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I enjoy going exploring on weekends (mostly). Here is a collection of stories and photos I gather along the way. All posts are CC BY-NC-SA licensed unless otherwise stated. Feel free to share, remix, and adapt the content as long as you give appropriate credit and distribute your contributions under the same license.
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- Berlin 6
- Buddhism 12
- Carnival 6
- Christian Culture 16
- Cologne 92
- Conferences 3
- Corona Pandemic 47
- Demonstration 8
- Dresden 1
- Eifel and Rhineland 26
- Frankfurt 1
- Greco-Roman Culture 2
- Göttingen 1
- LGBT 6
- London 1
- Lost Places 8
- Museum 29
- New Year's Eve 7
- Paris 1
- Photography 1
- Romania 4
- Ruhrgebiet 3
- Social Distancing 12
- Straying around 43
- Tea 2
- USA 1
- Vienna 2
- Wuppertal 4
#Berlin
September 2023
Snaps from September 2023, including a trip to Berlin (Bernstein Conference at the Humboldt University) with visits to the Museum for Asian Art in the Humboldt Forum, the Bode Museum, the Berlin Cathedral, the c/o Berlin, and the Alte Nationalgalerie.
September 2022
Snaps from September 2022, including a trip to the Eifel and Berlin (Bernstein Conference at the TU Berlin) with visits to the Altes Museum and the Bode Museum.
From London to April (Jan-Apr, 2018)
Diary excerpt from January to April 2018. Contains trips to London, Berlin and several random shots.
#Buddhism
December 2023
Snaps from December 2023, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art in Cologne, the Ruhrmuseum in Essen, and the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Cologne.
September 2023
Snaps from September 2023, including a trip to Berlin (Bernstein Conference at the Humboldt University) with visits to the Museum for Asian Art in the Humboldt Forum, the Bode Museum, the Berlin Cathedral, the c/o Berlin, and the Alte Nationalgalerie.
August 2023
Snaps from August 2023, including shots of my new tea ceramics, a visit to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, and Schnütgen Museum (all in Cologne).
August 2022
Snaps from August 2022, including a visit to the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, Schnütgen Museum and Römisch-Germanisches Museum (currently located at the Belgisches Haus) in Cologne.
March 2022
Straying around in March (Maria Laach and Cologne, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art).
#Carnival
February 2024
Snaps from February 2024, including the participation in the Geisterzug during the Cologne Carnival, a Saturday walk through Cologne, and the participation in the demonstration on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Roncalliplatz, Cologne).
#Christian Culture
October 2024
Snaps from October 2024, including a trip to Frankfurt where I visited the Martin Parr exhibition at the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt. I was in Frankfurt for a conference and took a late train back to Cologne, which gave me the chance to see the exhibition. It was a retrospective of his early black and white photos. I also visited the Paulskirche, the Ikonenmuseum, the Liebighaus, the Archaeological Museum, and the Jewish Museum. It seems like a busy schedule, but I had fun in all these places and experienced Frankfurt as an awesome, diverse, international, and interesting city.
September 2024
Snaps from September 2024, including a visit to Pützchen’s Markt in Bonn, one of the oldest and largest folk festivals in Germany. I also had the chance to visit Groß St. Martin during the Day of the Open Monument (Tag des offenen Denkmals) in Cologne – one of the rare moments when you can take photos inside the church. The Day of the Open Monument lasted two days, so I also visited the historical town hall of Cologne as well as the Baptistery near the Cologne Cathedral.
August 2024
Snaps from August 2024, including a visit to the wholesale market, the botanical garden (Flora), the Kartäuser Church, St. Aposteln, St. Kolumba Madonna in den Trümmern, Antoniterkirche, all in Cologne, and I spent half a day at Schloss Augustusburg in Brühl, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an important baroque site in Germany.
March 2024
Snaps from March 2024, including the first trip to Ahrweiler after the great flood in 2021.
