From the Journal

Northern Lights over the Ore Mountains – Bridges of Light
When trees become antennas.
👁 55
Cuenca – Where Stone Begins to Float
Blue hour view from the former monastery of San Pablo across the bridge toward the old town.
👁 33
From Darkness to Balance
Fernando Zóbel Oscuro veneciano, 1984 Öl und Pastell auf Leinwand
👁 37
Between Abyss and Entanglement
Sala Antonio Saura in the Fundación Antonio Pérez
👁 35
Polka Dots Seen in Passing – Yayoi Kusama in Taipei
Dots Obsession 1998 / 2024
👁 143
When the Atlantic Reaches for the Sun
When the Atlantic Reaches for the Sun
👁 106
Nazaré – Where the Atlantic Begins to Speak
Waves of Nazaré
👁 125
Alcañiz – Castle, Plains and the Vía Verde
The monastery castle of Alcañiz in Aragon
👁 112
The White Horses from the Sea
The wild horses of the Camargue
👁 777
Holography – The Memory of Light
Jürgen Tenckhoff - 1979 in the optics laboratory of the Chair of Theoretical Electrical Engineering at Ruhr University Bochum – with his setup for speckle interferometry
👁 123
Yehliu Geopark – Between Mushrooms, Monarchs and Maritime Myths
Mushroom-shaped erosion rocks – typical formations of Yehliu Geopark
👁 41
Daimonji – Along the Higashiyama Trail to Kyoto’s Mountain of Light
Rays of light illuminate Kyoto
👁 76
Fushimi Inari Taisha – Paths of Light
Fushimi Inari Taisha – Paths of Light and a Thousand Torii Gates in Kyoto
👁 61
Okunoin – The Path to the Mausoleum of Kōbō Daishi
In the Okunoin Cemetery you can find Jizō statues in almost every form
👁 60
Kongōbu-ji – Temple of the Diamond Peak on Mount Kōya
The rock garden of Kongobuji Temple
👁 32
The Dragon in the Fire – The Goma Ritual at Ekōin Temple
Die Goma-Feuerzeremonie im Ekōin-Tempel in Kōyasan
👁 69
Kōyasan – The Heart of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
A monk in Kōyasan
👁 63
Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba – Between Light, Stone, and Faith
Meer aus 850 Marmorsäulen
👁 53
Dona Nobis Pacem – The Light of Peace on Cologne Cathedral
Dona Nobis Pacem – The Light of Peace on Cologne Cathedral
👁 42
The Former Synagogue of Padberg – Memory in Light
The Former Synagogue of Padberg – Memory in Light
👁 44
Boudhanath – The Eye of Heaven over Kathmandu
Boudhanath – The Eye of Heaven over Kathmandu
👁 35
Pashupatinath – On the River of Life and Farewell
Pashupatinath – On the River of Life and Farewell
👁 36
Swayambhunath – The Eyes Over Kathmandu
The golden tower of the of the Swayambhunath Stupa
👁 29
Sri Mariamman Temple – Colors and Contrasts in Singapore
Sri Mariamman Temple 2025
👁 28
The Hindu Temple of Saint-André – Colors of Faith on Réunion Island
Temple du Colosse
👁 50
Mustang Mach-E – When Horsepower Turns Silent
Garzweiler opencast mine: The Mustangs sort themselves in the image of a shovel as an HDR image
👁 201
THE MYSTERY OF BANKSY - A GENIUS MIND
Palestine poster from 2018
👁 1,178
Between Mist and Myth: The Magic of Niagara Falls
Mushroom of Mist and Boat
👁 263
Bone Beaches and Wrecked Skeletons
Evening light over Clayoquot Sound in Tofino
👁 188
Enchanted Forests of Vancouver Island
The enchanted forests on the east coast of Vancouver Island near Campbell River
👁 227
Vancouver – A City of Science, Water and Wilderness
Science World in Vancouver – an iconic geodesic dome and interactive science museum
👁 161
Canso Crash – A WWII Aircraft Wreck in the Jungles of Vancouver Island
Canso Crash
👁 316
Sydney in Light and Time
Light trails on the Harbour Bridge at night – motion meets structure.
👁 203
Between fog, music and shells – The Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House at night
👁 203
Between Flames and Lichens – A Visit to the Bay of Fires
Bay of Fires near St. Helens in Tasmania
👁 195
Between Sun, Snow and Devils
In the distance the Cradle Mountain
👁 113
Tokyo’s Quiet Gardens – Oases Beyond the Rush
The red bridge in Koishikawa Kōrakuen
👁 96
Blog Title: Tokyo Nights – A View Across the Rooftops of the Megacity
Nighttime view of Tokyo Tower from the 26th floor of our hotel
👁 433
Sun Moon Lake – Fireflies, Energy and Tranquil Beauty
Sun Moon Lake
👁 119
In the Light of History: The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial in Taipei at Golden Hour
Blue hour at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial in Taipei
👁 212
Taipei 101 – Bamboo, Pagoda, and a View from Above
The 101 in Taipei from Elephant Hill
👁 244
Hong Kong – Day and Night: A Photowalk from the Peaktrail with View over Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour photographed by day from the "Peaktrail"
👁 179
Light Wonders in Singapore – Two Nights of Skyline, Fountains and Luminous Trees
The Singapore skyline from Marina Bay Sands
👁 347
Singapore – The Lion City Transformed
The skyline of Singapore
👁 239
Between Tradition and Modernity: Our First Impressions of Dubai
At Burj Khalifa
👁 250
