Lunch time break in a small English town.

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Tags: Photography, Street Photography, City & Streets, Photo Shoots

A Photo Slideshow not featuring any street photography

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Photo Collection from Manhattan Island

NYC photo collection

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Does Apple's iPad 2 really threaten our culture?

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Tags: Photography, London, Roadside Photography, Street Photography

The fine side of New England.

Walking the streets of the picturesque town of Sandwich on Cape Cod, I spotted these two ladies having their afternoon tea at the Painted Lady.
How many stereotypes can one combine in a single photograph? Read More...

Tags: Photography, Roadside Photography

A beautiful skyline. With an invisible scar.

View of the skyline of New York City, close to Battery Park.
How can I ever forget how it should look like. Read More...

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A selection of Nature and Countryside Photographs.

It has been a while since I worked my way through the countless photographs of my Nature & Countryside section. That is anyways how I decided to call them - for now.
The photographs are a mix of impressions from the American East Coast and the southern British countryside.
Organising these photos has been on my radar screen for ages. But as a photographer with photography not being the bread & butter business it is hard to keep up with the task of taking photographs and sorting/editing them.
These photos will now go through a second round of personal evaluation and test printing before a few selected ones will make make their way to the appropriate section in the gallery where they will be ready for purchase. Enjoy the album! Read More...

Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, Nature & Countryside

Just edited some one year old photos.

Shortly after moving to the UK I had to go back to good ol' Boston in January 2010. During this one week trip I had a few opportunities to walk around the streets that I so missed (and still do, actually). One Sunday morning Ian came into town all the way from Westborough. We had a jolly good time roaming around the streets of Boston and finding quite some interesting spots. Sadly this happened to be the last official photo shoot together for a long time to come. Most of the photos from back then have been sitting idle on my hard drive, until this past March. And then I got pleasantly surprised…. Sometimes photos need to rest before being touched, I think. Read More...

Tags: Photo Shoots, Photography, City & Streets

Nothing lasts forever - it is all like a wheel...

In mid 2007 a real estate agent, John Maloof, won a box of older negatives at an auction house in Chicaco. He was on search for a book he was about to write about his neighbourhood in Chicago. What he found however did not really help him with his book about Chicagos NW Side, but was nevertheless quite amazing.... Read More...

Tags: Photography, Street Photography, Black & White

Old cemeteries are intruiging places to photograph.

I hit he perfect light on an old cemetery in Oxford, UK. Famous people surounded me - and the X marked the spot.

I got this photograph, when I was strolling around the city and making my way down from the North towards downtown Oxford.

The Light on this mid afternoon was changing between being utterly flat and simply amazing. Just when I reached the X, the sun broke through the clouds which gave me a window of about five minutes to get the shot. Read More...

Tags: Photo Shoots, Photography, Urban Decay, Black & White

Meeting wild horses and Welsh mountain sheep.

A short weekend trip brought us this June to Wales. Since absolutely nothing was planned about this trip, but it all being a spontaneous idea, I opened Google maps on a Friday morning and looked what area could be of interest. So, we ended up in the Bryn, a small village near Abergavenny, the self proclaimed "Gateway to Wales" on the foot of Brecon Beacons National Park. We stayed in the Old Rectory Bed & Breakfast in the Bryn, an absolutely lovely and charming place with Liz and her daughter Kate being wonderful hosts. Coming from the west in the A40, the mountain range of the National Park towered by the Sugar Loaf Mountain lay in front of us and became already in the car my target destination for the weekend. Read More...

Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, Light Conditions, Nature & Countryside

Not a big deal... but still nice to see...

Who would have thought? When I opened my mailbox this morning, I found the email from Fotomoto, telling me that I am the featured artist of the day. Whoohoo. Not that this means very much, but it still makes me a little proud.
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The Portland Headlight - one more photographic approach.

This shot stayed untouched, yet very often looked at and thought about in my photo library for about six months. And after this time it took me several months worth of editing and re-editing to come up with this final photograph. Why? Here is the story...

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Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, Maine, Nature & Countryside

A photograph of a unique and artfully painted abstract protrait.