February 2024
Snaps from February 2024, including the participation in the Geisterzug during the Cologne Carnival, a Saturday walk through Cologne, and the participation in the demonstration on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Roncalliplatz, Cologne).
January 2024
Snaps from January 2024, including a visit to the Museum Ludwig, the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, the Schnütgen Museum, the El-De Haus, the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, and the Cologne Cathedral. In mid-January, something really rare happened: It snowed in Cologne. The city was covered in a white blanket, and I took the opportunity to take some pictures of the snow-covered city. We also participated in one of the many demonstrations that spontaneously sprung up across Germany at the end of the month against far-right movements and the far-right AfD party. There were 70,000 participants in Cologne alone.
December 2023
Snaps from December 2023, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art in Cologne, the Ruhrmuseum in Essen, and the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Cologne.
August 2023
Snaps from August 2023, including shots of my new tea ceramics, a visit to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, and Schnütgen Museum (all in Cologne).
March 2023
Snaps from March 2023, including a visit to Maria Laach and Göttingen (Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society).
February 2023
Snaps from February 2023, straying around in Cologne, and trips to Wuppertal, the Eifel, the Cologne Wholesale Market, and a visit to the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne.
September 2022
Snaps from September 2022, including a trip to the Eifel and Berlin (Bernstein Conference at the TU Berlin) with visits to the Altes Museum and the Bode Museum.
August 2022
Snaps from August 2022, including a visit to the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, Schnütgen Museum and Römisch-Germanisches Museum (currently located at the Belgisches Haus) in Cologne.
July 2022 (2)
The last chunk from July 2022, with a trip to the Eifel and a visit to the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne.
April 2022
Straying around in April (Cologne, Andernach, Bad Breisig, and Aachen, including snaps of this year’s cherry blossom in Cologne).
#Cologne
October 2024
Snaps from October 2024, including a trip to Frankfurt where I visited the Martin Parr exhibition at the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt. I was in Frankfurt for a conference and took a late train back to Cologne, which gave me the chance to see the exhibition. It was a retrospective of his early black and white photos. I also visited the Paulskirche, the Ikonenmuseum, the Liebighaus, the Archaeological Museum, and the Jewish Museum. It seems like a busy schedule, but I had fun in all these places and experienced Frankfurt as an awesome, diverse, international, and interesting city.
September 2024
Snaps from September 2024, including a visit to Pützchen’s Markt in Bonn, one of the oldest and largest folk festivals in Germany. I also had the chance to visit Groß St. Martin during the Day of the Open Monument (Tag des offenen Denkmals) in Cologne – one of the rare moments when you can take photos inside the church. The Day of the Open Monument lasted two days, so I also visited the historical town hall of Cologne as well as the Baptistery near the Cologne Cathedral.
August 2024
Snaps from August 2024, including a visit to the wholesale market, the botanical garden (Flora), the Kartäuser Church, St. Aposteln, St. Kolumba Madonna in den Trümmern, Antoniterkirche, all in Cologne, and I spent half a day at Schloss Augustusburg in Brühl, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an important baroque site in Germany.
April 2024
Snaps from April 2024, including this year’s cherry blossom, a visit to the Cologne City Museum, which just reopened in March this year, a trip to Remagen and to Maria Laach.
March 2024
Snaps from March 2024, including the first trip to Ahrweiler after the great flood in 2021.
February 2024
Snaps from February 2024, including the participation in the Geisterzug during the Cologne Carnival, a Saturday walk through Cologne, and the participation in the demonstration on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Roncalliplatz, Cologne).
January 2024
Snaps from January 2024, including a visit to the Museum Ludwig, the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, the Schnütgen Museum, the El-De Haus, the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, and the Cologne Cathedral. In mid-January, something really rare happened: It snowed in Cologne. The city was covered in a white blanket, and I took the opportunity to take some pictures of the snow-covered city. We also participated in one of the many demonstrations that spontaneously sprung up across Germany at the end of the month against far-right movements and the far-right AfD party. There were 70,000 participants in Cologne alone.
