Impressions were collected in late November around Prater and Donaucity.
Finally! After experimenting with different themes and playing around with them, I decided to give my little photography blog (which turned 1 today, by the way!) a fresh new design. The theme I choose is the beautiful “Portfolio” by The Theme Foundry. I think it is perfect for showcasing photography cleanly and simply. So let me guide you quickly through the new website. You will find four pages in the upper right corner next to the logo. The Featured page is also the homepage, usually displaying the four latest posts with a visually pleasing slider in the center. In the Gallery, you find all posts sorted chronologically in a grid. If you prefer the classic browsing via lists and categories, help yourself by clicking on Sitemap and Archives. So effectively, there are three ways to use the website. I like to see it as a shop with an inviting display, a back room, and a showroom. I hope you want it! I definitely do. If you have feedback, you can leave me a message on the page @ Contact or directly comment on this blog post.
Largely unnoticed, the new university campus of the Economic University of Vienna (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) was built in a relatively remote part of the city. So, most of us knew about the construction plans, but little did we know about the futuristic character and the sheer extent of the sight. What a surprise! The campus consists of about 6 to 8 buildings constructed by different architects in different styles. In common, they have a modern and environmentally friendly approach. They are centered around a student plaza, effectively creating a public space for its “citizens.” There are also a couple of cafés and shops there. One is the “Campus” (shot 4), with a mixed approach of modernism and natural elements of wood and plants. The centerpiece of the campus is the library (as it should be). It was designed by an architect from Hamburg and is simply astonishing (shots 2 – 3 exterior, shots 7 – 9 interior).
As it turned out, the day I was in London on the 10th of November was the day before Remembrance Day, and Westminster was in complete preparations for the big event. Remembrance Day evolved out of the mourning for the death of World War I and became a kind of Veterans Day with many military parades and symbolism. Interestingly, the day before, there were a lot of veterans in White Hall, and I had the chance to photograph some of them.
Shot during one afternoon on the 10th of November. More information about the series is in the last post.
Being on a conference trip in London the past weekend, I had little spare time to enjoy the city alone. So there was just one Sunday afternoon to dive into the urban jungle of the British capital. Equipped with my camera, I wandered around Westminster, Trafalgar, up to Paddington, where I had to catch my train. So, the picture reflects the time constraints I had. There was no time to adjust and to wait for the perfect moment. I just captured the street life as it happened around me.
Michael Hoffman Photography 
