Malte works at Zirkus Charles Knie, that’s why I chose the red striped jacket. And I wanted a look like a classic 18th century oil painting.
At first sight from above some of the rock pools at the shores of the cape verde islands look like bird’s eye views from high above.
Human Nature Each day millions of pieces of new plastic end up into our oceans. We all have seen the drastic pictures of drowning turtles and dead animals with stomachs full of trash. We all know, that littering the world will become an even bigger problem in the near future. Nonetheless I can sometimes not avoid seeing trash as beautiful or even as part of nature. Nature does not judge. Nature absorbs, transforms and spreads litter like every other substance […]
Prisoners with Keys While visiting Sal, one of the more touristy islands of Cabo Verde, I realised that freedom depends a lot on the point of view. You would think, any tourist enjoys the freedom to relax anywhere in the sun from his everyday work-life. But no, everybody seems to feel more safe and comfortable within bars and ropes and barriers and under surveillance of life- and other guards. The local five-star accomodations are equal to uniformed prison cells, surrounded […]
Yesterday I had the opportunity to shoot Michael Schäfer, who asked for a “mature” portrait. He is only 18 years old but I think we could make him look a little scruffy and sexy.