A Gloomy Day at Cap de Hourdel – Lighthouse, Sanderlings, and a Sunken Bunker
The lighthouse of Le Hourdel
👁 206
Dunes and Beaches of Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont
The dunes of Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont
👁 190
Abel Tasman National Park: Golden Beaches and Fascinating Nature
The Split Apple Rock, a spectacular granite sphere split in half
👁 101
Dolphin Gulls on Pebble Island: A Colony in the Wild
Dolphin Gulls on Pebble-Island
👁 88
Rufous-Backed Hawks on Pebble Island: Elegance in the Skies
Rufous-Backed Hawk in a rock face
👁 81
The Wintery Rauschenbach Dam: Nature’s Beauty in Black and White
Natural Magic in Black and White
👁 112
The Kelp Goose and the Fur Seal: A Wildlife Spectacle on Carcass Island
The Kelp Goose and the Fur Seal: A Wildlife Spectacle on Carcass Island
👁 98
A Magical Moment on Sealion Island: The Return of the Steamer Ducks
Dampfschiffen in der Brandung an den Stränden von Sealionisland
👁 85
Once around the world
Kurma lifts the world mountain
👁 186
Camp Konrad, the Villa Adenauer in the Eifel
Camp Konrad, the Villa Adenauer in the Eifel
👁 2,741
The Moldavian monasteries in the Bukovina
Moldovita monastery church
👁 1,053
Tiger's Nest Monastery in the Paro valley
The Tiger's Nest Monastery in the Paro Valley
👁 540
The "Blue Pavilion" - border between North and South Korea
Soldier in the blue pavilion
👁 1,220
A Leap into History – The Kawarau Bridge and Bungee Jumping
Bungee jumping at the Kawarau Bridge in New Zealand
👁 448
With 25 wild mustangs across the Rhine
The Mustangs in Vollrads Castle near Bingen
👁 559
Blackbrow - and Royal Albatrosses
Black-browed Albatross on Saunders, a remote Falkland Island
👁 138
Giant Petrels on the Falkland Islands – Wildlife Photography on Sealion Island
Giant petrels on the Falkland Island Sealion Island
👁 137
Northern Fulmars: Captivating Gliders of Europe’s Rugged Shores
Northern fulmars over the Outer Hebrides
👁 182
Yellow-eyed Penguins: The Shy Gems of New Zealand
Yellow-eyed penguins in Omaru, New Zealand
👁 824
Macaroni Penguins on Pebble Island: A Colorful Spectacle
Macaroni Penguin on Pebble Island
👁 804
Gentoo penguins at Volunteer Point: Encounters on the sandy beach
Gentoo penguins at Volunteer Point, Eastern Falkland
👁 604
Adelie penguins: survival artists of the Antarctic
Adelie penguins in Antarctica
👁 1,209
Little Penguins: Nighttime Encounters with the World’s Smallest Penguins
Little penguin - with the kind permission of the Cologne Zoo
👁 862
Magellanic penguin in Valdes
Magellanic penguins in Argentina
👁 825
Emperor penguins in Antarctica
Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri)
👁 918
King penguins at Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands
King penguin in profile
👁 862
Fiordland Penguins: Coastal Residents of New Zealand
Fiordland penguins on the South Island of New Zealand
👁 649
Rockhopper penguins on Pebble Island, Falkland Islands
Rockhopper penguin on Pebble Island
👁 732
African penguins at Boulders Beach
African penguins at "Boulders Beach" in South Africa
👁 787
Christmas Around the World: A Journey Through Festive Christmas Trees
Buon Natale in the marble quarry of Carrara
👁 213
Avignon Photo Becomes Book Cover
Pont Édouard Daladier at blue hour
👁 214
200 drones and classical music - "Cultuur Splash" in Mechelen
An ode to Europe
👁 348
Lucerne at night
The Kapell Bridge with water tower over the Reuss
👁 543
The Tropical Paradise in the Andaman Sea
Sunset over the Andaman Sea
👁 202
A tour of Bern
Arcades in Bern
👁 616
Highlights in Geneva
The fountain in Lake Geneva
👁 370
Trail running in Brittany, the Sentier Côtier GR 34
Sentier Côtier GR 34 at Pen Hir
👁 292
The Lighthouses at the End of the World
The Tourelle de la Plate lighthouse in front of the Pointe du Raz
👁 529
Hortillonages, the floating gardens of Amiens
Great Lakes on the Somme
👁 469
The Cemetery of Cuddly Ships
Cimetière de bateaux de Rostellec, Crozon
👁 756
Mechelen - day & night
In the park of the Archbishop of Mechelen
👁 426
Electromobility - with the Ford Mustang Mach-E to the Faroe Islands
The underwater roundabout
👁 822
Ceaușescu's home decor
In the "golden bath"
👁 1,701
1993 in the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet
In the Dalai Lama's Potala Palace
👁 410
The Shetlands in the sea of ​​clouds
The Shetland Islands under clouds
👁 488
The southern Faroe Islands
In the tunnel from Streymoy to Sandoy
👁 890
The Western Faroe Islands
Grass roof houses near Bøur on Vágar
👁 1,476
The northern Faroe Islands
The church of Viðareiði on Viðoy, the northernmost island of the Faroe Islands
👁 892
The Trass caves in Brohltal
The Trass caves in Brohltal
👁 542
The mighty bulls in the Camargue
Camargue bulls in the early morning fog
👁 267
Lesser flamingos in the Camargue
Lesser flamingos in the Camargue
👁 658
Greater flamingos in the Camargue
Portrait of a greater flamingo
👁 678
