A well-trained eye for over 30 years.

I was about 11 years old when I got a used Olympus OM, and 3 black and white films from my aunty in the mid-80s, I was ultimately enthusiastic about photography itself.
Years later, during my design and communication studies, I found the right professional approach to photography in the obligatory photography classes.
The Olympus eventually became a Canon EOS 50E. Since then, I have been loyal to Canon for over 20 years.
Since 2012, my loving wife's wedding present was a Leica X2, which showed me that there is another league as well in the (photography)-cosmos.
For more than 2 years another toy was added to my toolbox - a Mavic Pro 2 from DJI. Such a fun and great gimmick.

Photography was, is, and will always be the main focus of my leisure time activities just capturing the fleeting moment. This also helps me in my work in the experience economy and marketing in general.

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<p>In 2007 I crossed the border between Israel and Jordan on foot. <br />This is what no man's land (the area between these two borders) looks like. </p>

<p>Mölltaler Gletscher, Kärnten, Austria.</p>

<p>I´m such a fan of London, UK. It´s always a pleasure stoping by. </p>

<p>Cairo, Egypt. <br />At the Campus of the German University in Cairo</p>

<p>Encounters at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

EQUIPMENT.

Take a look into my tool-box.

But please don't think that I always carry all this stuff with me. Usually, I limit myself to one camera and - depending on the location - the DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone. The big toys (Canon EOS R6 + lenses) I only take along on explicit journeys or jobs.

Key learning: Good strong lenses are more important than a body. Period.

Cam-Bodies:

Canon EOS R6
DJI Mavic Pro2 + DJI Smart Controller
DJI Osmo Pocket 60p, 4K
Leica X2

Lenses:

Canon R-Mount Adapter
Canon EF 50 mm, f/1.4
Canon EF 35 mm, f/1.4
Canon EF 70 - 200 mm f/2.8 L IS
Canon EF 70 - 300 mm f/4.0-5.6 L IS USM
Canon EF-S 18 - 135mm f/3.5 - 5.6 IS USM
Multi-layer Coated Lens Filter ND4 ND8 ND16 ND32 UV CPL

Tripods:

Manfrotto Stativ Compact Light
Joby GorillaPod 3K Kit

Cases/Bags:

Herschel Rucksack Classic, Little America
Tineer water-resistant DJI Mavic Pro2 drone body Case
Tineer water-resistant DJI Smart Controller Case

Plus a few more photographic toys, tools, and gadgets to have fun with, like my DIY kit of a pinhole camera (wide-angle 6 x 6 – you can see the results at the bw-section) for analog medium format development, several lightboxes, and flashlights, or further filters and converters.

<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>

<p>Berlin, Karl-Marx Allee, Germany.</p>

<p>Boulders Beach Penguin Colony (Simon's Town), South Africa.</p>

<p>A red kite is circling over our house in Zurich. As a notoriously impatient person, I am then grateful to be able to have a home office right now.</p>

<p>The Sahara Desert at the border region of Algeria and Marocco.</p>

<p>Moscow metro in 2005, Moscow, Russia.</p>

<p>Sirius - the brightest star in our solar system shines above the Swiss Alps. The clear starry sky allows the beautiful scene of light and shadow on the mountain peaks. Arosa, Switzerland.</p>

<p>At the EXPO2020 (Nov 21) in Dubai, UAE.</p>

<p>The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar.</p>

<p>At the great pyramids of Giza, Egypt.</p>

<p>„Palacio de Cristal“ in Madrid, Spain.</p>

<p>Venice 2020 (during Lockdown), Italy.</p>

On the way to Ouarzazate crossing the Atlas Mountains, Morocco.

