Photography about tamera

Tamera is an EcoVillage in Portugal. The project was founded in Germany in 1978. In 1995 it moved to Portugal. As of today 170 people live and work on a property of about 330 acres. Find out more at Tamera.org

A sculpture at one of the lakes in Tamera, Portugal

Give

A sculpture at one of the lakes in Tamera, Portugal

Blueprint meeting at the Ecovillage Tamera, Portugal

From the outside

Blueprint meeting at the Ecovillage Tamera, Portugal

Biogas experts discussing the production of a new biogas storage

The plan I

Biogas experts discussing the production of a new biogas storage.

An then there were stars

An then there were stars

I'm living in Essen, Germany. One of those city full of light pollution.

Solar Cities intern working on an IBC

Fit

Solar Cities intern working on an IBC.

Planting the seeds of sustainable living

Planting the seeds of sustainable living

Planting the seeds of sustainable living

more seeds for growth

more seeds for growth

more seeds for growth

Biogas experts talking about a biogas plant

Discuss I

Biogas experts talking about a biogas plant.

Working on parts for a biogas plant during the biogas experimentation week in Tamera, Portugal

Team work I

Working on parts for a biogas plant during the biogas experimentation week in Tamera, Portugal

I like tomatoes, growing only for seeds

I like tomatoes

I like tomatoes, growing only for seeds

ripe figs on a tree read to be cropped

ripe figs to be cropped

ripe figs to be cropped. They are so delicious.

under the serious moonlight in Tamera, Portugal

under the serious moonlight

under the serious moonlight in Tamera, Portugal

Bee and TH discussing the insulation of a biogas plant

Discuss II

Bee and TH discussing the insulation of a biogas plant.

A professor explaining a biogas plant to the audience

Biogas workshop II

A professor explaining a biogas plant to the audience.

Fairtrade arabic coffee sign at the hills of Tamera, Portugal

Fairtrade arabic coffee

Fairtrade Arabic coffee found on my why to hill

TH Culhane explaining the Puxin biogas plant to biogas training course participants

Biogas workshop I

TH Culhane explaining the Puxin biogas plant to biogas training course participants.

Shredding the straw bale at Tamera, Portugal

Straw bale shredder

Solar C³ITIES intern is Shredding the straw bale at Tamera, Portugal

Sundown at the Ecovillage Tamera, Portugal

Sundown

Sundown at the Ecovillage Tamera, Portugal

A sunn distiller invented by Jürgen Kleinwächter, shown at Ecovillage Tamera in Portugal

Distill the sun

A sunn distiller invented by Jürgen Kleinwächter, shown at Ecovillage Tamera in Portugal.

A small transporter besides a tree at an ecovillage

Sahara camping

A small transporter besides a tree at an ecovillage

loci the cat sleeping on a bank in Tamera, Portugal

loci the cat

this cat needed much of scratching and fondling.

"Self portrait" during sundown in Tamera, Portugal

Selfportrait

"Self portrait" during sundown in Tamera, Portugal

Besides the football field

Besides the football field

Besides the football field

A free wish - falling star during a night in Tamera, Portugal

A free wish

A free wish - falling star during a night in Tamera, Portugal

Golf car

Golf car

Golf car

Optical engineer presenting a reverse optical path measurement.

Reverse optical path measurement

Optical engineer presenting a reverse optical path measurement.

A euro note origami looking like a shirt

A piece of art

A euro note origami looking like a shirt

Different soils and its clay content during the testing process

Testing the clay II

Different soils and its clay content during the testing process.

Composting toilets

Composting toilets

Composting toilets

A view through a window into another world.

Wall cut

A view through a window into another world.

Part of the biogas experimentation week cheering for the cam

Happy together

Part of the biogas experimentation week cheering for the cam.

Surplus team during a site visit in Tamera

Team site visit

Surplus team during a site visit in Tamera

Sundown in Tamera Portugal

In the shadow

Sundown in Tamera Portugal.

A small junk yard in the middle of an ecovillage

Junk Yard

A small junk yard in the middle of an ecovillage

Working on the insulation of a biogas plant

Team work II

Working on the insulation of a biogas plant.

A40 Essen at night

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…

to the north

from Germany to Denmark to Sweden to Finland - by train using a Interrail ticket.

Cuba - Havanna - A street

cuban affairs

Cigars, cars and landscapes. Photos from Cuba, the city of Havana, and Varadero

The Park deck at the Essen Rathaus Gallery

Ruhrpott Part Three - return of the wiseguys

3rd Part of the Ruhrpott Quadrologie. I walked through the city several times at different hours.

Miss Liberty - or what is visible of her

NYC spring

In 2014 I followed an invitation by SolarC³ITIES TH Culhane to visit NYC, Dobbs Ferry. It was the first time I went to the States.

BMX - zero gravity - in Berlin

I love Berlin

Berlin, the capital of Germany. I have to say: yes, I do love Berlin.

A small transporter besides a tree at an ecovillage

Portuguese days

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

A boat at the beach of Faro, Portugal, during low tide

into the blue

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

A closer lock at flowers at Stone Barns, New York, USA

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.

Sundown in Essen showing RWE Tower, Evonic

Ruhrpott Part Two - the night strikes back

Part two of the Ruhrpott Series. I visited Tiger and Turtle, helped a butterfly, opened the EmptySpace, and yes: I took a lots of sundown photos…