Trail running along Bornholm's coast
Trail between Svaneke and Snogebæk
👁 400
Penguins on the way to WEB3
Penguins on the way to WEB3
👁 264
Iraq - Healing after the wars
Metamorphose vom Verfall zu Schönem
👁 421
The artist Wolfgang Wimhöfer
Wimhöfer at the port-side exit of his studio
👁 757
Holocaust in Lithuania - the abysses of National Socialism
Kaunas Memorial
👁 984
Avignon - Night and Day
Avignon is reflected in the Rhône
👁 799
There is no alternative to democracy
Life is colorful
👁 535
With the Ford Mustang Mach-E through 22 European countries
Hurtig Lading in Honningsvåg, last fast charging station before the North Cape in Norway
👁 1,152
Wet Christmas in the Rhein-Sieg district
Waterway growth in Königswinter
👁 391
In Antwerp train station
The entrance hall of Antwerp train station
👁 1,617
Nighttime magic in the park of Mechelen
Nighttime magic in the park of Mechelen
👁 383
The long way to "Without emissions - simply electric"
Tesla in Germany
👁 385
Reflection on the fjord in Aurdal
Reflection at Aurdal
👁 375
Cult hike to Preikestolen
View of Preikestolen
👁 827
The Burning Chair: Witch Hunts in Norway
The Burning Chair - Memorial to the witch hunt in Norway
👁 1,000
Northern lights over Ekkerøy at 70 degrees latitude
Northern lights over Ekkerøy at 70 degrees latitude
👁 796
The sculpture "Head" by Markus Raetz in Eggum on the Lofoten
The sculpture "Head" by Markus Raetz in Eggum on the Lofoten
👁 2,275
Picturesque Lofoten
The town of Hamnøy
👁 400
The Lofoten in the mirror
Reflection near Eggum on the Lofoten
👁 344
The Lofoten - playground of angry gods
The moon over the Nappfjord
👁 340
The colorful houses of Mosjøen on the Vefsnfjord
The colorful houses of Mosjøen on the Vefsnfjord
👁 777
Saltstraumen, the world's strongest tidal current
The bridge over the Saltstraumen at blue hour
👁 1,990
Super moon as a blue moon behind clouds
Super moon as a blue moon behind clouds over Röttgen in Hennef
👁 431
Full moon with plane on 08/30/2023
Full moon with plane on 08/30/2023
👁 757
Japanese Garden in Leverkusen
The entrance to the Japanese Garden in Leverkusen
👁 1,014
Dinner at the japanese Shinkansen
Travel Diary
👁 2,518
Lost Place: Oppenheim manor house on Fühlinger See in Cologne
Daisy Duck as graffiti in the Oppenheim mansion on the Fühlinger See in Cologne
👁 1,673
The beech forests and chalk cliffs of Rügen
In the beech forests on Rügen
👁 618
Menhirs, stone circles and rock carvings on Bornholm
Stone carvings in Madsebakke on rock outcrop at Allinge-Sandvig
👁 1,212
Little Punk: Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) on Bornholm
👁 585
Battle of the Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Battle of the Gadwall on the Baltic coast of Bornholm
👁 301
Shelduck of Neuwerk
Shelduck on the Baltic coast of Bornholm
👁 594
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Marsh Harrier with building materials in flight
👁 565
Hooded crows (Corvus cornix)
Hooded crow in flight along the Baltic Sea coast in the evening
👁 1,285
By bike through Bagan
Girls in Bagan
👁 300
Cinque Terre in Ligurian
Sunset over the Cinque Terre of Liguria
👁 552
Guinsa - Temple of Goodness
Guinsa - Temple of Goodness
👁 1,154
Buddha's birthday in Andong
Buddha's birthday in Andong
👁 632
Climbing Ben Nevis
The stone summit hut on Ben Nevis
👁 498
Archery in Trongsa
The Trongsa Dzong is the largest monastic fortress in Bhutan.
👁 352
The sea women of Jeju
The sea women (Haenyo) from the South Korean island of Jeju.
👁 706
Atomic bomb over Hiroshima
The "Atomic Bomb Dome", the former Chamber of Industry and Commerce building from 1914
👁 1,022
GENESIS - first NFT collection by artist Rüdiger Glatz
Ruediger Glatz GENESIS #190 - centerpiece
👁 419
Rhine in flames near Bonn
Rhine in flames near Bonn
👁 389
Trail running on Bornholm's coastal paths
On the coastal path between Svaneke and Snogebæk
👁 320
Trail running over dunes and sandy beach
The dunes of Dueodde on Bornholm
👁 533
NFT: Glowing moss on a tree stump
NFT: NFT: Glowing moss on a tree stump
👁 430
Hammerfyr - lighthouse on Bornholm
Hammerfyr - lighthouse on Bornholm
👁 630
European bisons on Bornholm
European bison on Bornholm
👁 1,121
The Picos de Europa
The Horcados Rojos, the red peaks
👁 198
The Saar loop
The Saar loop photographed from the observation tower of the treetop path.
👁 590
Cranes over Hennef
Cranes with plane
👁 192
Generalife and the Alhambra
Generalife - in the Gardens of the Alhambra in Granada
👁 1,178
Night shots in Tortosa
Castillo de la Suda and the Cathedral of Tortosa over the River L'Ebre
👁 404
Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima
The Red Torii of Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island
👁 2,040
The Dance of the Redshanks
The Dance of the Redshanks
👁 298
Aqueduct Pont du Gard in Okzitanian
The Pont du Gard reflected in the Gardon
👁 1,968
Where is Gao Zhisheng?
Where is Gao Zhisheng?
