Children and teenager are the most innocent victims of the conflicts in the middle east. Since I am a dad myself I sometimes try to put myself into the situation of parents in countries like Syria, Irak and Afghanistan. What would I do if I had to make a decision between staying in a country at war with terrorists, bombs, no schools, health care and future fo my children? Would I stay and hide or would I try to escape and take my family on a life threatoning trip were they co

Europe is not short on nice places and cities. Berlin is one of them - especially the east part. West berlin still is not my cup of tea but even the best has something to offer. The city still is not relatively inexpensive. Especially appartement and restaurant wise. And the rest is not too bad either. (Leica M6, Hasselblad 500CM, Nikon F2, Nikon F4 and Yashica T3, Retina III C, Nikonos V) #BlackandWhite #LeicaM6 #Berlin #Hasselblad500CM #NikonF2 #NikonF4 #YashicaT3 #Street

Background In October 2002 I came to Madrid with a car load of luggage to live here for an uncertain time. I had saved money for about six month if I would be able to live somewhat economical. After those six month I wanted to decide if stay and look for a job or go back to Germany. In January Ahmed, a friend of mine, told me about a Spanish language school, which only costs EUR 10,- a year. But he also said that there would only be Africans, Arabs and Eastern Europeans. Who

Maria Giambona (a former ballet dancer of the Berliner Staatsoper) invited me to Isabel Vollrath´s show at the Fashion Week Berlin 2017 and I took some snapshots of Isabel´s work. I kind of felt like a stranger among the other people who came to see the show and in the end that is what I was. And I felt stuck among the other photographers during the show – not able to move and to change my point of view. I had to think of Helmut Newton who left the studio for outdoor location

Yuliya is the the second member of the Staatsballett Berlin who was kind enough to do a shooting with me. I am still full of admiration when I see what ballet dancer are able to do. And I enjoy it even more since I am allowed to be so close with my camera(s). I very much remember Yuliya when I saw her dancing the Arabic Dance in Tchaikowsky´s Nutcracker some weeks ago. I was so impressed. It was her and the Arab Dance which "inspired" me to do this project. Because I wanted t

I met Patricia Zhou from the Staatsballett the other day and shot a couple of photos of her while she got ready for the show that evening. The closest I ever got to a ballet dancer so far was when I shot photos from the nutcracker last month: about 25m away from the stage, together with quite a few other press people. So this was quite different. I guess I don´ have to explain that I really enjoyed talking to and shooting Patricia that day and I hope that we´l have the chance

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From early childhood on I dreamed about practicing in the sports section - being a fighter. I entered the construction school with the sports section of my dreams of when I was fifteen. My physical condition was insufficient. I was not in good shape and weighed only 46 kilos. This section was also visited by the boys of my study group, who were much stronger and taller than me, who were15 or 20 kilos heavier than me. But they did not have enough willpower to quit smoking and

La verdad es que no sabia que contar, solo el decir la palabra y se me vienen a la mente mil y un recuerdos los mejores y peores momentos de mi vida, claro como no extrañar todo eso. Y mira que cuando planeaba mi viaje a acqui, siempre estaba pensando en estar acá y recuerdo que decía claro que no voy a extrañar esto Yo para nada soy patriota; ¡oh! Pero que equivocada estaba, bien dice el dicho nadie sabe lo que tiene hasta que lo ve perdido. Y no es que vea perdida la po

I did not know that humans can be attractive for donkeys. One day my mother sent me to bring grass to the lambs and the cows. I climbed on my donkey and took the road. It was a beautiful day; It was sunny but not very hot. I was very happy and sang my favorite songs, but my affectionate burrito changed all this in an unexpected way. As I cut the grass, I noticed that my donkey followed me with his eyes in a strange way. Still I was very much surprised when I bent down and he