<p>A great place to sit, relax and watch people (and of course some art) – the British Museum, London, UK.</p>

<p>Big brother is watching you. <br />Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>Serious soccer game in Hohoe, Voltaregion, Ghana. </p>

<p>Me, myself and I – under the surface.</p>

<p>The three stooges of the Swiss alps.</p>

<p>Seebrücke/Limmat during Corona lockdown, Zurich, Switzerland. </p>

<p>Mirador Es Colomer in Mallorca, Spain.</p>

<p>The ghost village of Al Madam, Sharja, UAE.</p>

<p>One of several harbors. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>

<p>Two rhinos in the sunset in the South African Savannah, South Africa.</p>

<p>The villas of Nad Al Sheba in Dubai, UAE.</p>

<p>Autumn in the Black Forest near Freiburg, the city where I grew up.<br />Freiburg, Germany. </p>

<p>Early bird Copacabana snapshot, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.</p>

<p>Giardino Garibaldi Palermo, Sicily, Italy.</p>

<p>Young girls discuss their pictures taken in traditional Korean robes in front of Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea.</p>

<p>Auberge Kasbah Meteorites, Marocco.</p>

<p>Me in my hotel room in Pyongyang, 2019, D.P.R.K.</p>

<p>Snapshot of a yellow-billed hornbill (Toko) at Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>Niyama Private Islands, The Maldives.</p>

<p>'Monte Kali' near Heringen, 2020, Germany.<br />A Monte Kali, Kaliberg, or Kalimandscharo is the colloquial term for several slag heaps in Germany, which consists of spoil from potash salt production.</p>

<p>The Milky way with the Southern star, South Africa.</p>

<p>View on the top of the Cheops Pyramid in Giza, Egypt.</p>

<p>Neuschwanstein Castle with Königssee, Germany.</p>

<p>Bethlehem, Palestinian West Bank.</p>

<p>At the EXPO2020 (Nov 21) the UK Pavilion in Dubai, UAE.</p>

<p>A sheep on the soccer field while playing a serious match. <br />A fully normal thing in Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>

<p>Togbe Cephas Kosi Bansah, King of Hohoe Gbi Traditional Ghana. In 2010 I had the opportunity to visit his Ewe tribe in the Volta Region for the first time. Here he is with his insignia and his official robe (Kente).</p>

<p>Fans cheering for their club, Real Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain.</p>

<p>Venice during Corona Lockdown 2020, Italy.</p>

<p>New Forest National Park, Southampton, UK</p>

<p>Magnolias in Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Abandoned parking lot in Athens, Greece.</p>

<p>The lions square in Ramallah, Palestinian West Bank.</p>

<p>The place, where I grew up. Freiburg, Germany.</p>

<p>Where the Namib hits the Atlantic Ocean, Namibia.</p>

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<p>Pogona (aka. bearded dragon), Australia.</p>

<p>The Piazza della Rotonda is located close to the Pantheon in<br />Rome, Italy.</p>

<p>Venice, Italy during lockdown 2020.</p>

<p>Abandoned stadium in Šiauliai, Lithuania.</p>

<p>The Stoupa, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal.</p>

<p>Venice with my pinhole camera. </p>
<p>This picture is 1 of 9 (!) pictures I took during my whole stay in Venice in 1999. </p>
<p>I know it sounds silly to take only 9 pictures in total, but the thousands of mobile phone pictures you take nowadays don't look any better. </p>

<p>Colorful and beautiful traditional garments Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>

<p>Please, write me a postcard. :)<br />Athens, Greece.</p>

<p>The Sky on a random day in Mallorca, Spain.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, the migratory patterns of the storks have changed. This picture was taken in February. </p>

<p>Savety first in Kathmandu, Nepal.</p>

<p>The ETH Zurich - so far 21 Nobel laureates, two Fields Medalists, two Pritzker Prize winners, and one Turing Award winner have been affiliated with the University.</p>

<p>The most southern point of Africa, Kap Agulhas, South Africa.</p>

<p>Somewhere in a Kasbah in Marocco.</p>

<p>Leaning Tower of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.</p>

<p>A giraffe in the South African Savannah, South Africa.</p>

<p>Evening mood in the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria.</p>

<p>At the DMZ Information (a.k.a. propaganda) Center, D.P.R.K.</p>

<p>Metallica – what a massive show. Letzigrund 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Fullmoon shooting in Arosa, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.</p>

<p>It has not yet been finally discussed whether my dear wife took this picture with my camera, or I... therefore, in case of doubt (and for my own safety): Picture Credits to Seda Sirin and myself.<br />Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>Pre-Corona: Metallica – what a massive show. Letzigrund 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Allotment garden colony. Zurich, Switzerland. </p>

