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.

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

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

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

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

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

<p>Back in the days in NYC in 2002.<br />Good old analog times with my Canon EOS 50E.</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>One of the big landmarks in Switzerland - the Landwasser Viaduct. <br />Graubünden, Switzerland.</p>

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

<p>Staircase in an old Hamburg old town house. Hamburg, Germany. </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>Old harbor crane in the Hafenmuseum Hamburg, Germany.</p>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<p>Art installation from Ólafur Elíasson at the Kunsthalle Zürich, 2020, Switzerland.</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>Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) or Himalayan griffon vulture.</p>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<p>Snapshot Paris Nightlife, France.</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>Where the Namib hits the Atlantic Ocean, Namibia.</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>Giardino Garibaldi Palermo, Sicily, Italy.</p>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<p>A giraffe in the South African Savannah, South Africa.</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>At the Olifantsbad waterhole at Etosha NP, Namibia.</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>Hallgrímskirkja, Hallgrim's church, Reykjavik, Iceland.</p>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<p>Venice, Italy during lockdown 2020.</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>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>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>The two stooges at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

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

<p>Early bird Copacabana snapshot, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.</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>Abandoned stadium in Šiauliai, Lithuania.</p>

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

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

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

<p>Protea sometimes also called sugarbushes, South Africa.</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>Encounters at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<p>A short stopover in a random village on the way to Accra, 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>Big brother is watching you. <br />Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

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

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

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

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

<p>Allotment garden colony. Zurich, Switzerland. </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>Auberge Kasbah Meteorites, Marocco.</p>

<p>A Secretarybird at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</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>The awesome blossom of Glyzine or Wisterie in Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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