photography • faces • landscapes • stills
Die ersten Tage sind sonnig. Und in Shumen, am östlichen Rand des europäischen Randstaats Bulgarien, bedeutet das eine Menge. Die Stadt hat vielleicht mal bessere Zeiten gesehen. Jedenfalls zeugen gewaltige und deutlich überdimensionierte Betongebilde im kleinen Stadtzentrum von Ambitionen der längst verwehten sozialistischen Herrschaft. Aus dem sozialistischen ist längst der triste Realismus geworden. Und der […]
Budapest. November 2017. The first day it was raining, the second day the sun broke through the clouds. People with sinister faces. Workers, waiters, pedestrians. Not a lot of talk in between. The whole atmosphere so unlike the first time I had visited the Hungarian capital in the early 90’s. Back then, you could sense […]
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 […]
After years of permanent success maybe Cologne is the final turning point. The party-convention of the right-wing ‚Alternative for Germany‘ (AfD) results in political decisions which reveal the power-possessed and erratic nature of it’s leaders and let’s the party stumble into growing insignificance. That’s astonishing, because also in Germany the voter potential, which seeks sanctuary […]