👁 322
Per aspera ad environmental awareness
Whale made from rubbish in the canals of Bruges in Belgium
👁 453
Holography Museum Lauk in Pulheim
Exhibit in the Lauk Holographic Museum, Photo Richard Wurdel | 1982
👁 2,075
Jonas Burgert Sense Eats
Jonas Burgert 2019: Sinn Frisst
👁 1,657
Drakkar Leviathan sculpture in Ultima Thule
Drakkar-Leviathan sculpture in Ultima Thule, Vardø
👁 1,985
Andorra's impressive mountains
The gorges and mountains of Andorra
👁 639
A stroll through Andorra's city center
In the city center of Andorra's main town
👁 1,476
Long exposures in Andorra's mountains
Icicles over small creek in Andorra
👁 278
Future soccer - game ball of the living environment
On the future of soccer in Germany
👁 262
Flamenco in the impressive Plaza de España in Seville
Flamenco dancer in the Plaza de España
👁 822
Gibraltar with the southernmost mosque in Europe
The southernmost mosque in Europe - Ibrahim al-Ibrahim Mosque
👁 738
The Kuna from San Blas on the Atlantic coast of Panama
Elderly woman of the kuna
👁 1,198
Le Mont Saint Michel - from prison to monastery
Le Mont Saint Michel in the morning fog at sunrise
👁 1,805
The Northern Cape in Norway
The Monument Barn Av Jorden - Children of the World at the North Cape
👁 1,836
Ruhr culture: Tiger and Turtle
Tiger and Turtle with a view of the power plant and smelting works
👁 1,008
The Malecón of Havana
Malecón von Havanna
👁 1,286
Santiago de Compostela
Atmosphere like at a sporting event
👁 497
Butterflies and lizards in the Butterfly House, Sayn Castle
Lizard in the butterfly house of Sayn Castle
👁 356
Long exposures on the Bay of Biscay
The coast of Barrika on the Bay of Biscay
👁 242
Gaztelugatxe in Biscay
Gaztelugatxe
👁 732
Bilbao and Guggenheim
The Guggenheim-Museum in Bilbao
👁 647
The mighty Dune du Pilat on the Atlantic coast near Arcachon
Dune du Pilat on the Atlantic coast near Arcachon in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
👁 2,252
The chalk cliffs of Étretat
The chalk cliffs of Étretat
👁 924
Criel sur Mer in Normandy
The colorful beach houses in Criel-sur-Mer
👁 866
The Way of Saint James from León
The Castle of the Templars in Bonferrada
👁 460
Ruhr culture - colliery Erin
Colliery Erin
👁 304
Industrial heritage: Zollern colliery
Art Nouveau gate in the machine hall of the Zollern colliery
👁 620
Lighthouse at Sørklubben
Lighthouse at Sørklubben
👁 614
Mountain plateau Valdresflye
The boat on Lake Bygdin
👁 454
The Kilden Theater in Kristiansand and more...
The Kilden Theater and Concert Hall in Kristiansand
👁 1,470
The harbor ghost of Kristiansand
When night falls, at the harbor in Kristiansand
👁 732
Archipelago on the Skagerrak
The Big Pothole "Jettegrytene på Fie"
👁 825
Hydroelectric power in Rjukan
Vermork - hydroelectric power station in Rjukan, Norway
👁 1,846
Narvik, the port city between mountains and fjords
Lyngenfjord
👁 793
The midnight sun in Norway at the 70th degree of latitude
The midnight sun over the island of Reinøya in the Ullsfjord in Norway
👁 911
The Lyngen Alps in the far north of Norway
The Lyngen Alps
👁 916
Petroglyphen in Alta - 4000 B.C.
Petroglyphs in Alta - 4000 B.C.
👁 904
From North Cape to Alta
Landscape just before Alta
👁 673
North Cape Horn and Kirkeporten
Kirkeporten near Skarsvåg
👁 953
From Karasjok to North Cape
On the E69 to Norkap
👁 499
At the Sami in Karasjok
The Parade of the Sami
👁 674
Bird life at the village of Ekkerøy
Pair of bar-tailed godwits on Ekkerøy
👁 572
Airship mast on Vadsøya
Airship mast for the Norge 1926
👁 1,178
The little fire girl from our fireplace
The little fire girl
👁 173
Ceavccageađge - 8.000 B.C.
Menhir in Ceavccageađge
👁 494
Magnificent views from the heights of the canyon at Alta
The Canyon at Alta
👁 169
Vadsø at the Barents Sea
The full moon in Annijoki over the Varangerfjord to the Barents Sea
👁 758
On Lake Inarijärvi in Finland
At Lake Inarijärvi
👁 548
Lake Norvajärvi in the Arctic Circle in Finland
Lake Norvajärvi at the Arctic Circle in Finland
👁 795
Gammelstad, the religious center of Luleå
HDR of the Stone Church (Nederluleå) in Gammelstads kyrkstad from the 13th century
👁 535
Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus) in Ålsjön nature reserve
Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus) in Ålsjön nature reserve
👁 622
Hundreds of statues and a town hall
The town hall of Leuven in Belgium
👁 510
The Swedish Tiveden National Park near the lake Unden
Sunset at Unden lake near Gårdsjö (Örebro)
👁 943
Impressive street art by Pøbel in Vardø, Norway
Streetart by Pøbel in Vardø
👁 1,254
Street artists VHILS in Portugal, Norway and Germany
VHILS - Aveiro / Portugal /2012
👁 1,295
Two lighthouses mark the ends of the island of Öland
On the Klapperstein coast in the south of Öland
👁 976
Ales stenar is a ship setting in Ystad, Sweden
Ale's Stones
👁 907
The Externsteine in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia
The Externsteine are reflected in the Wiembecke pond
👁 801
Megalithic: dolmens in Gochang Province, South Korea
Gochang Dolmen Museum
👁 681
Megalithic: The dolmens in Jejudo, an island off South Korea
Dolmen in Jejudo
👁 1,114
Megalithic: The Neolithic passage grave of Newgrange
Newgrange
👁 1,565
Megalithic: Callanish in the Outer Hebrides
Callanish 1
👁 653
Megalithic: The Poulnabrone Dolmen, the Hole of Sorrows
The Poulnabrone Dolmen
👁 1,223
Obituary for our friend Max
Max in Macedonia
👁 1,176
The stone rows of Lagatjar
Sunset over the Lagatjar stone rows
👁 969
Megalithic culture in Carnac
Stone rows of Carnac
👁 448
Volbers Hünensteine - 1956 und 2021
Karin and Jürgen 2021 and Lisa and Rudie 1956 in front of the Volbers Hünensteinen
👁 396
Route of Megalithic Culture in Emsland
Megalithic tomb with dolmen
👁 471
Megalithic culture on the Hümling
The King's Tomb
👁 521
Blue hour over the cathedral island on the Oder in Wroclaw
Blue hour over the cathedral island on the Oder in Wroclaw
👁 679
Royal penguins on Macquarie Island
Royal penguins on Macquarie Island
👁 937
Chinstrap Penguins: The Distinctive Residents of Antarctica
Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica
👁 889
Atomic bomb over Nagasaki
Memorial in Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki
👁 1,195
Nagasaki after the World War
Megane Bridge (Spectacle Bridge) over the Nakashima River (中島川) in Nagasaki
👁 316
Piton de la Fournaise, the last active volcano on Reunion
Piton de la Fournaise
👁 602
The foggy paths through the Forêt de Bébour on Reunion
Giant ferns in the Forêt de Bébour
👁 700
Via the Cirque de Mafate to the Col du Taïbit
The mountain village of Marla in the Cirque de Mafate
👁 510
Marla in the Cirque de Mafate
In the Cirque de Mafate between La Nouvelle and Marla
👁 317
La Nouvelle in the Cirque de Mafate
La Nouvelle im Cirque de Mafate in Reunion
👁 259
Reunion in the Indian Ocean
On the beach of St. Gilles les Bains
👁 225
Mauritius in the Indian Ocean
Hotel complex in Mauritius
👁 320
Dancing Lights in Norway
Aurora over the Lyngenfjord Alps
👁 642
Trail running at the 70th degree of latitude in Norway
Snow slopes by the fjord
👁 249
Pictures of northern lights
Northern lights over the Solenagen fjord in front of the Lyngenfjord Alps
👁 609
Sunrise Solenagen fjord
At the port of Fjord Solenagen
👁 193
Photo technique: "Polar lights"
Northern lights in the Lyngenfjord Alps at the seventieth latitude
👁 1,340
New Year at the Arctic Circle
On the ice slopes by the fjords
👁 386
Pre-Columbian Olmec people
Colossal heads of the Olmecs on Lake Catemaco
👁 1,278
South American Coatis in Mexico
Coati in the jungle near Villahermosa
👁 2,082
Naoshima - Japan's art island
Karin and Jürgen in front of the famous pumpkin sculpture by the artist Yayoi Kusama on the Japanese island of Naoshima
👁 1,325
Marble quarries in Carrara
The Carrara Quarries
👁 900
The cormorant fishermen on the Li River
The karst landscapes on the Li River near Guilin
👁 407
Stone forest Shilin near Kunming
Shilin: Karst landscapes in southern China
👁 1,037
Beijing before the Tiananmen massacre
Karin 1988 in Beijing
👁 454
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall in northern China
👁 525
The Dutch flair of Malacca
Impressions from Malacca
👁 511
The Venice Lagoon and its islands
Santa Maria della Salute in Venice
👁 465
Sardinian flair in Olbia, an idyllic town in Sardinia
The Olbia plain
👁 387
Athens - city of columns and philosophers
Honor guard in front of the parliament
👁 473
Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim
Rumtek Monastery
👁 831
Gangtok - capital of Sikkim
Impressions from Gangtok in Sikkim
👁 700
The village Pelling in Sikkim
The view from the hotel in Pelling
👁 428
In the Buddhist monastery of Pemayangtse
Pemayangtse Monastery near Pelling in Sikkim
👁 424
In the Buddhist monastery of Phodong
Young monks in Phodong Monastery
👁 710
Kanchenjunga at sunrise
Kanchenjunga at sunrise
👁 746
Impressions of the Yiga Choeling Monastery in Darjeeling
Monks of the old Ghoom monastery playing music
👁 771
By train to the highlands
Children jump on the trains
👁 306
Darjeeling tea from India
Tea plantation in Darjeeling
👁 316
Relaxing on the island of Samalona
Karin with the family
👁 182
Toraja culture and religion
Tongkonan, the impressive houses of the Toraja
👁 718
Climbing Bromo volcano
Jürgen at the crater rim
👁 384
Climbing the Batur volcano
On the crater rim of the Batur
👁 231
The Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen
The Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen
👁 733
The landmark Saarpolygon
The Saar polygon in Ensdorf from different perspectives
👁 1,487
Montserrat Monastery in the mountains
Benedictine monastery Santa Maria de Montserrat
👁 667
Geocaching in Lapland
Karin in Rovaniemi
👁 401
Pyhätunturi in Lapland
Pyhätunturi in Pelkosenniemi
👁 445
Winter photos in Lapland
Snow on a branch
👁 290
Rovaniemi in Lapland - a visit to Santa Claus
The wish lists are sorted
👁 543
Mont Blanc near Chamonix
Mont Blanc massif in infrared
👁 344
The Fisherman's Bastion in Budapest
The Fisherman's Bastion in Budapest
👁 421
The beaches of Neum on the Adriatic Sea
Neum on the Adriatic
👁 403
The Plitvice Lakes National Park
Waterfall on the Plitvice Lakes
👁 747
The Tartu Tower of Pisa
The "Tartu Tower of Pisa"
👁 583
Vilnius, the baroque capital of Lithuania
Saint Stanislaus Cathedral
👁 661
Bratislava on the Danube
Bratislava Castle over the Danube
👁 660
Andean flamingos in the Atacama desert
Andean flamingos in the Salar de Atacama
👁 994
Salar de Atacama in the desert
In the Atacama Desert
👁 1,108
Perito Moreno Glacier in the Andes
The Perito Moreno Glacier
👁 418
The bridges in Newcastle Harbour
Port of Tyne
👁 577
Cape Horn in Tierra del Fuego
Fiery Tierra del Fuego
👁 478
Time travel to vintage cars
Oldtimer in Colonia del Sacramento
👁 318
The Anapji Ponds in Gyeongju
Anapji ponds
👁 365
Machu Picchu in the Andes
Machu Picchu in the Andes
👁 220
DGPh and non-fungible tokens
The Culture Prize for Photography as NFT
👁 282
Pink moon over Hüchel
The super moon over the Hanfbachtal
👁 507
Action on the Swan Lake
Camera puller of the starting swan
👁 281
Sunbeams in the morning mist
Sun and fog in the beech forest
👁 361
Frogs and toads in Panama
Little green frog (species unknown)
👁 1,462
High tide at the blue hour
Flood of the Rhine in Cologne
👁 358
The huge Naruto whirlpools
The huge Naruto whirlpools
👁 915
Black-browed albatrosses on the Falkland Islands
Black-browed albatrosses in the Falklands
👁 831
The Dolsandaegyo Bridge
Blue hour in Yeosu - the Dolsandaegyo Bridge (돌산 대교)
👁 345
Wai-O-Tapu Wonderland
The "champagne pool" in Wai-O-Tapu-Wonderland, New Zealand
👁 360
Common redshank in Lofoten
Redshank in Lofoten
👁 397
Guest farms in Namibia
Diary Namibia
👁 510
Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in Gamboa
👁 1,363
White-tailed eagles over the Trollfjord
White-tailed eagles over the Trollfjord
👁 860
The blood moon over Liesberg
The wolf moon over Hennef
👁 190
Common merganser
Common merganser on Bornholm
👁 470
Milford Sound World Heritage Site
The Milford Sound
👁 337
Unexpected moon landing?