December 2023
Snaps from December 2023, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art in Cologne, the Ruhrmuseum in Essen, and the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Cologne.
October 2023
Snaps from October 2023, including a trip to the Japanese Gardenꜛ and an ikebana exhibitionꜛ in Leverkusen, a visit to the Apollinaris Church in Remagen, a rugby match of the Cologne Crushersꜛ, a trip to Linz on the Rhine, and a visit to the Cologne Fair.
September 2023
Snaps from September 2023, including a trip to Berlin (Bernstein Conference at the Humboldt University) with visits to the Museum for Asian Art in the Humboldt Forum, the Bode Museum, the Berlin Cathedral, the c/o Berlin, and the Alte Nationalgalerie.
August 2023
Snaps from August 2023, including shots of my new tea ceramics, a visit to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, and Schnütgen Museum (all in Cologne).
April 2023
Snaps from April 2023, including a visit to the fair in Cologne, and a trip to the Eifel (‘Bunte Kuh’), including snaps of this year’s cherry blossom in the Eifel region.
March 2023
Snaps from March 2023, including a visit to Maria Laach and Göttingen (Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society).
February 2023
Snaps from February 2023, straying around in Cologne, and trips to Wuppertal, the Eifel, the Cologne Wholesale Market, and a visit to the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne.
December 2022
Snaps from December 2022, including a visit to the Museum Küppersmühle in Duisburg and the New Year’s Eve in Cologne.
August 2022
Snaps from August 2022, including a visit to the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, Schnütgen Museum and Römisch-Germanisches Museum (currently located at the Belgisches Haus) in Cologne.
July 2022 (2)
The last chunk from July 2022, with a trip to the Eifel and a visit to the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne.
April 2022
Straying around in April (Cologne, Andernach, Bad Breisig, and Aachen, including snaps of this year’s cherry blossom in Cologne).
March 2022
Straying around in March (Maria Laach and Cologne, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art).
January 2022
Snaps from January 2022 (straying around in Cologne, including a visit to the new city archive).
Straying around 10 (Jul, 2021)
Straying around in the area of the Deutz harbor. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 9 (Jul, 2021)
Straying around in the area around the autonomous center in Cologne. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 8 (Jun, 2021)
Straying around in Ehrenfeld this time.Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 7 (May, 2021)
At the wholesale market in Cologne again. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 6 (May, 2021)
Straying around the streets in May, part 2. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 5 (May, 2021)
Straying around the streets in May, part 1. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 4 (Apr, 2021)
Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 3 (Mar, 2021)
Spontaneous Summer: In the last week of March there was an unexpected short period of sunny summer days. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 2 (Mar, 2021)
Still straying on the streets. This time in Köln Deutz. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 1 (Mar, 2021)
The constant repetition in a never-ending Corona-lockdown for a year now…can’t stop us from straying on the streets. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Social Distancing 5 (Mar/Apr, 2020)
Here are some more impressions I captured during the Corona lockdown and the still on-going social distancing (March/April, 2020).
Social Distancing 4 (Mar/Apr, 2020)
Social distancing continued (March/April, 2020)… (including snaps of this year’s cherry blossom in Cologne)
Social Distancing 1 (Mar, 2020)
Exploring our new normal under the impression of social distancing and the lockdown of public life (March 2020).
From London to April (Jan-Apr, 2018)
Diary excerpt from January to April 2018. Contains trips to London, Berlin and several random shots.
The nights in Cologne are loud
The Weekend Stories continue and here is the next one: a loose collection of snaps I took during various party nights in the last couple of months.
Ehe für alle (Jun, 2017)
After years of discrimination, the German parliament legalized same-sex marriage this morning. Here are some impressions from the streets of Cologne that day.
#Conferences
March 2023
Snaps from March 2023, including a visit to Maria Laach and Göttingen (Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society).
#Corona Pandemic
April 2022
Straying around in April (Cologne, Andernach, Bad Breisig, and Aachen, including snaps of this year’s cherry blossom in Cologne).
