Death isn’t an excepted conversation starter. In fact, even after experiencing a loss it wasn’t easy to talk about it or – even worse – to show feelings it causes – at least in my experience. We got condolences and sympathy right after the death of my father, basically until […]
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Weil ich immer wieder vom Fliegen träumte, beschloss ich irgendwann Tauchen zu lernen. Es war das Gefühl meiner Träume, das ich aus diesen in meine reale Welt holen wollte, es wirklich erleben: der Schwerkraft entkommen, den eigenen Körper ganz neu erfahren und in alle Richtungen lenken können, beinahe mühelos. Wie […]
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Happy news! Finally, there is another page under photography online: Art by nature features mainly underwater pictures, but not exclusively. New photo gallery Beauty lies in the details. I love looking for particular combinations and patterns formed by colours, textures, and shapes. Nature is an endless provider of subjects without […]
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Reflections on the underwater world, photography and diving I These little reflections highlight our approach to diving, underwater photography and videography and how we are linked to the underwater world. They are based on our philosophy, reflect our point of view and share our experiences as dive guides and instructors.On […]
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In short: Me and my cameras have not always lived in perfect harmony. I love diving and find it very relaxing. Why add another activity on top? After initial struggles and a longer break, I started with a new mind-set. Not that there were no more frustrations all of the […]
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The Giant Mountains (Riesengebirge) brought up vague childhood memories of a mountain spirit called Rübezahl and they definitely cast their spell on us. We didn’t meet Rübezahl – or at least we didn’t recognise him – but we are enchanted by the beautiful mountain panorama with alpine vegetation around the […]
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An old neighbourhood under new light: Sustainable fashion, barbers and second hand clothes I love Berlin! It was a huge adventure to move to the capital in 2004, for many years the city felt like an ever changing playground, so it was hard to empty my small inner city apartment […]
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Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the northeastern part of the country it is often overlooked – at least by Germans on our race to the Western coast. I was lucky enough to get myself a Grunn (Groninger) who moved to Drenthe as a teenager. Since my […]
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Die Jugendvision „The paradise we’ve lost“ war für mich ein Statement, das weite Teile der Menschheit mit einschloss, all jene die arbeiteten und konsumierten, sich im Hamsterrad abmühten und damit die Welt dem Abgrund immer näher brachten. Ich aber wollte mein eigenes Paradies finden und dies mit möglichst wenig Menschen […]
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My first visit to a Frisian island since I was a kid (see affinity to islands and sea in German here). After more than a month of being land-locked in the Netherlands and Germany, we were very much looking forward to a short visit out at sea. Deep-sea island Before […]
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