Plane in front of the super moon
👁 451
Fish eagle in South Africa
Fish eagle when fishing
👁 400
The Moeraki Boulders at Koekohe Beach
The Moeraki Boulders on Boulders Beach
👁 890
Maars - the eyes of the Eifel near Daun
The Schalkenmehrener Maar
👁 526
The colorful boats on Cefalu beach
Boats on the beach in Cefalu
👁 1,362
Warhol penguins as the first NFT
Warhol penguins as non-fungible token (NFT)
👁 907
Editing of images of the moon
The super moon over the Hanfbachtal
👁 813
The traditional gatherings of Althing
Thingvellir - Council Assembly Square in Iceland
👁 331
The Gullfoss in Iceland
The Gullfoss - Gold Waterfall
👁 490
Old town and port of Antwerp
Hard Rock Cafe Antwerpen
👁 1,280
Bruges, the Venice of the North
Der Brügger Belfried am Großen Markt bei Nacht
👁 495
Brussels in the sea of flowers
Der Blumenteppich in Brüssel
👁 505
The German House on Shikoku
German House Naruto
👁 647
German village in South Korea
German village in Namhae, South Korea
👁 830
The snow monkeys of Yudanaka
Snow monkey bathing in Yudanaka
👁 1,475
Beltringharder Koog nature reserve
Barnacle geese over the Beltringharder Koog in the backlight
👁 635
Wiligrad Castle on Lake Schwerin
Wiligrad Castle on Lake Schwerin
👁 405
Neuschwanstein of the North
The Schwerin Castle
👁 502
Gottorf Castle in Schleswig
Gottorf Castle in Schleswig
👁 441
Friedrichstadt - Little Holland
Friedrichstadt between Eider and Treene
👁 401
Husum - picturesque town in Friesland
The port of Husum
👁 944
Süderhafen of Nordstrand
Red fishing boat in the southern harbor
👁 519
Lighthouses and endless expanses
Westerhever lighthouse
👁 531
The Hallig world in North Frisia
The Lorendamm to the Hallig Nordstrandischmoor
👁 484
Transylvania Ultra Mountain Run
Before starting in Bran
👁 429
Autumn in the Husum Castle Park
A maple tree in the palace gardens of Husum
👁 438
White rhinos in Africa, one of the "Big Five"
White rhinoceros
👁 485
African elephants in Etosha National Park in Namibia
Elephants in Namibia
👁 1,121
Elephants in Swaziland
Elephants in Swaziland
👁 425
African elephants in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Herd of elephants at sunset
👁 534
Holograms in video sequences
Rainbow hologram
👁 423
Holographic art in Pulheim Town Hall
Exhibit of the Lauk Museum in Pulheim Town Hall
👁 857
Rainbow holograms in art
Rainbow hologram
👁 1,072
White light holograms (argon laser)
White light hologram of a car model
👁 1,360
Holography with argon laser
White light hologram of a model car
👁 484
Half a hologram - all the information
Half a hologram - all the information
👁 371
Holography for science and art
White light hologram
👁 634
Recording techique: "Rainbow holograms"
Rainbow hologram with models
👁 1,053
Bhutan - Country of the Thunderdragon
The Rinpung Dzong (Rinche Pung Dzong)
👁 459
The hurricane eye of Jupiter over Hennef
Jupiter over Hennef
👁 200
Saturn's rings over Hennef
Saturn with tele lens
👁 475
Comet Neowise above Hennef
Neowise over Hennef
👁 386
Photo technique: Color-key
Technique for creating color key recordings
👁 915
Photo technique: "High Dynamic Range (HDR)"
The basalt lake in Eulenberg as SW-HDR
👁 525
Tallinn - the beautiful capital of Estonia
View of the old town of Tallinn
👁 701
Mapungubwe - place of the stone of wisdom
The Mapungubwe hill
👁 707
Powers of Yellow and Rapeseed
Dirk with drone
👁 152
Violet-eared hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Boquete
Violet ear hummingbird(Colibri coruscans)
👁 509
The tree skeletons in Deadvlei and Sossusvlei in Namibia
The Deadvlei
👁 372
The Namib desert is alive, even if some animals are very small
Lizard in the Namib Desert
👁 446
Dune 45 in the Namib desert
The dune landscape around Dune 45 in the Namib
👁 1,243
The Namib - Desert of Superlatives
The dunes of the Namib desert
👁 297
Klein-Aus-Vista in the Namib Desert
Namibia Travel Diary
👁 328
Spotted hyenas in the Etoshapark
Spotted hyenas in the Etoshapark
👁 980
Singapore - City of the Lion
Singapore skyline
👁 602
Sillamae in the north of Estonia
The stairs and promenades of Sillamäe
👁 868
Lithuania, the Curonian Spit
Travel diary Latvia
👁 561
Leatherback turtles at night
Travel diary South Africa
👁 246
Long exposure on the Rio Nava
Inflow to Rio Nava - 30 seconds at f / 7.1
👁 330
Long exposure at the "Ponte do Nava"
Ponte do Rio Nava
👁 269
Long exposure in the Breitach gorge
In the Breitach gorge
👁 428
The super moon in April 2020
The super moon in April 2020
👁 369
Startrails over an industrial chimney
Startrails over an industrial chimney
👁 444
Oddities from my travel diaries
