Category: All Portrait

Amsterdam

I studied some old black and white movies and try to transfer the dramatic imaging to modern, color scenes. Good inspiration can be found in “the third man” by Carol Reed, or the movies of Willy Zielke (“arbeitslos, Schicksal von Millionen”, “Stahltier”). Here are some November scenes in the streets of Amsterdam.

I hope the darkness of the faces adds some drama to the scenes….

Zielkes movies were forbidden by the censorship of the Third Reich. This probably was on instigation of Reni Riefenstahl, who copied his way of filming. He ended up in an insane asylum. After the war he was reexamined and found perfectly sane.

Mom and Dad

Been thinking about my Mom and Dad and came across some old 35mm negatives of photos I took almost 50 years ago. I scanned them at 600 ppi but they still came out a little pixelated. Anyway Happy New Year and I wish the best for you and your family.

Ich habe an meine Mutter und meinen Vater gedacht und bin auf einige alte 35-mm-Negative von Fotos gestoßen, die ich vor fast 50 Jahren aufgenommen habe. Ich habe sie mit 600 ppi gescannt, aber sie waren immer noch etwas verpixelt. Auf jeden Fall ein frohes neues Jahr und ich wünsche Ihnen und Ihrer Familie alles Gute.

Playing in the streets

On an overcast and misty morning I cycle through the water gate into the historic center of the lovely town of Zaltbommel. It is sunday  and there is hardly anybody in the street and everything is quiet. But then I turn around a corner and hear the sound of a barrel organ. I follow the sound down the street and meet Peter, who is playing an organ in front of his house.

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Emotions of a Dancer

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I had the opportunity to photograph this dancer at a local event. Dancers are for me the embodiment of emotions in the best meaning of the word (ex and motion), meaning moving out. Dancers let their feelings out. They become visible and take on expressions and forms. At that point emotions can be photographed.