Nostalgic Look

Black and white looks like messages from the past to me, because I was born in a time when color photography wasn't yet prevailing. My father did his own prints in his darkroom, and I assisted him at the age of 6-8 years. That's why I made a little album of black&white prints beside my notes and scribbles, a journey diary. Here's the album for you.

Now the Beauty

"Field" is the name of this island.
What I enjoy most about such trips is the horizon. Life in Europe is very limited in space. Even in the country, the landscape looks like a mosaic in aerial view.
Postglacial landscape, scattered with rocks, and the coastline is in constant motion.
Boring for many! No sensations, no entertainment. Just landscape.
In Mecklenburg, most smaller places can be reached through alleys. Only very few highways connect the larger towns. Travelling is slowed down, no overtaking, but lovely views everywhere.
This is how the island said goodbye, and I swear I would have loved to stay!

Hi, I'm back from East Germany

We spent a few days by the Baltic sea, near Wismar, on the island Poel. The name of this island comes from "polye" which means "field" in Wendish language. We lived in a cottage and saw wonderful places. During the days to come I'll show you more of my photos. The weather was sunny quite often, the rain fell at night, but it was rather cool and windy. We visited the gothic churches in Wismar and Doberan, shown here. On the way back, we stopped in Luebeck, saw more churches on a 3 hours walk. Now, we are very tired and I cannot post more tonight. More pictures are promised.