Travel curiosities
👁 166
Rufous-tailed hummingbird in Boquete
Rufous-tailed hummingbird in Boquete, Panama
👁 316
Quetzal - bird of the gods
Quetzal in the jungle near Boquete
👁 863
The Bar-tailed trogon in the canopy of trees
Bar-tailed trogon in the Boquete jungle, Panama
👁 390
Panamanian white-faced capuchin
Panamanian white-faced capuchin on the Panama Canal
👁 861
Coiba Island howler on the Panama Canal
Howler monkeys on the Panama Canal
👁 526
Spider monkey on Barro Colorado
Black-headed spider monkey on Barro Colorado
👁 261
Iwatayama, the macaque park
Japanese macaque in Arashiyama
👁 565
Spider monkey on the island of Mono Arana
Geoffroy spider monkey on the island of Mono Arana in Lake Catemaco
👁 861
Bear macaque on Isla de los Monos
Bear macaque on Isla de los Monos
👁 801
Argentina, not just tango
Argentina travel diary
👁 256
Erect-crested Penguins on Pebble Island: A Rare Encounter
Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) on Pebble Island
👁 604
Kauai - the garden island of Hawaii with beautiful trails
People of Kauai
👁 351
Lava flow on Big Island in Hawaii
Lava flow over the coastal road
👁 496
Big Island: Living on the crater rim
Living on the crater rim
👁 322
Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii
Sunset on the coast at Hilo
👁 340
Hilo on Big Island von Hawaii
Park in Hilo
👁 282
Trailrunning in the time of the corona
The Hanf creek
👁 380
Hula show in Honolulu on O'ahu
Hula Show in Waikīkī
👁 208
Ushuaia at the end of the world
At night on the Beagle Channel
👁 381
Violet ear hummingbirds in Boquete
Violet ear hummingbirds in Boquete, Panama
👁 607
Ashford Castle near Cong
Ashford Castle
👁 661
Himeji Castle, the White Heron Castle
Himeji Castle
👁 976
Castle Hohenschwangau
Castle Hohenschwangau
👁 734
Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria
👁 290
Visiting penguins in New Zealand
Tagebuch Neuseeland
👁 368
Castle Chambord on the Loire
Castle Chambord on the Loire
👁 533
Clouds above Castle Chambord
Chambord Castle on the Loire
👁 490
Humboldt Penguins in Peru
Humboldt penguin (With the kind permission of the Cologne Zoo)
👁 629
Galapagos penguins in the Galápagos Islands
Galapagos penguin
👁 419
Skagen Fyr where the Baltic and North Seas meet
Skagen Fyr - the Skagen lighthouse
👁 561
Hirtshals Fyr in the north of Jutland
Hirtshals Fyr - the lighthouse in Hirtshals
👁 731
The Barra lighthouse is the tallest tower in Portugal
The Barra lighthouse
👁 757
Storebæltsbroen - The Great Belt Bridge
Storebæltsbroen - The Great Belt Bridge
👁 1,088
The Konuvere Bridge in Märjamaa
The Konuvere Bridge
👁 267
The beautiful valley of the Hanfcreek
The Hanfcreek near Röttgen
👁 729
Tidal Island of Omey near Clifden
Low tide between the mainland and Omey
👁 736
Sunset over the Yellow Sea
Sunset over the yellow sea
👁 280
Lanzarote - sunsets over the salt flats
Sunset over the salt pans of Lanzarote
👁 533
Sunsets in the Danube Delta
Sunsets in the Danube Delta
👁 251
Sunsets in the clouds over La Palma
Sunset in the sea of clouds in La Palma
👁 565
Sunset on the Curonian Spit
Sunset on the Curonian Spit
👁 412
Sunsets in Murreagh, Dingle
Sunset over the Atlantic off Ireland's coast
👁 350
With the rental car through South Korea
South Korea diary
👁 430
Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
Steller's Sea Eagle on Hokkaido
👁 982
Island at the end of the world
Phare du Stiff - Lighthouse on Ouessant
👁 1,357
Eltz Castle on the Elz - a symbol of Germany
Eltz Castle on the Elz
👁 760
Dunguaire Castle at Kinvara
Dunguaire Castle at Kinvara in Ireland
👁 418
Neuwerk - Germany's unknown island
The lighthouse of Neuwerk
👁 490
Geo Contest "Weird Birds"
One of the winners of geo-contest "Weird birds" 2019
👁 416
Stromboli - view of the Hellmouth
The gateway to the Hellmouth
👁 245
Taquile - knitting men's island
Taquile
👁 584
The Moon-Island in Lake Titicaca
The moon island in lake Titicaca
👁 801
The Sun-Island in Lake Titicaca
The Sun-Island in Lake Titicaca
👁 245
The floating islands of the Urus
The floating islands of the Urus from Totora reed
👁 619
Easter Island, an important legacy
Moai on Easter Island
👁 817
Białowieża: The last free bisons
Białowieża: The last free bisons
👁 512
Mystical Lost Place in Galicia
The mystical and mysterious ruin Escusalla
👁 1,481
Dinosaurs and pilgrims
The lighthouse at Cape Espichel
👁 383
Lima, Peru's impressive capital the "yellow flower"
The time of the Sipan
👁 650
Streetart in Portugal i.e. by Bordelo and Empty Belly
Street art in Portugal
👁 1,023
By tram through Lisbon
By tram through Lisbon.
