People in Sierra Leone
At the beginning of October 2023, I travelled to Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. There I met friendly and open people who live a traditional life, especially in the interior of the country. I was very impressed by their authenticity and genuine nature. I tried to capture this
The Berlin “Carnival of Cultures”
The “Karneval der Kulturen” (Carnival of Cultures) is a very big event with many hundreds of thousands of visitors that takes place in Berlin every year at Whitsun. It showcases the many nationalities and cultures living in the city. The Carnival is accompanied by a lot of entertainment, a lot
The former Athens of West Africa
The University of Sierra Leone was founded in 1827 as an Anglican missionary school under the name Fourah Bay College (FBC). Very quickly, the institution became the most popular and best on the African continent. This also gave Freetown its secret title as the “Athens of West Africa”. In the
Irish pub culture
On the afternoon of that Saturday when I first visited Dublin, I stopped at McDaids, a pub in the city centre. It was relatively empty, and I found a cosy spot in the corner and ordered – of course – a pint of Guiness. But it was not to remain
The Old Library of Trinity College
One of my main destinations in Dublin was this old library and its Long Room. I took care of a ticket first thing in the morning and just made it before the massive stream of tourists entered the room. The library began with the founding of Trinity College in 1592.
Sfera con Sfera
The Sphere Within Sphere (Sfera con Sfera in Italian) is a series of sculptures created by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro depicting an enormous metal sphere with a cracked surface revealing an intricate interior with another cracked sphere inside. Pomodoro originally created it for the Vatican Church in the 1960s, but
Half-timbered on Wartburg Castle
The half-timbered house is a skeleton construction made of wood, in which the horizontal bracing is done by means of diagonally installed struts and the spaces in between are filled with a wooden mesh plastered with clay. The timber used was mostly round logs hewn into beams with a square
The Ghost house
Only recently I realised that I have been living next to a real ghost house for very many years, can see it from my terrace, but have never recognised it as such. Now that I became aware of this, I immediately approached my neighbour, who I know well and who
Concert by The Dead South
The Dead South is a folk-bluegrass band from Canada. The band was initially formed in 2012 as a quartet by Nate Hilts (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Scott Pringle (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Danny Kenyon (cello, vocals) and Colton Crawford (banjo). The band refers to themselves as “Mumford and Sons’ Evil Twins”, a nod to their dark
Hebetempel in the Palace Park
The Hebetempel is located in the baroque part of Neustrelitz Palace Park and is a classicist building. It was erected in the middle of the 19th century as a point de vue at the intersection of the Baroque visual axis and Tempelallee in place of an earlier structure. A circle