March 2022
Straying around in March (Maria Laach and Cologne, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art).
January 2022
Snaps from January 2022 (straying around in Cologne, including a visit to the new city archive).
January 2022
Snaps from January 2022 (straying around in Cologne, including a visit to the new city archive).
Straying around 10 (Jul, 2021)
Straying around in the area of the Deutz harbor. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 9 (Jul, 2021)
Straying around in the area around the autonomous center in Cologne. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 8 (Jun, 2021)
Straying around in Ehrenfeld this time.Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 7 (May, 2021)
At the wholesale market in Cologne again. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 6 (May, 2021)
Straying around the streets in May, part 2. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 5 (May, 2021)
Straying around the streets in May, part 1. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 4 (Apr, 2021)
Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 3 (Mar, 2021)
Spontaneous Summer: In the last week of March there was an unexpected short period of sunny summer days. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 2 (Mar, 2021)
Still straying on the streets. This time in Köln Deutz. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 1 (Mar, 2021)
The constant repetition in a never-ending Corona-lockdown for a year now…can’t stop us from straying on the streets. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Social Distancing 5 (Mar/Apr, 2020)
Here are some more impressions I captured during the Corona lockdown and the still on-going social distancing (March/April, 2020).
Social Distancing 4 (Mar/Apr, 2020)
Social distancing continued (March/April, 2020)… (including snaps of this year’s cherry blossom in Cologne)
Social Distancing 1 (Mar, 2020)
Exploring our new normal under the impression of social distancing and the lockdown of public life (March 2020).
Trip to Wuppertal (Mar, 2020)
Some snaps from a trip to Wuppertal in March. It was the last one right before the Corona lockdown in Germany.
#Demonstration
February 2024
Snaps from February 2024, including the participation in the Geisterzug during the Cologne Carnival, a Saturday walk through Cologne, and the participation in the demonstration on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Roncalliplatz, Cologne).
January 2024
Snaps from January 2024, including a visit to the Museum Ludwig, the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, the Schnütgen Museum, the El-De Haus, the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, and the Cologne Cathedral. In mid-January, something really rare happened: It snowed in Cologne. The city was covered in a white blanket, and I took the opportunity to take some pictures of the snow-covered city. We also participated in one of the many demonstrations that spontaneously sprung up across Germany at the end of the month against far-right movements and the far-right AfD party. There were 70,000 participants in Cologne alone.
Ehe für alle (Jun, 2017)
After years of discrimination, the German parliament legalized same-sex marriage this morning. Here are some impressions from the streets of Cologne that day.
#Dresden
#Eifel and Rhineland
April 2024
Snaps from April 2024, including this year’s cherry blossom, a visit to the Cologne City Museum, which just reopened in March this year, a trip to Remagen and to Maria Laach.
March 2024
Snaps from March 2024, including the first trip to Ahrweiler after the great flood in 2021.
December 2023
Snaps from December 2023, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art in Cologne, the Ruhrmuseum in Essen, and the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Cologne.
October 2023
Snaps from October 2023, including a trip to the Japanese Gardenꜛ and an ikebana exhibitionꜛ in Leverkusen, a visit to the Apollinaris Church in Remagen, a rugby match of the Cologne Crushersꜛ, a trip to Linz on the Rhine, and a visit to the Cologne Fair.
August 2023
Snaps from August 2023, including shots of my new tea ceramics, a visit to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, and Schnütgen Museum (all in Cologne).
April 2023
Snaps from April 2023, including a visit to the fair in Cologne, and a trip to the Eifel (‘Bunte Kuh’), including snaps of this year’s cherry blossom in the Eifel region.
March 2023
Snaps from March 2023, including a visit to Maria Laach and Göttingen (Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society).
September 2022
Snaps from September 2022, including a trip to the Eifel and Berlin (Bernstein Conference at the TU Berlin) with visits to the Altes Museum and the Bode Museum.
July 2022 (2)
The last chunk from July 2022, with a trip to the Eifel and a visit to the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne.
