Streetphotography in 2014
Shot in Istanbul, Lisbon and Austria.
A Tale of two Cathedrals
The cathedrals of Salisbury and Winchester are masterpieces of Gothic architecture in England. Usually, I don’t mix styles within one series of photographs, though for this one, I decided otherwise because some of these shots need the contrast and clarity of black and white while others demand color and light. As these buildings themselves offer stark contrasts to the modern world they are situated in today, so do these pictures with one another, highlighting different perspectives of this beautiful architecture.
Burgos in Monochrome
Burgos is the historic capital of Castilla, the heartland of modern Spain. Since the middle ages, Burgos has been a wealthy and prosperous city renowned for its cathedral and beauty. Rich in colors and sunshine as well. Some details, though, are best seen in the absence of color. The following black-and-white shots were done in April 2019.
Kracow 2017 AD
Usually, I don’t use as much processing, but looking at my pictures from Cracow last year, I felt inspired to work on them a bit. Especially interesting for me were the red colors of the city’s historic buildings, and I searched for a way to bring them more to the front while giving the pictures a more classic black-and-white look at the same time. Three of them (pictures 1, 3, 4) show the Wawel, the former castle hill of the Polish kings, and an important national monument of the country.
Winter
Lisbon in Monochrome
Black and White photographs. Shot in the last couple of months in Lisbon, Portugal.
Michael Hoffman Photography 