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>Metallica – what a massive show. Letzigrund 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The Kunsthaus Zürich with the new annex by David Chipperfield, which will be officially opened next year, 2021.</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>Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>Niyama, Maldives.</p>
<p>At the beach at Wilderness, South Africa.</p>
<p>Seebrücke/Limmat during Corona lockdown, Zurich, Switzerland. </p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Pre-Corona: Metallica – what a massive show. Letzigrund 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Autumn in the Black Forest near Freiburg, the city where I grew up.<br />Freiburg, Germany.  </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>Arosa/Lenzerheide, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Athens, Greece.</p>
<p>Niyama Private Islands, Maldives.</p>
<p>Tremola, St. Gotthard, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The coastline at Barton on Sea, UK.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Athens, Greece.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Mirador Es Colomer in Mallorca, Spain.</p>
<p>Two rhinos in the sunset in the South African Savannah, South Africa.</p>
<p>Teufelsbrücke, Andermatt, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The Bosphorus Bridge of Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>One of several harbors. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>St. George's Chapel (Berschis), Walenstadt, Switzerland.</p>
<p>The great pyramids of Giza, Egypt.</p>
<p>Istanbul is still growing. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>The great pyramids of Giza, Egypt.</p>
<p>Mölltaler Gletscher, Kärnten, Austria.</p>
<p>The other way round. <br />Lüneburg, Germany.</p>
<p>Pyongyang, D.P.R.K.</p>
<p>Early bird Copacabana snapshot, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.</p>
<p>Tällistock, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Mirador Es Colomer in Mallorca, Spain.</p>
<p>Niyama, Maldives.</p>
<p>Chäserugg, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>One of the big landmarks in Switzerland - the Landwasser Viaduct. <br />Graubünden, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Roundabout in Dubai, UAE </p>
<p>Switzerland in winter.<br />Elgg, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Niyama, Maldives.</p>
<p>Venice during Corona Lockdown 2020, Italy.</p>
<p>Neuschwanstein Castle with Königssee, Germany.</p>
<p>Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany.</p>
<p>Volcano Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy.</p>
<p>Allotment garden colony. Zurich, Switzerland. </p>
<p>Istanbul is still growing. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>One of the big landmarks in Switzerland - the Landwasser Viaduct. <br />Graubünden, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Autumn in the Black Forest near Freiburg, the city where I grew up.<br />Freiburg, Germany.  </p>
<p>St. Gotthard, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Simon's Town, South Africa.</p>
<p>Waldhessen, Germany.</p>
<p>The most southern point of Africa, Kap Agulhas, South Africa.</p>
<p>The villas of Nad Al Sheba in Dubai, UAE</p>
<p>Langtang NP, Nepal.</p>
<p>View on the top of the Cheops Pyramid in Giza, Egypt.</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>Kyanjin Ri, Langtang, Nepal</p>
<p>Kyanjing Gompa, Nepal.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</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>Scenic flight over the South Atlantic Ocean.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Zurich during Corona lockdown, 2020. Switzerland</p>
<p>The desert takes back the city of Dubai, UAE.</p>
<p>Roundabout in Dubai, UAE</p>
<p>Niyama Private Islands, Maldives</p>
<p>The villas of Nad Al Sheba in Dubai, UAE.</p>
<p>Niyama, Maldives.</p>
<p>Venice during Corona Lockdown 2020, Italy.</p>
<p>Venice during Corona Lockdown 2020, Italy.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.</p>
<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>
<p>View from the Siegessäule to the Tiergarten and the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany. </p>
<p>The Grossmünster, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Caumasee, Flims, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Where the Namib hits the Atlantic Ocean, Namibia.</p>
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