In the Greek series I recount my travel trough the country in the past September. This one is all about contrasts and the different faces of Athens.
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 new fresh design. The theme I choose is the beautiful “Portfolio” by The Theme Foundry. I think it is perfect for showcasing photography in a clean and simple way. So let me guide you quickly through the new website. On the right upper corner next to the logo you find four pages. The Featured page is also the homepage displaying usually the four latest posts with a visually pleasing slider in the center. In the Gallery you find all posts sorted in a grid in chronological order. 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 look at it as a shop consisting of an inviting display, a back room and the actual showroom. I hope you like it! I definitely do. If you have feedback you can leave me a message at the page @ Contact or directly comment this blog post.
Largely unnoticed the new university campus of the Economic University of Vienna (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) was build in a rather 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 environmental 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 of them being the “Campus” (shot 4) with a mixed approach of modernism and natural elements consisting 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 also was the day before Remembrance Day and Westminster was in full preparations for the big event. Remembrance Day basically evolved out of the mourning for the death of World War I and became a kind of Veterans Day with a lot of military parades and symbolism. Interestingly already the day before there were a lot of veterans on 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 in the last post.
