Surprisingly the ca. 400 years old jewish cemetery is located in the center of town. A showcase for black and white photography.

Brand new: our son David Luca :-) I once swore myself I would not become one of those father constantly taking pictures of his son… didn’t work out so far.

For the sake of completeness, the Dom of Hamburg (a big yearly fun fairground) AFTER its opening. In order to get accustomed to my new wide angle lens, exclusively shot with 14mm.

Coudly skies for our short trip to Sylt, but enough for the Sylt north see aquarium with sharks and a few shots at the beach.

Day of the open door at several ships in the habour. I took many pictures with my 14mm wide angle for training.

The Dom of Hamburg, a big yearly fun fairground, is completely built up the night before opening, but dark and spooky like in a horror film.

A short trip with Eike and Martin: experiments to play with blurred movements.

Vitage car prototypes and the new, futuristic train station in the Habour City.

You wouldn't believe how much time you can spent around one bridge ;-) Phtographers day trip with Eike & Lutz.

We spent New Year ’s Eve in Berlin. But as photographer you have to at least visit the Holocaust memorial.

There is a section of world war graves at the large Ohlsdorf cemetery. With falling snow and in B/W they look especially bleak.

As best man of the bride groom photographer I had the honor and pleasure to take photos of the wedding, the henna night (which was already a little marriage).

The workshop of the violin maker Sielaff here in Winterhude. Thanks for the invitation!

This time added some images of the historic fair last weekend.

The most pleasant and motive of Hamburg, the large habour. Some of the cranes shown are not in use any more, but part of a museum a the Australia-Kai.

This shed is run by enthusiasts. It contains some old locomotives and wagons, inviting to some black and white photos.

Another photo tour, trying to add more complex compositions. In this part of the habour you find some old cranes that are not in use any more.

Part 2 of the journey: Several old chateaux and churches. The area was very rich in former times, hence the big buildings.

Part 1 of the journey: Wild coast, broad beaches and rough nature. There was no storm during our stay unfortunately, which would yield great images there I guess.

Two days as guest in Wacken, part two: The wild, warmhearted and a bit crazy show swordsmen group that invited my as their photographer.

Wacken is the biggest heavy metal festival on earth. Since it was rainy, the 80.000 people found themselves in the mud, but they did not really care (Part 2 following).

Kian is just a few weeks old, and so still a bit sleepy, but already trains to become model.

During our session we stumbled upon an oldtimer race. Though we did not have much time, the old habour made a good background for these cars.

Waltershof is a photogenic part of the large habour of Hamburg. This is the result of a night shooting session during bad weather, making beautiful skies.

The "Hamburger Kunsthalle" including the spider like art installation on its roof.

In northern Germany there is a submarine from the second world war as well as a train yard with historic old trains. Day trip with Eike.

Two extended weekand on a calm finca. That far to the west Mallorca is much more pleasant than in the loud southern parts.

Around the castle of Ahrensburg many flowers are blooming at times. This year another visit after three years.

A day trip session with Eike to a less touristy part of the beach. The stilt houses in the void make a nice picture in backlight settings. It also demonstrates RawTherapee 4's good highlight recovery options.

It was so cold that the lake Alster is frozen again after 15 years.

The city of gamblers provides some good night shots for the non-gambling photographer. One casino also hosts a pretty nice aquarium.

Collection of Hamburg seen in autumn 2011.

A trip surrounding the Grand Canyon in the US. The south west sports many beautiful canyons, not just the grand one.

I came in talks with the nice guys of schwertschaukampf.de after the middle ages event. They agreed on a private little TfP photo session. Unfortunately the session ended prematurely because my wife felt starting labors (turned out to be false alarm though), but up till then some nice pictures came out.

Three new images of Gönül, shot during a little photo training session with Melih.

Short update: A snapshot of Kerstin as almost-mom. General officially text approved by Kerstin: No comment (my text: no photomontage, she really looks that great ;-).

Some closeups of planes, shot at the 100th birthday event last weekend.

Tournaments, sword fights, jugglers and lots of middle ages fans in Hamburg Öjendorf.

Some impressions of skyscrapers and the Metropolitan Museum from our short trip to NY.

These generators are dating back to the 1920ies, long retired. But the hall was open to the public for the days of the industrial memorial.

A little Session with Thea, who just needed some casual portraits. Because of suboptimal weather, many pictures where taken with floodlights.

A visit to the yearly British Fair event in Hamburg. The eagles and horses made great pictures.

Marita, who is the daughter of friend, wanted to have a photo session like she saw in Germany's Next Topmodel (a popular TV show here in germany). The young lady is talented I think. The shooting was done just with available light and a reflector.

Since New York has become a pretty safe place you can e.g. stroll to Brooklyn with a SLR.

Tough guys, but friendly and peaceful. Pictures were taken at the awards show of the best bike modders.