<p>Maybe I exaggerated a bit with the pink slider in Lightroom... Pretty nice here in Zurich/Bertastrasse.</p>

<p>Scala dei Turchi, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.</p>

<p>In 2013, as co-founder, I was able to bring L`Arbre Switzerland AG on the road. <br />The company was basically focused on the development, production, and of course, the sales of exclusive accessories, such as the L`Arbre d`Or, a – in a special electroplating process – gold-plated bonsai.<br />If you are interested in the product,... please, let me know.</p>

<p>Grand Central Station, NYC in 2002.<br />Good old analog times with my Canon EOS 50E.</p>

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<p>The ancient entrance door of the Çırağan Palace, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>

<p>One of the big landmarks in Switzerland - the Landwasser Viaduct. <br />Graubünden, Switzerland.</p>

<p>A selfie shadow snapshot in the office, 2020</p>

<p>A Baby-Southern Right Whale (±10-15 tons!) is fooling around in Gansbaai, South Africa. </p>

<p>Seoul Incheon Airport, South Korea.</p>

<p>Women always doing tough jobs without complaining. <br />Also here: Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>

<p>A curious Rock Hyrax at Erongo NP, Namibia.</p>

<p>Container Terminal Hamburg, Germany.</p>

<p>Rostock Ritz Desert Lodge at Namib-Naukluft NP, Namibia.</p>

<p>Staircase in an old Hamburg old town house. Hamburg, Germany. </p>

<p>Abandoned music club in East Amman, Jordan.</p>

<p>Abandoned Hotel in Athens, Greece.</p>

<p>A short stopover in a random village on the way to Accra, Ghana.</p>

<p>At the Olifantsbad waterhole at Etosha NP, Namibia.</p>

<p>During my photo class, I did a lot of analog photography as well as the development by myself. This set was done in an abandoned publisher's house around 2000/2001. </p>

<p>Hallgrímskirkja, Hallgrim's church, Reykjavik, Iceland.</p>

<p>Scenic flight over the South Atlantic Ocean.</p>

<p>Thousands of white small jellyfish in Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>

<p>Abandoned Theme Park, Muscat, Oman.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, not everyone sees the uniqueness of the last remaining wonder of the world. At the Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt.</p>

<p>Istanbul is still growing. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>

<p>At the beach at Wilderness, South Africa.</p>

<p>Ground Zero, NYC almost a year after 9/11. <br />Good old analog times with my Canon EOS 50E.</p>

<p> Cristo Redentor Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.</p>

<p>Switzerland in winter.<br />Elgg, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Volcano Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy.</p>

<p>The wall on the way to Bethlehem, Palestinian West Bank.</p>

<p>Niyama Private Islands, Maldives.</p>

<p>Zurich during Corona lockdown, 2020. Switzerland</p>

<p>View from the Siegessäule to the Tiergarten and the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany. </p>

<p>Old harbor crane in the Hafenmuseum Hamburg, Germany.</p>

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<p>First snow in Zurich in 2018, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

<p>One of the most beautiful birds on earth, a lilac-breasted roller at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>The Bosphorus Bridge of Istanbul, Turkey.</p>

<p>The great pyramids of Giza, Egypt.</p>

<p>The coastline at the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>

<p>Offenbach(Main) Kaiserlei, Germany.</p>

<p>Rainforest nearby Hohoe, Volta Region Ghana.</p>

<p>A Secretarybird at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>A weber bird building his nest, South Africa.</p>

<p>A cemetery in Likpe Bakwa, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>

<p>3:55 am at Langtang valley, Nepal.</p>

<p>Full spring time. Our neighbor's magnolia tree in front of his somewhat difficult (#notaste) wall color, makes the flowers really shine even brighter.</p>

<p>Opal mining in Coober Pedy, Australia. </p>

<p>Snapshot Paris Nightlife, France.</p>

<p>A seductive offer at the roadside somewhere in Ghana.</p>

<p>A small boy selling boiled eggs at a dancing festival in Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>

