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>Serious soccer game in Hohoe, Voltaregion, Ghana. </p>
<p>Ortaköy Mosque Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>Kakum-NP, Ghana. </p>
<p>A Cheetah mother lets her cubs eat first after a successful hunt of an Impala, South Africa.</p>
<p>Art installation from Ólafur Elíasson at the Kunsthalle Zürich, 2020, Switzerland.</p>
<p>05:32 at Kenton-on-Sea, South Africa.</p>
<p>Tällistock, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The European lynx.</p>
<p>CaixaForum Madrid, Spain.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, 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>The villas of Nad Al Sheba in Dubai, UAE</p>
<p>Dubai Marina, UAE</p>
<p>Thousands of white small jellyfish in Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>Woomera, Australia.</p>
<p>Niyama Private Islands, Maldives.</p>
<p>Niyama, Maldives.</p>
<p>Berlin, Karl-Marx Allee, Germany.</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>Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>
<p>Women always doing tough jobs without complaining. <br />Also here: Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>
<p>Campsite at Damaraland, Namibia.</p>
<p>Snapshot of my mother during a Don Giovanni performance at the Vienna State Opera, October 2017, Vienna, Austria. </p>
<p>Mallorca, Spain.</p>
<p>Kos, Greece</p>
<p>Seoul, South Korea.</p>
<p>The two stooges at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</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>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Boulders Beach Penguin Colony (Simon's Town), South Africa.</p>
<p>Kingfisher, Switzerland, 2021</p>
<p>At the Olifantsbad waterhole at Etosha NP, Namibia.</p>
<p>A weber bird building his nest, South Africa.</p>
<p>Metallica – what a massive show. Letzigrund 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Tremola, St. Gotthard, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Hallgrímskirkja, Hallgrim's church, Reykjavik, Iceland.</p>
<p>Me, myself and I – under the surface.</p>
<p>Pre-Corona: Metallica – what a massive show. Letzigrund 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Bethlehem, Palestinian West Bank.</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>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>The great pyramids of Giza, Egypt.</p>
<p>Kids in Accra, Ghana. </p>
<p>Auberge Kasbah Meteorites, Marocco.</p>
<p>Encounters at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>
<p>Grindelwald, Switzerland</p>
<p>One of the big landmarks in Switzerland - the Landwasser Viaduct. <br />Graubünden, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The great pyramids of Giza, Egypt.</p>
<p>St. Gotthard, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar.</p>
<p>View on the top of the Cheops Pyramid in Giza, Egypt.</p>
<p>At the beach at Wilderness, South Africa.</p>
<p>Kathmandu, Nepal.</p>
<p>One of the big landmarks in Switzerland - the Landwasser Viaduct. <br />Graubünden, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Pogona (aka. bearded dragon), Australia.</p>
<p>Oryx at Damaraland, Namibia.</p>
<p>The Saint Petersburg Mosque is the largest in Europe outside Turkey. St. Peterburg, Russia.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the South Atlantic Ocean.</p>
<p>Two rhinos in the sunset in the South African Savannah, South Africa.</p>
<p>Wrocław (Breslau), Polska.</p>
<p>A seductive offer at the roadside somewhere in Ghana.</p>
<p>The Kraftwerk Berlin is home to a popular club - the Tresor.<br />Berlin, Germany.</p>
<p>Jebel Kawr, Oman.</p>
<p>Walvis Bay, Namibia.</p>
<p>A small boy selling boiled eggs at a dancing festival in Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>
<p>Nkawkaw, Ghana. </p>
<p>Hamburg Airport, Germany.</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>Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>Kingfisher, Switzerland, 2021.</p>
<p>The Stoupa, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal.</p>
<p>Not a shooting star but just as rare to see in the sky at the moment: an airplane. Arosa, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Seebrücke/Limmat during Corona lockdown, Zurich, Switzerland. </p>
<p>Litchfield NP, Australia. </p>