April 2022
Straying around in April (Cologne, Andernach, Bad Breisig, and Aachen, including snaps of this year’s cherry blossom in Cologne).
March 2022
Straying around in March (Maria Laach and Cologne, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art).
January 2022
Snaps from January 2022 (straying around in Cologne, including a visit to the new city archive).
From London to April (Jan-Apr, 2018)
Diary excerpt from January to April 2018. Contains trips to London, Berlin and several random shots.
#Frankfurt
October 2024
Snaps from October 2024, including a trip to Frankfurt where I visited the Martin Parr exhibition at the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt. I was in Frankfurt for a conference and took a late train back to Cologne, which gave me the chance to see the exhibition. It was a retrospective of his early black and white photos. I also visited the Paulskirche, the Ikonenmuseum, the Liebighaus, the Archaeological Museum, and the Jewish Museum. It seems like a busy schedule, but I had fun in all these places and experienced Frankfurt as an awesome, diverse, international, and interesting city.
#Greco-Roman Culture
October 2024
Snaps from October 2024, including a trip to Frankfurt where I visited the Martin Parr exhibition at the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt. I was in Frankfurt for a conference and took a late train back to Cologne, which gave me the chance to see the exhibition. It was a retrospective of his early black and white photos. I also visited the Paulskirche, the Ikonenmuseum, the Liebighaus, the Archaeological Museum, and the Jewish Museum. It seems like a busy schedule, but I had fun in all these places and experienced Frankfurt as an awesome, diverse, international, and interesting city.
January 2024
Snaps from January 2024, including a visit to the Museum Ludwig, the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, the Schnütgen Museum, the El-De Haus, the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, and the Cologne Cathedral. In mid-January, something really rare happened: It snowed in Cologne. The city was covered in a white blanket, and I took the opportunity to take some pictures of the snow-covered city. We also participated in one of the many demonstrations that spontaneously sprung up across Germany at the end of the month against far-right movements and the far-right AfD party. There were 70,000 participants in Cologne alone.
#Göttingen
March 2023
Snaps from March 2023, including a visit to Maria Laach and Göttingen (Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society).
#LGBT
Ehe für alle (Jun, 2017)
After years of discrimination, the German parliament legalized same-sex marriage this morning. Here are some impressions from the streets of Cologne that day.
#London
From London to April (Jan-Apr, 2018)
Diary excerpt from January to April 2018. Contains trips to London, Berlin and several random shots.
#Lost Places
January 2024
Snaps from January 2024, including a visit to the Museum Ludwig, the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, the Schnütgen Museum, the El-De Haus, the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, and the Cologne Cathedral. In mid-January, something really rare happened: It snowed in Cologne. The city was covered in a white blanket, and I took the opportunity to take some pictures of the snow-covered city. We also participated in one of the many demonstrations that spontaneously sprung up across Germany at the end of the month against far-right movements and the far-right AfD party. There were 70,000 participants in Cologne alone.
December 2022
Snaps from December 2022, including a visit to the Museum Küppersmühle in Duisburg and the New Year’s Eve in Cologne.
January 2022
Snaps from January 2022 (straying around in Cologne, including a visit to the new city archive).
Straying around 2 (Mar, 2021)
Still straying on the streets. This time in Köln Deutz. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
#Museum
April 2024
Snaps from April 2024, including this year’s cherry blossom, a visit to the Cologne City Museum, which just reopened in March this year, a trip to Remagen and to Maria Laach.
January 2024
Snaps from January 2024, including a visit to the Museum Ludwig, the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, the Schnütgen Museum, the El-De Haus, the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, and the Cologne Cathedral. In mid-January, something really rare happened: It snowed in Cologne. The city was covered in a white blanket, and I took the opportunity to take some pictures of the snow-covered city. We also participated in one of the many demonstrations that spontaneously sprung up across Germany at the end of the month against far-right movements and the far-right AfD party. There were 70,000 participants in Cologne alone.