The small and private wedding of a couple we are friends with. I had the honor to be the wedding photographer, and the fish market area in Hamburg served as nordic habour backdrop.

Woods are very difficult to take with the camera, since pictures will get messy and chaotic very easily. A few hours in the Niendorfer Gehege together with Marting is a good training. All images were taken in a radius of about 100 meters.

The third part of the photos of our trip to the artic, the wildlife. Polar bears, blue whales, seals and reindeers. Since they don't know us humans, they usually react nosy and curious.

Impression from a short trip to Würzburg. The city is small, but has lots of history and old buildings. The first session edited with the new very precise Raw Therapee Floating Point.

The best-of collection deriving from three sessions together with Eike. They were shot in the habour of Hamburg, Lübeck and elsewhere.

Since ten years now the venetian style carnival is held here in Hamburg. It's named "Maskenzauber", but the richness of masks an colors is the same.

In the old town of Hamburg there are several unknown, sometimes old hallways. Created in two session with Eike and Martin.

A bit late, some pictures of new years eve in the show. The lighthouse of Westerhever is a beauty and has already been used for some beer commercials.

In Blankenese there is a section of the beach where there was lots of ice. A short session with Eike.

The newly built habour city of Hamburg, explored in a creepy cold evening with Eike.

Thilo is the little son of Jens and Astrid. The sessions took place in an interval of several month. The last session here was just sponatiously using the last evening light.

Camp Shinde lies nearer to the Okavango river than camp Okuti and also sports a rich wildlife. Specialties are foot safaris and fishing in the Okavango.

A few collected pictures, shot in the last weeks.

As second part of the photos of our trip to the artic some ice and landscape. The scales and loneliness of the artic is very impressive.

The early morning fog invited to a photo session before breakfast. Ghostly silence and pictures.

A photo session with Eike in the Museum für Völkerkunde here in Hamburg. Especially the collection of ghostly mask of the south see is worth visiting, as well as the thousands of years old egyptian exibits.

As first part of the photos of our trip to the artic, here are the people portraits. The other parts will follow in a couple weeks.

A singer songwriter concert at St. Gertrud in Hamburg 2010, featuring Boy, Stefanie Hempel and others.

The freemansons house in Hamburg was accessible at the day of the open memorial. Photos were not allowed in the temple area itself, but you could visit it. The freemansons people made a friendly, enlighted and open impression on me, but not at all cryptic or sect like.

Nice and it's surrounding areas. Most beautiful are the little mountain villages where time seems to be standing still.

A very relaxed photographers weekend with Eike on Sylt. There are not many sights on Sylt, but the deeply blue water at the Sylter Ellenbogen impressed me.

The Abbey of Ebersbach is situated in the area of Frankfurt. From scene from the movie "Name of the Rose" were taken here. Thanks to Tobias for taking me there.

A day trip with Eike, to the north east of Schleswig Holsteins, yielding many yellow canola fields .

Camp Okuti lies right in the center of the Okavango Delta and sports a very rich wildlife.

Time seems to be standing still since a hundert years ago. A day trip with Astrid, Eike & Dagmar.

Iced pictures of a photographers day with Eike.

The area surrounding the chobe river in Botswana is the most elephant rich of the earth.

The Victoria Falls are one of the seven wonders of the world- and it really deserves this.

Turn of the year in the town of Mozart.

After missing the original exibition in Hamburg since I was a child, I was impressed now. Recommendable, even if flash and tripod are not allowed.

Many oppurtunities to take black and white photos of young scientists.

The large Sea World a the west coast. Bathing with whales and delphins is an unfogettable events you should not miss.

The USS Midway is a large aircraft carrier that has been retired by the navy. Now it's a museum in San Diego.

The Los Angeles Getty Museum is as such (almost) more beatiful than it's contents ;-). Atmosphere and architecture are pretty impressive, be sure to have a visit!

Sequoia National Park in california. The sequoia trees a sometimes thousands of years old and very impressive. Especially standing next to it, feeling tiny.

You should not mix up the San Diego Zoo and it's offspring Wild Animal Park with a normal zoo- you will be stunned often...

A large bird park in Lower Saxony, easily reachably from Hamburg.

As gast photographer I tried to catch some highlights of this german-turkish wedding.

Takes of many little sessions.

Two sessions with brother and sister: an old one with Meltem, and a new one with many photos of Melih.

Day of the open door at the airport of Hamburg, showing many beautiful old aircrafts.

An extended weekend in the town of love. Paris has many shades and is always worth a visit!

The most beautiful day in life and my takes to catch the positive atmosphere of that day. Not that simple since everyone is constantly moving around the the light is almost not controllable.

In rememberance of my little cousin Annika.

Henning and his pride and joy: a 911 with air cooling.

An one week vacation. Unfortunately we were on the north east side and overlooked the big mountain in the middle. ;-)

A little shooting for his personal use. The first shooting using ColorChecker to correct colors.