
The Ruhrpott, or Ruhr area or just Pott is the name for a conglomeration of cities besides the river Ruhr. This are is very dense. You drive from one city to the other without knowing that there is a start or ending. The poppulation is about 5 million people.

catched the tiger
Taken at the famouse tiger and turtle magic mountain in Duisburg,…

To Wuppertal
Catching the S-bahn in Essen Stehle, going to Wuppertal.

Heavy load
Symbolics in nature. The heavy load of snow.

Sundown VIII
I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this.

Speed Daemon
The A40, the highlight of Essen. The place everybody should be proud of.

Industry landscape
Industry landscape

To the Hauptbahnhof
While walking to the Hauptbahnhof (main station) in Essen I saw that perfect alignment of the teletower at the far distance.

No bikes please
no bikes please. While Essen invests a lot in so called Schnellradwege (far distant bicycle roads) the don't do anything for bicycles in the city…

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…

to the north
from Germany to Denmark to Sweden to Finland - by train using a Interrail ticket.

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.

Ruhrpott Part Three - return of the wiseguys
3rd Part of the Ruhrpott Quadrologie. I walked through the city several times at different hours.

I love Berlin
Berlin, the capital of Germany. I have to say: yes, I do love Berlin.

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…

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.…

cuban affairs
Cigars, cars and landscapes. Photos from Cuba, the city of Havana, and Varadero

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.