December 2023
Snaps from December 2023, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art in Cologne, the Ruhrmuseum in Essen, and the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Cologne.
September 2023
Snaps from September 2023, including a trip to Berlin (Bernstein Conference at the Humboldt University) with visits to the Museum for Asian Art in the Humboldt Forum, the Bode Museum, the Berlin Cathedral, the c/o Berlin, and the Alte Nationalgalerie.
August 2023
Snaps from August 2023, including shots of my new tea ceramics, a visit to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, and Schnütgen Museum (all in Cologne).
February 2023
Snaps from February 2023, straying around in Cologne, and trips to Wuppertal, the Eifel, the Cologne Wholesale Market, and a visit to the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne.
December 2022
Snaps from December 2022, including a visit to the Museum Küppersmühle in Duisburg and the New Year’s Eve in Cologne.
September 2022
Snaps from September 2022, including a trip to the Eifel and Berlin (Bernstein Conference at the TU Berlin) with visits to the Altes Museum and the Bode Museum.
August 2022
Snaps from August 2022, including a visit to the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, Schnütgen Museum and Römisch-Germanisches Museum (currently located at the Belgisches Haus) in Cologne.
July 2022 (2)
The last chunk from July 2022, with a trip to the Eifel and a visit to the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne.
April 2022
Straying around in April (Cologne, Andernach, Bad Breisig, and Aachen, including snaps of this year’s cherry blossom in Cologne).
March 2022
Straying around in March (Maria Laach and Cologne, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art).
From London to April (Jan-Apr, 2018)
Diary excerpt from January to April 2018. Contains trips to London, Berlin and several random shots.
#New Year's Eve
December 2023
Snaps from December 2023, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art in Cologne, the Ruhrmuseum in Essen, and the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Cologne.
December 2022
Snaps from December 2022, including a visit to the Museum Küppersmühle in Duisburg and the New Year’s Eve in Cologne.
#Paris
#Photography
#Romania
#Ruhrgebiet
December 2022
Snaps from December 2022, including a visit to the Museum Küppersmühle in Duisburg and the New Year’s Eve in Cologne.
#Straying around
October 2024
Snaps from October 2024, including a trip to Frankfurt where I visited the Martin Parr exhibition at the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt. I was in Frankfurt for a conference and took a late train back to Cologne, which gave me the chance to see the exhibition. It was a retrospective of his early black and white photos. I also visited the Paulskirche, the Ikonenmuseum, the Liebighaus, the Archaeological Museum, and the Jewish Museum. It seems like a busy schedule, but I had fun in all these places and experienced Frankfurt as an awesome, diverse, international, and interesting city.
September 2024
Snaps from September 2024, including a visit to Pützchen’s Markt in Bonn, one of the oldest and largest folk festivals in Germany. I also had the chance to visit Groß St. Martin during the Day of the Open Monument (Tag des offenen Denkmals) in Cologne – one of the rare moments when you can take photos inside the church. The Day of the Open Monument lasted two days, so I also visited the historical town hall of Cologne as well as the Baptistery near the Cologne Cathedral.
August 2024
Snaps from August 2024, including a visit to the wholesale market, the botanical garden (Flora), the Kartäuser Church, St. Aposteln, St. Kolumba Madonna in den Trümmern, Antoniterkirche, all in Cologne, and I spent half a day at Schloss Augustusburg in Brühl, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an important baroque site in Germany.
April 2024
Snaps from April 2024, including this year’s cherry blossom, a visit to the Cologne City Museum, which just reopened in March this year, a trip to Remagen and to Maria Laach.
March 2024
Snaps from March 2024, including the first trip to Ahrweiler after the great flood in 2021.
February 2024
Snaps from February 2024, including the participation in the Geisterzug during the Cologne Carnival, a Saturday walk through Cologne, and the participation in the demonstration on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Roncalliplatz, Cologne).