<p>A messy´s storage in Athens, Greece.</p>

<p>The Saint Petersburg Mosque is the largest in Europe outside Turkey. St. Peterburg, Russia.</p>

<p>Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) or Himalayan griffon vulture.</p>

<p>The Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.</p>

<p>Abandoned villa in Accra, Ghana. </p>

<p>Not a shooting star but just as rare to see in the sky at the moment: an airplane. Arosa, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Me at the exhibition of Ólafur Elíasson at the Kunsthalle Zürich, 2020, Switzerland.</p>

<p>King Togbui Ngoryifia Céphas Kosi Bansah with part of his retinue during an official ceremony in Hohoe, Ghana. In 2010 I had the opportunity to visit his tribe in the Volta Region together with him for the first time.</p>

<p>A Cheetah mother lets her cubs eat first after a successful hunt of an Impala, South Africa.</p>

<p>05:32 at Kenton-on-Sea, South Africa.</p>

<p>Art installation from Ólafur Elíasson at the Kunsthalle Zürich, 2020, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Communication is key. Wadi Rum, Jordan.</p>

<p>A sad story: the Freiburg `Herbstmess` during the Corona Pandemic. 2020.<br />Freiburg, Germany.</p>

<p>Teufelsbrücke, Andermatt, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Rainforest evening mood somewhere in the Volta Region, Ghana. </p>

<p>The desert takes back the city of Dubai, UAE.</p>

<p>Somewhere in Marocco. At some time in the year 2002.</p>

<p>Zurich Seeufer in winter. Switzerland.</p>

<p>The old Jewish cemetery, Prague, Czech Republic.</p>

<p>You always know the entrance view from Instagram. <br />Here is what it looks like from the insight. <br />The famous Al-Khazneh temple in Petra, Jordan.</p>

<p>The two stooges at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>Protea sometimes also called sugarbushes, South Africa.</p>

<p>A zebra with her calf at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>The famous Al-Khazneh temple in Petra, Jordan.</p>

<p>The Siberian tiger or Amur tiger is native to the Russian Far East, Northeast China, and possibly North Korea.</p>

<p>Fooling around with some kids in Hohoe, Ghana.<br />Picture: Mirka Laura Severa </p>

<p>Tremola, St. Gotthard, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Back in the days in NYC in 2002.<br />Good old analog times with my Canon EOS 50E.</p>

<p>The coastline at Barton on Sea, UK.</p>

<p>White Turf, St. Moritz, Switzerland.</p>

<p>The Kraftwerk Berlin is home to a popular club - the Tresor.<br />Berlin, Germany.</p>

<p>View from the top of the Rigi, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Gullfoss waterfall, located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.</p>

<p>The lovely bright voice of the robin is a real sign of spring. </p>

<p>The squad arrives at the Olifantsbad waterhole at Etosha NP, Namibia.</p>

<p>Redback spider also known as the Australian black widow is one of the highly venomous spiders in the world.<br />Sydney, Australia.</p>

<p>St. Gotthard pass, 2106 m, Switzerland.</p>

<p>St. George's Chapel (Berschis), Walenstadt, Switzerland.</p>

<p>The impressive panorama of the Swiss Alps. Although it has been seen hundreds of times... especially here on Insta,... but still fascinating and beautiful. Arosa, Switzerland.</p>

<p>The other way round. <br />Lüneburg, Germany.</p>

<p>The Kunsthaus Zürich with the new annex by David Chipperfield, which will be officially opened next year, 2021.</p>

<p>The highest mountain in eastern Switzerland, the Säntis, even if only 2502m high, but with an exceptional view of the surrounding Alps. </p>

<p>The Grossmünster, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

<p>A brown snake at Litchfield NP, Australia. </p>

<p>The awesome blossom of Glyzine or Wisterie in Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Sicily, Italy.<br />@Zash Boutique Hotel Sicily.</p>

<p>Snapshot of my mother during a Don Giovanni performance at the Vienna State Opera, October 2017, Vienna, Austria. </p>

<p>Kids are always posing when seeing a camera. So great.<br />Accra, Ghana. </p>

<p>Off-road is always big fun, like in the Wadi Rum, Jordan.</p>

<p>A chaffinch at lunch. Switzerland.</p>