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Lisbon in Color

The last series of photographs I published on the website were dark-toned or held entirely in black and white. Though I very much like the use of monochrome in photography, especially in street photography (check out the fantastic work of Viviane Maier; I also recommend the beautiful documentary about her life I saw recently), many photographers actually seem to forget their lenses are capable of capturing some beautiful light and colors. So, my little goal for this one was to highlight the fantastic range of shades you encounter walking on a sunny day through the old town of Lisbon.

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Streetphotography in Monochrome

In the last couple of weeks, I worked on completely redesigning the website. The aim was to make it more functional and accessible – and give it a pretty new look. So, it took a lot of time, and I didn’t have much of it. Anyway, finally, it is ready for 2015, and I can get back to business – posting photography, it was, if I remember correctly.

Before I get to that, here is a quick orientation walk through the new site:
On the front page, you see a header showpiece on top (be patient if it doesn’t pop out immediately; it will load eventually). Below, the last seven posts are displayed in chronological order.  If you click “show more” at the bottom of the page, you can access the older ones. Another possibility for browsing through the posts is to use the calendar or the archives in the sidebar. I think the functionality is quite self-explanatory, so I won’t elaborate. There is also a neat search function on the sidebar and a tag cloud if you want it to be more topic-oriented. So, the site works mainly through the front page now, with the sidebar as a toolkit for navigation. However, the top menu is not gone entirely. The About or Contact section remained basically unchanged, so if you want to give me some feedback – that’s the way to go, and I would certainly appreciate it (or you can comment on the individual posts, of course) 🙂 The other menu points are brand new. So, the portfolio section is a new way to conceive and re-organize photo series by creating portfolios from thematically or geographically linked posts. So instead of searching all of my Uzbekistan posts, for example, here you have them in one place, ready to view.

Another new feature is the Store. You can buy prints or digital copyrights for specific pictures via the 500px store. It’s just a selection, if you need something else please contact me. So that’s it. Back to business:

Street photography in Monochrome. Shot in Poland and Austria in 2014.

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An Afternoon in the Streets of Lviv

As I was on a working trip in Ukraine, I just had a couple of hours of spare time to explore the streets on my own, and there was barely time to make the proper adjustments or wait for the best light – so I just shot what came in front of my lens while walking through the magnificent old town of Lviv (Lemberg). As you can imagine, there is a dense atmosphere right now in Ukraine. Though Lviv was very peaceful, you see a lot of flags hanging from the windows. Not just Ukrainian ones, but almost as often flags of the European Union, too. The people here demand change and strive for a better life. I won’t forget the cab driver who hugged me and thanked me for the strong support from Europe. The hopes are high, hopefully, they won’t be dashed again. All the best to the Ukrainian people: Slava Ukraini!

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The City of Augsburg Pt.1

In February of this year, I participated in a two-week scholarship program at the University of Augsburg. The weather was surprisingly good, and it wasn’t as cold or snowy as I expected it to be; quite contrary, the first signs of early spring were already in the air by the end of February. As always, I enjoyed being in Bavaria. You can’t beat the beer culture and the hearty cuisine there 😉 Not to forget about the delicious pretzels! They are everywhere. Anyway: Some impressions from the streets of Augsburg, the capital of the Swabian part of Bavaria (Western Bavaria).

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