It happened to be in London, on a sunny Saturday afternoon: We were picked up by a friend at the Brixton Underground Station - with her car. Yes, those suburban Londonians (or, Londoners) own and drive their cars. Much to my surprise though, but then again: someone has to drive all those cars around creating the constant traffic in London.

We were on our way to a Trini (West-Indian) takeaway place - and my mind was already heavily involved with my Curry-Goat Roti to be. Did you ever have one of those? If not, you really (I mean REALLY) should try one…. But, back to the story. Read More...

Tags: Photography, Urban Decay, Photo Shoots, City & Streets

A stop motion short film.

And the more cinematographic way of photography.

And what a photographer can learn from it.

Stop Motion and time laps movies or, animations based on single shot photography are nothing new. They date back to 1892, when Katrina White and Emily Wilkinson brought a toy circus to live.
There is a wealth of movies out there on the internet, and a vast majority is certainly found on youtube. It is very interesting to say the least browsing these type of movies. Some creators are coming up with amazingly creative ideas.
But what else can we learn from assembling photographs into a film format? Read More...

Tags: Photography, Camera, Short Movie

Summer sunshine tourist photography - or the spirit of Life just happens.

Sometimes life just happens. And one has to hop on. That would be the gist of this story.

On the day of arrival I took our weekend guest, my good friend from Norway to one of my favourite spots in the neighbourhood: to the Iron Trunk Aqueduct. This Aqueduct lets the Grand Union Canal cross the River Ouse in Stony Stratford - so it is an open water bridge (Maybe this is part of Wolverton. It does not matter.). Along the Aqueduct is a mooring place for the canal boats. A peaceful place, what many boat dwellers call their home… Read More...

Tags: Photography, Photo Filter, Photo Shoots, Light Conditions, Seasonal Impressions, Grand Union Canal, Short Movie, Nature & Countryside

An approach on photographing grass.

Last week I was talking about photographs which mainly consist of texture or where texture plays a significant role in the photograph. I found that texture is captured very well with side lighting, where the natural light enhances shadows and highlights without drowning the shadows in black or blowing out the highlights. I experimented some more on this subject this past week. Read More...

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How the texture of materials impacts a photograph.

Over the last few months I payed more attention on how to emphasise the texture of an object that I photograph and how the texture of such objects can impacts a photograph. Actually, I was looking for images whose main compositional element is the texture itself.
Texture relates us to the feeling of a surface. Usually we explore a texture by vision and by touch. However, in a photograph, we don't have the luxury of experiencing the texture by touching it. The viewer of a photograph needs to be convinced by vision on how that photographed surface actually feels like. Read More...

Tags: Photo Shoots, Photography, Light Conditions, Urban Decay

A train ride and an abandoned station.

Many years ago, I was riding this route on the train on a weekly basis. To be precise, it has been twenty years ago. But that time is long gone. Last weekend however I was on my way to a reunion back in Germany. I took that train again. Things have changed. I had to change trains at this fairly abandoned train station. Before the connection made it I had time to capture this truly quite moment. The new route took me through the wonderful wine region of Rheinhessen. It was peaceful - the sun was shining, it was warm and the cherry blossom was in full swing. Worry free. Just like back then.

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Photographing the Portland Headlight in Maine.

One of my last photo shoots before the big move across the ocean brought me to Portland, Maine. The destination was the Portland Headlight, a lighthouse built in the late 1700's in a dramatic setting. The shoreline surrounding the lighthouse is cliffy with steep rocky beaches. Absolutely beautiful.

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Photographing African Wildlife from an unusual perspective.

Will and Matt Burrad-Lucas are two wildlife photographers, that tried to push their photography to a new frontier. As they say in their blog: "The modern world of wildlife photography is saturated with thousands of talented photographers producing a huge number of incredible photographs. As a result it is difficult to produce original shots without really pushing the boundaries and striving for new perspectives. Often, this means putting the camera into places that may at first seem impossible." Read More...

Tags: Art, Camera, Photography, Wildlife Photography

My first attempt of photographing blossoms.