<p>The Sahara Desert at the border region of Algeria and Marocco.</p>
<p>Cairo Downtown, Egypt.</p>
<p>Roundabout in Dubai, UAE</p>
<p>Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>
<p>Switzerland in winter.<br />Elgg, Switzerland.</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>Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) or Himalayan griffon vulture.</p>
<p>Snapshot of a yellow-billed hornbill (Toko) at Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>
<p>Magnolias in Zurich, Switzerland.</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 villas of Nad Al Sheba in Dubai, UAE.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Niyama, Maldives.</p>
<p>A giraffe in the South African Savannah, South Africa.</p>
<p>Pyongyang, D.P.R.K.</p>
<p>Kaesŏng, D.P.R.K.</p>
<p>Where the Namib hits the Atlantic Ocean, Namibia.</p>
<p>Şile, Turkey.</p>
<p>Coober Pedy, Australia. </p>
<p>Sardinia, Italy.</p>
<p>Caumasee, Flims, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Atlas Mountains, Marocco.</p>
<p>The ghost village of Al Madam, Sharja, UAE.</p>
<p>The awesome blossom of Glyzine or Wisterie in Zurich, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Niyama, Maldives.</p>
<p>Hohoe, Voltaregion, Ghana.</p>
<p>Litchfield NP, Australia. </p>
<p>One of the most beautiful birds on earth, a lilac-breasted roller at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>
<p>Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>
<p>Flumserberg, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Istanbul is still growing. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>Young girls discuss their pictures taken in traditional Korean robes in front of Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea.</p>
<p>Kestrel in Switzerland</p>
<p>At the EXPO2020 (Nov 21) the UK Pavilion in Dubai, UAE.</p>
<p>Litchfield NP, Australia. </p>
<p>Niyama, Maldives.</p>
<p>Tällistock, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Barcelona, Spain.</p>
<p>Erongo NP, Namibia.</p>
<p>Marina di Pisa. Tuscany, Italy.</p>
<p>Container Terminal Hamburg, Germany.</p>
<p>Somewhere in a Kasbah in Marocco.</p>
<p>Murmansk, Russia.</p>
<p>A zebra with her calf at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>
<p>Teufelsbrücke, Andermatt, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The Sky on a random day in Mallorca, Spain.</p>
<p>Gansbaai, South Africa.</p>
<p>White Turf, St. Moritz, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Kyanjin Gompa, Langtang, Nepal</p>
<p>Bambi</p>
<p>Abandoned music club in East Amman, Jordan.</p>
<p>Metallica – what a massive show. Letzigrund 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.</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>A sheep on the soccer field while playing a serious match. <br />A fully normal thing in Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>
<p>Colorful and beautiful traditional garments Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>
<p>Savety first in Kathmandu, Nepal.</p>
<p>Rainforest evening mood somewhere in the Volta Region, Ghana. </p>
<p>Fishmarket, Suhar, Oman.</p>
<p>Evening mood in the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>
<p>Rhône Glacier, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The Piazza della Rotonda is located close to the Pantheon in<br />Rome, Italy.</p>
<p>Athens, Greece.</p>
<p>The Goalie, Kumasi, Ghana. </p>
<p>Maybe I exaggerated a bit with the pink slider in Lightroom... Pretty nice here in Zurich/Bertastrasse.</p>
<p>The desert takes back the city of Dubai, UAE.</p>
<p>Old harbor crane in the Hafenmuseum Hamburg, Germany.</p>
<p>Niyama Private Islands, The Maldives.</p>
<p>St. Gotthard, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Zurich during Corona lockdown, 2020. Switzerland</p>
<p>Dhunche, Nepal.</p>
<p>Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria.</p>
<p>Leaning Tower of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.</p>
<p>3:55 am at Langtang valley, Nepal.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</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>Seoul, South Korea.</p>
<p>Me at the exhibition of Ólafur Elíasson at the Kunsthalle Zürich, 2020, Switzerland.</p>
<p>A Baby-Southern Right Whale (±10-15 tons!) is fooling around in Gansbaai, South Africa. </p>
