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…

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

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

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

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…

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

twenty days and one week
In 2015 we stayed for twenty days and one week in Finland.

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.

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

science fiction
Photography that look like from outer space.

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…