I must admit - I don't feel really confident with that subject. Nor did I have a high interest in it. Maybe that has to do with the fact that in Massachusetts where I was living before really was not any spring? And where I am living now, it is spring all the time? I don't know. All I know is that this morning at a quick break, I saw these blossoms and they made me take out my camera and give it a try. And now, I see the image, I see many things that need to be improved and I want that really nice blossom photo... This is attempt #1:

Tags: Photography, Stony Stratford, Seasonal Impressions, Nature & Countryside

There is some style on the streets of London.

Another impression from London. Black Taxis. And stylish bikers - and she knew...

Worth sharing.

Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, City & Streets, London, Black & White

New York City Street Photography a la 1940.

Just a few days ago I stumbled across this phenomenal slideshow about Street Photography in New York City by Guideo Steenkamp, a Berlin based photographer. The video takes you to NYC in 2008 and somehow Guido manages to make it in a very strange way look and feel like in the first half of the last century - if it wasn't for the cars, the cellphones and the overall more modern look of the city. The soundtrack of the video certainly helps this impression, but even without it, that old feeling is still left with the viewer.




His website www.guido-steenkamp.com is worth checking our for everybody interested in street photography.

Tags: Art, Photography, Street Photography, Short Movie

Being at the right place at the right time.

On one of my last trips along the norther East Coast in the U.S. I made it up to Cape Neddick in York, Maine. My destination was the Nubble light house. Since this was a rather spontaneous decision I made it there in the mid afternoon on a sunny Sunday - amongst busloads of other tourists. But being patient enough, I managed to capture the image of the Nubble Light house below.Although it looks rather unreal, this is done at the right time with the right equipment.

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Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, Photo Filter, Photography Techniques, Light Conditions, Maine, Nature & Countryside

The art of photogarphing building blocks.

In one of my previous posts I was talking about the power of indirect light in photography and where and how to find it in your house. No studio setup, no fancy lights. Just simple photography. This time I approached photographing building bloks in my pro kitchen studio.

Tags: Photography, Photography Techniques, Photo Shoots, Light Conditions

Life on the streets of London.

The streets of London. New opportunities. New Impressions. Worth sharing.

Business lunch. Trafalgar Square.

Tags: Photography, Street Photography, Photo Shoots, London, City & Streets, Black & White

A different view of the British Flag.

One way of dealing with being and living in the UK now is photographing the British flag. And instead of going to Buckingham Palace, I found this Nissan Micra parked at a car dealership around the corner. Of course it was not only just a Micra, but it is painted in the "Brit look" - therefore it is being sold with an exorbitantly high price tag. Although the painting of this vehicle is rather cool, it still is a Micra. I don't have to buy it I guess. But it was inspiring enough to approach it with my camera and take a few close up images (for a larger view of the photograph above see inside the article). Read More...

Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, image noise

Sometimes a photographer is just SOL ...

London. The scenario: a tourist one place has it all stop-shop. A bobby hat for tourists on a mannequin head. Perfect. All it had to be was a quick shot. With my 55-200 mm, from the corner. The camera set to program mode since there was not time to fiddle around with settings. Store owners don't like photographers taking images of stuff so much. Experience - no need to ask. So, camera out. Zoom. Shot. And failed.

There are a few factors that work against making this a nice shot worthy the "other side" section of my gallery. Let me explain why.... Read More...

Tags: Photo Shoots, Photography, Photography Techniques, image noise, London

or dealing with selective seeing.

A recent trip brought me back to my old home town: Boston, Massachusetts. Well, Boston was not really my home town, but it is close enough. Anyhow, the point is that after two months not being there, I was glad to be back. And, as it is very often, once one has not been at one place for a while, I tend to look at it the next time we are there with different eyes. Read More...

Tags: Photography, Photography Techniques, Boston, Massachusetts

The art of photographing kitchen utensils.

On my current mission to photograph things around the house (and make them look interesting) I decided to finally utilize the wonderful indirect light coming trough the back kitchen window in the early morning hours.
If you are a photographer like me and you don't own a closet full of lighting equipment (and does not want even wan to own a closet full of lighting equipment), utilizing indirect light coming through any window in your house is absolutely fantastic for photographing... well,things. Have you ever seen those dreamy type flower portraits? The rose for example with the water drops on it, with the blossom being kind of underexposed and only partially visible? This mystic looking pile of coffee beans? If this is something you like, than indirect light is something for you. Read More...

Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, Light Conditions, Photography Techniques

African fine art wildlife photography by Nick Brandt.

Reading a photography magazine, I stumbled across a report about photographer Nick Brandt. Nick found a passion for east African wildlife photography in the mid 1990's, during his time as a director in the music video world. He was shooting the "Earth Song" video for Michael Jackson when he discovered the east African animal paradise. Nick Brandt realized that this paradise is short of its extinction. Taking trips from Nairobi through southern Kenya to Arusha in northern Tanzaniaa few years apart, he saw that the free roaming animals became significantly less in between his journeys. So he decided to capture this paradise to be soon lost on black and white film. Read More...

Tags: Art, Photography, Fine Art Photography

A brilliant resource for legal issues with photography.

Browsing through the internet today, I found this absolutely great blog page which I wanted to share with you. It is run by Carlos Miller, a photojournalist in Miami, Florida. He was arrested in February of 2007 for photographing them against their wishes. Read More...

Tags: Legality with photography, Photography

The art of photography in a brilliant short movie.

A long time ago I discovered this great video on youtube. It is the short movie Spin from Double Edge Films.



The storyline is told by a great short film underlayed by fantastic beats. And the photography in this film stroke me. There is great photography in every great movie, however, this was aboslutely down my alley. Read More...

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Philip Toledano's photography

The other day I found an email from my dear friend from Singapore in my inbox. She knows about my love to photography and decided to share this link. A link from an astonishing photographer who manages to capture an amount of soul in his images as I have rarely seen before. Maybe it is the story behind his images what makes them so brilliant, maybe it is the story inside the image itself. It is probably a combination of both. Read More...

Tags: Art, Photography

With the thanksgiving turkey flavor still in my mouth, I was all energized to face the elements on this cold and beautiful November morning. For a long time I had in mind to shoot this old factory building in Saxonville, Framingham, Massachusetts. I drive by there on a fairly regular basis. And although there is nothing really special about this building, for some reason it always showed a certain beauty sitting next to the lake. Read More...

Tags: Massachusetts, Framingham, Photo Shoots, Photography, industrial Photography, Urban Decay

Throughout of the month of October I went out on various occasions and tried to capture the mood of this years fall. The result is a collection of reds, yellows, greens and browns. Some of these images make me understand when I heard someone years ago say that late fall produces a warm brown tone, no matter whether the sun shines or it rains. This is a nice summary showing the different moods light at different times of the day can create. And daylight is just so much more workable in fall than it is in the summer or even spring. Read More...

Tags: Massachusetts, Boston, Sudbury, Photography, Photo Shoots, Foliage, Seasonal Impressions, Nature & Countryside

The perfect Fall weekend. The foliage not being at its peak, but warm enough to to have a fall BBQ: Lamb wrapped in steak, grilled to perfection. Came with a delicious, significant amount of red wine. Well, later that night, the phone rang and I agreed to a photo shoot with Ian the next morning. Shortly after the alarm clock went off and, after meeting at the Mall, we were to off lovely Fitchburg, Massachusetts. We drove around the downtown area until we found something that caught our interest. Read More...

Tags: Massachusetts, Fitchburg, Photo Shoots, Photography, Urban Decay, industrial Photography

The need of leaving it all behind and a spontaneous idea brought us to the magnificent city of Hong Kong. With one week of planning I was not quite sure what to expect: Chinese tradition? Millions of bikes? Cars? Rikshas? Well, I figured I just go and see.... Read More...

Tags: Hong Kong, Photography, Photo Shoots

This was indeed an event I am always looking forward to. The carnival happens always on the last weekend in August, which is the weekend before Labour Day weekend. That made it complicated this year since Labour Day weekend was the last one in August.So what do do? The website was not very informative - they archive but don't announce there. Thank good I got a phone call just in time as a reminder - thanks Chicken. :D. Read More...

Tags: Massachusetts, Boston, Photography, Photo Shoots, Events, Street Photography