ruhrpott
The Ruhrpott, or Ruhr area or just Pott is the name for a conglomeration of cities besides the river Ruhr. This are is very dense. You drive from one city to the other without knowing that there is a start or ending. The poppulation is about 5 million people.

catched the tiger
Taken at the famouse tiger and turtle magic mountain in Duisburg,…

To Wuppertal
Catching the S-bahn in Essen Stehle, going to Wuppertal.

Heavy load
Symbolics in nature. The heavy load of snow.

Sundown VIII
I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this.

Speed Daemon
The A40, the highlight of Essen. The place everybody should be proud of.

Industry landscape
Industry landscape

To the Hauptbahnhof
While walking to the Hauptbahnhof (main station) in Essen I saw that perfect alignment of the teletower at the far distance.

No bikes please
no bikes please. While Essen invests a lot in so called Schnellradwege (far distant bicycle roads) the don't do anything for bicycles in the city.…

oh my portugal
Visting Portugal / Tamera ecoVillage in September 2014 on invitation by Solar C³ities e.V. I joined the Blueprint, a group of like minded people.…

into the blue
In April 2015 I went to Portugal for the 2nd Tameran Blueprint meeting.

The LINK exchange
While being on Gran Canaria - specifically Las Palmas - for the LINK project - I had the chance to take my old Nex 7 out and shoot some photos.…

Ruhrpott Part Four - long kiss goodbye
Part four of the Ruhrpott series. The final chapter. I was already torn away from Essen.

Ruhrpott Part One - a new city
Over 8 years I took a lot of photos. I started with a Canon 60D and then switched to a Sony Nex 7. Those bulky and heavy DSLRs are like dinosaurs.…

Meetings for sustainability
A series shot during the Nordic Permaculture Festival 2022.

biogas experimentation week
In August 2015 I went to Tamera for the 3rd Blueprint meeting and the Biogas experimentation week.

the 7 states
In March 2016 Lumia and I travelled 7 US states. We were invited by Solar C³ITIES INC, a non-for-profit organization based in Pennsylvania.

Portuguese days
In September 2017 I went to Portugal to meet with the Blueprint Alliance.





