The 2021 dozen

posted in: Austria, Germany, Portugal, Tenerife 1

At the end of another year, I am showing a dozen pictures I took over the past twelve months that were important to me in one way or another. There is an unusual number of self-portraits in this year’s selection, and that’s not the result of vanity. It’s what happens if the lockdown that was intended to last through December … Read More

The 2020 dozen

As has become a tradition over the last few years, I am showing twelve pictures from the past twelve months that were important to me. The self-portrait above (which doesn’t count against the twelve) gives an indication that this year was very different from any other I have experienced. Especially for a people photographer like me, the covid pandemic severely … Read More

The 2017 dozen

posted in: Germany, Montana, Spain 0

With the year 2017 being almost over, I browsed the pictures I took over the last 12 months and selected a dozen pictures that are important to me.

The 2016 dozen

posted in: Germany, Montana, Singles 0

With 2016 just behind me, I went through the pictures I took over the course of the year and selected 12 of my favorites. Not necessarily the ‘best’ ones (I find the concept of ranking each and everything a little odd, anyway), but 12 photographs that I will certainly remember.

Photographing Helmut Schmidt (1918 – 2015)

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 Earlier this week, on Tuesday, to be more precise, Helmut Schmidt passed away at the age of 96. He was one of the most respected politicians of post-war Germany. As a senator in Hamburg he was instrumental in dealing with the consequences of the 1962 flood and gained widespread popularity. From 1974 through 1982 he served as Chancellor of the … Read More