👁 230
Kitesurfing on the waves of Barra
Kitesurfer in Barra
👁 276
The Kuril Islands between Kamchatka and Hokkaido
Kunashiri, the black island in the fog
👁 475
Leningrad in the year 1991
Leningrad 1991
👁 296
Moscow in the year 1991
Red Square in Moscow
👁 1,008
Turkey 1999 - The earthquake of Gölcük
Hagia Sophia
👁 450
From Sapporo to Tokyo
Diary Japan 2013
👁 223
Nepal - mysterious and colorful
Mysterious Nepal
👁 190
Skellig Michael - monks and Starwars
Skellig Michael und Little Skellig
👁 634
The Ngwenya glass factory
Swaziland's/Eswatini's Hottest Tourist Attraction - Ngwenya Glasfabrik
👁 997
The Kukulcán pyramid
The Kukulcán pyramid in Chichen Itza
👁 1,720
Travel journal tips and hints
Reisetagebuch Neuengland 1997
👁 275
Autumn: leaves fall, drones rise
Bird's eye view through mild autumn air
👁 271
The opera house of Oslo
The Oslo Opera in the light of the setting sun
👁 780
I can see what you can not see....
"Froschkönig on the way to the bathing lake"
👁 328
Hummingbirds and container ships
Brown-tailed Amazilie in Boquete, Panama
👁 425
Photography and travelogues
Karin and Jürgen on the island Naoshima in Japan
👁 889
Hamburg at the blue hour
Marina and Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg at the blue hour
👁 370
Cool photo spots at the "blue hour"
Photospot in Hamburg: "Castle in the warehouse district" in the blue hour
👁 822
Startrails above trees on La Palma, Canary Island
Startrails over trees
👁 319
Startrails in black and white
Startrails over trees and clouds in black and white
👁 342
Startrails over La Palma
Startrails over La Palma: house under palm trees
👁 313
Startrails with rocks over the Atlantic
Startrails with rocks over the Atlantic
👁 348
Startrails with palm tree over La Palma, Canary Island
Startrails with a palm tree
👁 341
Blue hour at the port of Riga
Blue hour at the port of Riga
👁 319
Blue hour in the port of Zadar
Blue hour in the port of Zadar
👁 361
Photo technique: "Blue Hour"
Take photos at the blue hour
👁 804
Market halls in Color-Key
The market halls in Ljubljana are reflected in the Ljubljanica
👁 265
The "three bridges" in Color-Key
Ljubljana's "Three Bridges" with the red Franciscan Church "Annunciation"
👁 423
Color-key pictures of Passau
The Luitpold Bridge over the Danube in Passau
👁 404
Chambord Castle in infrared
Chambord Castle in infrared
👁 378
Whooper swans in Hokkaido and Iceland
Whooper swans on Lake Kussharo in Hokkaido
👁 509
Color-Key pictures of plants
Cherry blossom in Kyoto, Japan
👁 356
Kinkaku-ji the Golden Pavilion Temple in Kyoto
Kinkaku-ji - the "Golden Pavilion Temple" near Kyoto
👁 1,069
Color-Key pictures of Kyoto
Along the Kamo River in Kyoto, Japan
👁 294
Color-Key pictures of Tokyo
Tokyo's skyscrapers at night as a Color-Key picture
👁 421
Color-Key picture of the Shinkyo Bridge
Shinkyo Bridge of the Futarasan Shrine in Nikko
👁 260
Color-Key picture of Osaka Bay
Light scrapers in the Osaka Bay
👁 194
Blue hour in the Bay of Osaka
Blue hour in Osaka
👁 294
Startrails over volcanoes
Startrails over the volcanoes of Lanzarote
👁 389
Color-Key pictures of Stockholm
Stockholm with buildings as a reflection
👁 250
Color-Key pictures of Düsseldorf
Buildings in the Medienhafen in Düsseldorf as Color-Key picture
👁 237
Star trails over the Hanfcreek
Star trails over the Valley of the Hanfcreek
👁 230
Photo technique: "Startrails"
Startrail photography: Wahnbach dam
👁 1,009
Blue hour and Tokyo's skyscrapers
Blue hour and Tokyo's skyscrapers
👁 503
Color-Key pictures of Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am Main at night
👁 221
Cologne Cathedral at the blue hour
Cologne Cathedral at the blue hour
👁 231
Photo technique: "Long exposure"
Different recording techniques: long exposure, infrared and HDR
👁 553
Color-Key pictures of the Millennium Bridge
The Millennium Brücke in Newcastle upon Tyne
👁 266
Color-Key pictures of a red bridge
The red bridge in the Korakuen garden in Tokyo
👁 258
Cologne's "Crane Houses" at the blue hour
Die Kölner "Kranhäuser" am Rhein zur Blauen Stunde
👁 344
Infrared bathing area in summer on the Rhine in Mainz.
Infrared bathing area in summer
👁 489
Alley in color despite infrared?
Avenue in summer
👁 436
Infrared recordings of Avenues
Birch avenue in Hennef in summer
👁 326
Photo technique: "Infrared"
Infrared photography - recording technology to camera conversion
👁 1,012
Blue Hour on the Outer Hebrides
After the blue hour over Lewis, Outer Hebrides
👁 361
Color-Key pictures of a "Red boat"
Loch Linnhe at Fort William in Scotland
👁 257
Fotopraxis contest "HDR"
4th place in the photo competition of the photo practice 2012: Sunset over the village of Liesberg in Hennef
👁 168
Geo contest "Your Paradise"
3rd place in the Geo competition 2009 on the theme "Your paradise" with the photo: boat, mountains and lake.
👁 171
Color-Key pictures of the Oslo Opera House
The Oslo Opera House as a Color-Key picture
👁 290
Lumix Contest year 2007
Winning photo Lumix Digital Photo Contest 2007
👁 267
First place Lumix Contest 2006
1st place Lumix digital photos 2006: Black-browed albatross over Saunders, one of the Falkland Islands
👁 261
more