January 2024
Snaps from January 2024, including a visit to the Museum Ludwig, the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, the Schnütgen Museum, the El-De Haus, the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, and the Cologne Cathedral. In mid-January, something really rare happened: It snowed in Cologne. The city was covered in a white blanket, and I took the opportunity to take some pictures of the snow-covered city. We also participated in one of the many demonstrations that spontaneously sprung up across Germany at the end of the month against far-right movements and the far-right AfD party. There were 70,000 participants in Cologne alone.
December 2023
Snaps from December 2023, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art in Cologne, the Ruhrmuseum in Essen, and the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Cologne.
October 2023
Snaps from October 2023, including a trip to the Japanese Gardenꜛ and an ikebana exhibitionꜛ in Leverkusen, a visit to the Apollinaris Church in Remagen, a rugby match of the Cologne Crushersꜛ, a trip to Linz on the Rhine, and a visit to the Cologne Fair.
September 2023
Snaps from September 2023, including a trip to Berlin (Bernstein Conference at the Humboldt University) with visits to the Museum for Asian Art in the Humboldt Forum, the Bode Museum, the Berlin Cathedral, the c/o Berlin, and the Alte Nationalgalerie.
August 2023
Snaps from August 2023, including shots of my new tea ceramics, a visit to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, and Schnütgen Museum (all in Cologne).
February 2023
Snaps from February 2023, straying around in Cologne, and trips to Wuppertal, the Eifel, the Cologne Wholesale Market, and a visit to the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne.
December 2022
Snaps from December 2022, including a visit to the Museum Küppersmühle in Duisburg and the New Year’s Eve in Cologne.
July 2022 (2)
The last chunk from July 2022, with a trip to the Eifel and a visit to the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne.
April 2022
Straying around in April (Cologne, Andernach, Bad Breisig, and Aachen, including snaps of this year’s cherry blossom in Cologne).
March 2022
Straying around in March (Maria Laach and Cologne, including a visit to the Museum for East Asian Art).
January 2022
Snaps from January 2022 (straying around in Cologne, including a visit to the new city archive).
Straying around 10 (Jul, 2021)
Straying around in the area of the Deutz harbor. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 9 (Jul, 2021)
Straying around in the area around the autonomous center in Cologne. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 8 (Jun, 2021)
Straying around in Ehrenfeld this time.Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 7 (May, 2021)
At the wholesale market in Cologne again. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 6 (May, 2021)
Straying around the streets in May, part 2. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 5 (May, 2021)
Straying around the streets in May, part 1. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 4 (Apr, 2021)
Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 3 (Mar, 2021)
Spontaneous Summer: In the last week of March there was an unexpected short period of sunny summer days. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 2 (Mar, 2021)
Still straying on the streets. This time in Köln Deutz. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
Straying around 1 (Mar, 2021)
The constant repetition in a never-ending Corona-lockdown for a year now…can’t stop us from straying on the streets. Straying around is a loose series of walks through Cologne (mostly) during the Corona pandemic.
#Tea
August 2023
Snaps from August 2023, including shots of my new tea ceramics, a visit to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, and Schnütgen Museum (all in Cologne).
#Wuppertal
February 2023
Snaps from February 2023, straying around in Cologne, and trips to Wuppertal, the Eifel, the Cologne Wholesale Market, and a visit to the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne.
Trip to Wuppertal (Mar, 2020)
Some snaps from a trip to Wuppertal in March. It was the last one right before the Corona lockdown in Germany.
#Social Distancing
Social Distancing 10 (May, 2020)
Social Distancing 9 (May, 2020)
Social Distancing 8 (Apr, 2020)
Cologne wholesale market (Jun, 2020)
Social Distancing 7 (Apr, 2020)
Flora (May, 2020)
Social Distancing 6 (Apr, 2020)
Social Distancing 5 (Mar/Apr, 2020)
Social Distancing 4 (Mar/Apr, 2020)
Social Distancing 3 (Mar/Apr, 2020)
Social Distancing 2 (Mar, 2020)
Social Distancing 1 (Mar, 2020)