<p>Accra, Ghana. </p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Offenbach(Main) Kaiserlei, Germany.</p>
<p>Barcelona, Spain.</p>
<p>Zelyonyi Bor, Kazakhstan.</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>Factory farming in Hong Kong.</p>
<p>Venice during Corona Lockdown 2020, Italy.</p>
<p>Kyanjin Ri, Langtang, Nepal</p>
<p>Roundabout in Dubai, UAE </p>
<p>Ephesos, Turkey.</p>
<p>The lovely bright voice of the robin is a real sign of spring. </p>
<p>At the great pyramids of Giza, Egypt.</p>
<p>A curious Rock Hyrax at Erongo NP, Namibia.</p>
<p>Litchfield NP, Australia. </p>
<p>Bláa Lónið, Iceland</p>
<p>Cairo, Egypt. <br />At the Campus of the German University in Cairo</p>
<p>Pelican at Walvis Bay, Namibia.</p>
<p>Coober Pedy, Australia. </p>
<p>Colori di Venezia, Italia.</p>
<p>Istanbul is still growing. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</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>Murmansk, Russia.</p>
<p>Coober Pedi, Australia.</p>
<p>The most southern point of Africa, Kap Agulhas, South Africa.</p>
<p>A chaffinch at lunch. Switzerland.</p>
<p>Caumasee, Flims, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The ghost village of Al Madam, Sharja, UAE.</p>
<p>Opal mining in Coober Pedy, Australia. </p>
<p>Red Kite, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The ghost village of Al Madam, Sharja, UAE.</p>
<p>Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>
<p>Abandoned Hotel in Athens, Greece.</p>
<p>Juist, Germany.</p>
<p>Scala dei Turchi, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.</p>
<p>Off-road is always big fun, like in the Wadi Rum, Jordan.</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>St. George's Chapel (Berschis), Walenstadt, Switzerland.</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>Mirador Es Colomer in Mallorca, Spain.</p>
<p>A brown snake at Litchfield NP, Australia. </p>
<p>The ghost village of Al Madam, Sharja, UAE.</p>
<p>Fullmoon shooting in Arosa, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Autumn in the Black Forest near Freiburg, the city where I grew up.<br />Freiburg, Germany.  </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 ghost village of Al Madam, Sharja, UAE.</p>
<p>A sad story: the Freiburg `Herbstmess` during the Corona Pandemic. 2020.<br />Freiburg, Germany.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</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>Me in my hotel room in  Pyongyang, 2019, D.P.R.K.</p>
<p>The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar.</p>
<p>Langtang NP, Nepal.</p>
<p>Simon's Town, South Africa.</p>
<p>View from the Siegessäule to the Tiergarten and the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany. </p>
<p>Etosha NP, Namibia.</p>
<p>Mirador Es Colomer in Mallorca, Spain.</p>
<p>Autumn in the Black Forest near Freiburg, the city where I grew up.<br />Freiburg, Germany.  </p>
<p>Red Kite, Switzerland.</p>
<p>First snow in Zurich in 2018, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>
<p>View from the top of the Rigi, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The coastline at the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Protea sometimes also called sugarbushes, South Africa.</p>
<p>Venice, Italy during lockdown 2020.</p>
<p>Factory farming in Hong Kong.</p>
<p>Niyama Private Islands, Maldives</p>
<p>Colorful and beautiful traditional garments Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>
<p>Rostock Ritz Desert Lodge at Namib-Naukluft NP, Namibia.</p>
<p>The ghost village of Al Madam, Sharja, UAE.</p>
<p>Abandoned villa in Accra, Ghana. </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>The squad arrives at the Olifantsbad waterhole at Etosha NP, Namibia.</p>
<p>The Milky way with the Southern star, South Africa.</p>
<p>One of several harbors. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>Pyongyang, D.P.R.K.</p>
<p>Fooling around with some kids in Hohoe, Ghana.<br />Picture: Mirka Laura Severa </p>
<p>Staircase in an old Hamburg old town house. Hamburg, Germany. </p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Chäserugg, Switzerland.</p>
<p>A Secretarybird at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>
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