A well-trained eye for over 30 years.


I was about 11 years old when I got a used Olympus OM, and 3 black and white films from my aunty in the mid-80s, I was ultimately enthusiastic about photography itself.
Years later, during my design and communication studies, I found the right professional approach to photography in the obligatory photography classes. 
The Olympus eventually became a Canon EOS 50E. Since then, I have been loyal to Canon for over 20 years.
Since 2012, my loving wife's wedding present was a Leica X2, which showed me that there is another league as well in the (photography)-cosmos.
For more than 2 years another toy was added to my toolbox - a Mavic Pro 2 from DJI. Such a fun and great gimmick.

Photography was, is, and will always be the main focus of my leisure time activities just capturing the fleeting moment. This also helps me in my work in the experience economy and marketing in general.

<p>Waldhessen, Germany.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Pyongyang, D.P.R.K.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Roundabout in Dubai, UAE </p>
<p>Niyama Private Islands, Maldives</p>
<p>Kyanjing Gompa, Nepal.</p>
<p>Metallica – what a massive show. Letzigrund 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Niyama, Maldives.</p>
<p>The Kunsthaus Zürich with the new annex by David Chipperfield, which will be officially opened next year, 2021.</p>

EQUIPMENT.

 

Take a look into my tool-box.


But please don't think that I always carry all this stuff with me. Usually, I limit myself to one camera and - depending on the location - the DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone. The big toys (Canon EOS R6 + lenses) I only take along on explicit journeys or jobs.

Key learning: Good strong lenses are more important than a body. Period.

Cam-Bodies:

  • Canon EOS R6
  • DJI Mavic Pro2 + DJI Smart Controller
  • DJI Osmo Pocket 60p, 4K
  • Leica X2


Lenses:

  • Canon R-Mount Adapter
  • Canon EF 50 mm, f/1.4
  • Canon EF 35 mm, f/1.4
  • Canon EF 70 - 200 mm f/2.8 L IS
  • Canon EF 70 - 300 mm f/4.0-5.6 L IS USM
  • Canon EF-S 18 - 135mm f/3.5 - 5.6 IS USM
  • Multi-layer Coated Lens Filter ND4 ND8 ND16 ND32 UV CPL


Tripods:

  • Manfrotto Stativ Compact Light
  • Joby GorillaPod 3K Kit


Cases/Bags:

  • Herschel Rucksack Classic, Little America
  • Tineer water-resistant DJI Mavic Pro2 drone body Case
  • Tineer water-resistant DJI Smart Controller Case


Plus a few more photographic toys, tools, and gadgets to have fun with, like my DIY kit of a pinhole camera (wide-angle 6 x 6 – you can see the results at the bw-section) for analog medium format development, several lightboxes, and flashlights, or further filters and converters.

<p>View on the top of the Cheops Pyramid in Giza, Egypt.</p>
<p>Venice during Corona Lockdown 2020, Italy.</p>
<p>Autumn in the Black Forest near Freiburg, the city where I grew up.<br />Freiburg, Germany.  </p>
<p>Mirador Es Colomer in Mallorca, Spain.</p>
<p>Niyama, Maldives.</p>
<p>Autumn in the Black Forest near Freiburg, the city where I grew up.<br />Freiburg, Germany.  </p>
<p>Istanbul is still growing. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>One of several harbors. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>Niyama Private Islands, Maldives.</p>
<p>Caumasee, Flims, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Arosa/Lenzerheide, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>The great pyramids of Giza, Egypt.</p>
<p>Langtang NP, Nepal.</p>
<p>View from the Siegessäule to the Tiergarten and the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany. </p>
<p>Switzerland in winter.<br />Elgg, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Where the Namib hits the Atlantic Ocean, Namibia.</p>
<p>Athens, Greece.</p>
<p>The highest mountain in eastern Switzerland, the Säntis, even if only 2502m high, but with an exceptional view of the surrounding Alps. </p>
<p>Seebrücke/Limmat during Corona lockdown, Zurich, Switzerland. </p>
<p>St. Gotthard, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Two rhinos in the sunset in the South African Savannah, South Africa.</p>
<p>Roundabout in Dubai, UAE</p>
<p>Tremola, St. Gotthard, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The great pyramids of Giza, Egypt.</p>
<p>The Bosphorus Bridge of Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>Teufelsbrücke, Andermatt, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Niyama, Maldives.</p>
<p>Istanbul is still growing. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>Mölltaler Gletscher, Kärnten, Austria.</p>
<p>The other way round. <br />Lüneburg, Germany.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the South Atlantic Ocean.</p>
<p>Simon's Town, South Africa.</p>
<p>Venice during Corona Lockdown 2020, Italy.</p>
<p>The villas of Nad Al Sheba in Dubai, UAE</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>The desert takes back the city of Dubai, UAE.</p>
<p>Mirador Es Colomer in Mallorca, Spain.</p>
<p>Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>Volcano Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy.</p>
<p>The coastline at Barton on Sea, UK.</p>
<p>One of the big landmarks in Switzerland - the Landwasser Viaduct. <br />Graubünden, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Chäserugg, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Pre-Corona: Metallica – what a massive show. Letzigrund 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>
<p>At the beach at Wilderness, South Africa.</p>
<p>The most southern point of Africa, Kap Agulhas, South Africa.</p>
<p>Kyanjin Ri, Langtang, Nepal</p>
<p>Tällistock, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Niyama, Maldives.</p>
<p>Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.</p>
<p>The Grossmünster, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Early bird Copacabana snapshot, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.</p>
<p>Venice during Corona Lockdown 2020, Italy.</p>
<p>Athens, Greece.</p>
<p>One of the big landmarks in Switzerland - the Landwasser Viaduct. <br />Graubünden, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>'Monte Kali' near Heringen, 2020, Germany.<br />A Monte Kali, Kaliberg, or Kalimandscharo is the colloquial term for several slag heaps in Germany, which consists of spoil from potash salt production.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany.</p>
<p>The villas of Nad Al Sheba in Dubai, UAE.</p>
<p>St. George's Chapel (Berschis), Walenstadt, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The impressive panorama of the Swiss Alps. Although it has been seen hundreds of times... especially here on Insta,... but still fascinating and beautiful. Arosa, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Neuschwanstein Castle with Königssee, Germany.</p>
<p>Zurich during Corona lockdown, 2020. Switzerland</p>
<p>Allotment garden colony. Zurich, Switzerland. </p>
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