street and travel photography
More visitors, more space, more of everything. The Cologne Gamescom 2017 has been a huge success. E-Games are a huge success. Escapism’s more necessary than ever. Being absorbed by one source (the game), being in the moment, just the present and not the future or the past: E-Gaming may even be a super- speedy form […]
We met first at a very unlikely place: a gym in Cologne. Years ago. From then on I saw him at least once a week. When I pedaled on a cardio glider, he would stand beside me, an older gentleman of ancient russian stock, wearing Khaki Bermuda Shorts and leather loafers, speaking of the new […]
Yesterday, arte-tv showed some interesting documentaries about the political and social developments in Turkey. All in all it was depressing. Even the positive examples of the few, who resist violence and political oppression and fight for freedom didn’t make it easier: they are exceptions, heroes. It’s hardly probable that they will change the course of […]
It’s now several years I visit Muenster (Westfalen) on a regular basis. Esther lives there. She works in the theater. Thought it would be nice to compose a photography book or photozine with some of the pictures I took over the years. Now im trying to find them. It’s not easy. As a whole they […]
There are many different styles of street photography. For myself I discovered over the last years a preference for pictures who focus on one or two interesting characters with an expression that somehow touches me. For this kind of street photography which concentrates on the expression of an interesting character the background is immensely important. […]
Liège once had been a rich industrial town in Belgium. But with the decline of it’s factories you can see the scars poverty has left. Without wanting to be cynical: in almost any aspect it’s far more interesting to photograph in a city, which once had great times but now struggles to find a new […]
I was taking pictures of a grave with flowers wrapped in plastic, when a man approached me on his bike. He was tanned, quite athletic, probably in his 50’s. ‚What’s up?, he asked. ‚I took some pictures of the flowers.‘ ‚Yeah‘, he said, staring at me. ‚I just visited the grave of my brother.‘ He […]
Colors. It’s not easy for me to get them right in my photography. That’s one of the reasons I ususally prefer black and white. To get rid of the endless possibilities to influence the character of a picture. And to spoil it. But this weekend with bright afternoon sunshine I decided to give colors another […]
Actually I wasn’t very confident to take a 35mm film camera with me to take some shots in an exhibition with paintings of Otto Dix, an artist I really like, because he managed to combine an analytical, sometimes very dark and sarcastic view on mankind with a breathtaking sensuality. Anyway, I took my Leica M6 […]
I never regarded the iphone as an adequate tool for taking good pictures. Especially when it comes to my style of street photography, which generally means shooting while passing strangers. But in the recent weeks, I developed a strange passion for using the iphone. When it comes to shooting stills, when you can take your time and […]
navidson & streets 