Winner with two photos.
South Africa
Vacation ranger in South Africa? Why not? As a photojournalist seeing wild animals up close, plus campfire romance plus the good feeling of sustainable tourism. The vacationers are united by one thought: Practically implementing species protection in the Gondwana Eco Camp. Because here you can lend a hand and accompany Continue Reading
South Sudan
In 2013 I was in South Sudan. As a photographer for aid organizations. In the youngest country in the world, international and regional peace efforts have so far failed to lead to lasting peace. In South Sudan, all state welfare functions have ceased to exist. The suffering civilian population bears Continue Reading
Ethiopia
In 2011 I traveled all over Ethiopia. Especially in the South I experienced some cultural issues that I would like to tell: Market day in Dimeka, a small village in southwest Ethiopia. Members of the Hamer ethnic group meet once a week to offer their products. Ami sells reddish powder Continue Reading
Mali
In 2018 I have been as an embedded photographer in Mali. The German field camp juts out of the red sand like a fortress with a three-kilometer wall and barbed wire. The German soldiers belong to the UN mission MINUSMA. A stone’s throw away is the once flourishing city of Continue Reading
Lebanon
In 2016 I had the opportunity to work with UNIFIL in Lebanon. Those United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeeping mission supports the Lebanese government in securing the maritime borders and preventing weapons smuggling from the sea. It began after the Second Lebanon War in 2006. The Maritime Operations Association Continue Reading
Iraq
2017: As an embedded photographer in Erbil, North Iraq. The heat and the shimmering over the wide yellow plain are almost unbearable. The thermometer shows 43 degrees Celsius. The sky is blue and cloudless. Only in the evening it gets a little cooler with around 30 degrees. Then when the Continue Reading
Wuerzburg (2014): La fièvre jaune
Angkor Vat, the perfect replica of the universe, is submerged in the jungle of Cambodia. Faces carved in stone with frozen, ice-cold smiles look back on centuries in which they remained undiscovered. Lost in the jungle, then the cruel civil war of the Khmer Rouge with destruction and death. These Continue Reading
Winzerkeller Randersacker (2011): Franconia – Wine and Culture
The exhibition is the result of my forays through the Lower Franconian landscape with my dog. The camera is always there too. Hilly landscapes full of vines, the banks of the Main, all of it fascinated me from the start. Especially in spring, summer and autumn. The Winter sometimes influences Continue Reading
Viladecans/Barcelona (2011): New York City
“If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere. It’s up to you, New York, New York … “. It was precisely these lines from Frank Sinatra that inspired me to travel to New York City. Travel photography has long been part of my profession. My endless forays took Continue Reading