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>Mirador Es Colomer in Mallorca, Spain.</p>

<p>Venice 2020 (during Lockdown), Italy.</p>

<p>Scenic flight over the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>

<p>Not a shooting star but just as rare to see in the sky at the moment: an airplane. Arosa, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Savety first in Kathmandu, Nepal.</p>

<p>Two rhinos in the sunset in the South African Savannah, South Africa.</p>

<p>Metallica – what a massive show. Letzigrund 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

<p>The coastline at Barton on Sea, UK.</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>A Baby-Southern Right Whale (±10-15 tons!) is fooling around in Gansbaai, South Africa. </p>

<p>Abandoned Hotel in Athens, Greece.</p>

<p>Tremola, St. Gotthard, Switzerland.</p>

<p>The Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.</p>

<p>Pogona (aka. bearded dragon), Australia.</p>

<p>The villas of Nad Al Sheba in Dubai, UAE.</p>

<p>The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar.</p>

<p>Fans cheering for their club, Real Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain.</p>

<p>Container Terminal Hamburg, Germany.</p>

<p>A great place to sit, relax and watch people (and of course some art) – the British Museum, London, UK.</p>

<p>Allotment garden colony. Zurich, Switzerland. </p>

<p>At the Olifantsbad waterhole at Etosha NP, Namibia.</p>

<p>Redback spider also known as the Australian black widow is one of the highly venomous spiders in the world.<br />Sydney, Australia.</p>

<p>Ground Zero, NYC almost a year after 9/11. <br />Good old analog times with my Canon EOS 50E.</p>

<p>Switzerland in winter.<br />Elgg, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Sirius - the brightest star in our solar system shines above the Swiss Alps. The clear starry sky allows the beautiful scene of light and shadow on the mountain peaks. Arosa, Switzerland.</p>

<p>The lions square in Ramallah, Palestinian West Bank.</p>

<p>A curious Rock Hyrax at Erongo NP, Namibia.</p>

<p>A seductive offer at the roadside somewhere in Ghana.</p>

<p>First snow in Zurich in 2018, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Seoul Incheon Airport, South Korea.</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>Somewhere in a Kasbah in Marocco.</p>

<p>Where the Namib hits the Atlantic Ocean, Namibia.</p>

<p>The ghost village of Al Madam, Sharja, UAE.</p>

<p>Snapshot Paris Nightlife, France.</p>

<p>Istanbul is still growing. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>

<p>I‘m grateful that my passion for traveling is already passing on to my children. Here I was with my son, exploring the Sahara, 2024</p>

<p>The ETH Zurich - so far 21 Nobel laureates, two Fields Medalists, two Pritzker Prize winners, and one Turing Award winner have been affiliated with the University.</p>

<p>Off-road is always big fun, like in the Wadi Rum, Jordan.</p>

<p>Berlin, Karl-Marx Allee, Germany.</p>

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<p>Cairo, Egypt. <br />At the Campus of the German University in Cairo</p>

<p>A sheep on the soccer field while playing a serious match. <br />A fully normal thing in Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>

<p>A weber bird building his nest, South Africa.</p>

<p>A giraffe in the South African Savannah, South Africa.</p>

<p>At the EXPO2020 (Nov 21) in Dubai, UAE.</p>

<p>Boulders Beach Penguin Colony (Simon's Town), South Africa.</p>

<p>St. George's Chapel (Berschis), Walenstadt, Switzerland.</p>

<p>„Palacio de Cristal“ in Madrid, Spain.</p>

<p>Pre-Corona: Metallica – what a massive show. Letzigrund 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

<p>The awesome blossom of Glyzine or Wisterie in Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Gullfoss waterfall, located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.</p>

<p>The Sahara Desert at the border region of Algeria and Marocco.</p>

<p>Leaning Tower of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.</p>

<p>One of the most beautiful birds on earth, a lilac-breasted roller at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>Abandoned villa in Accra, Ghana. </p>

<p>Volcano Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy.</p>

<p>Evening mood in the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>The ancient entrance door of the Çırağan Palace, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>

<p>I´m such a fan of London, UK. It´s always a pleasure stoping by. </p>

<p>It has not yet been finally discussed whether my dear wife took this picture with my camera, or I... therefore, in case of doubt (and for my own safety): Picture Credits to Seda Sirin and myself.<br />Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>Snapshot of my mother during a Don Giovanni performance at the Vienna State Opera, October 2017, Vienna, Austria. </p>

<p>Colorful and beautiful traditional garments Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>

<p>The great pyramids of Giza, Egypt.</p>

<p>View from the top of the Rigi, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, not everyone sees the uniqueness of the last remaining wonder of the world. At the Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt.</p>

<p>2024, I had the opportunity to do gorilla trekking in Uganda.</p>

<p>St. Gotthard pass, 2106 m, Switzerland.</p>

<p>The Kunsthaus Zürich with the new annex by David Chipperfield, which will be officially opened next year, 2021.</p>

<p>Scala dei Turchi, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.</p>

<p>At the beach at Wilderness, South Africa.</p>

<p> Cristo Redentor Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.</p>

<p>The place, where I grew up. Freiburg, Germany.</p>

<p>Seebrücke/Limmat during Corona lockdown, Zurich, Switzerland. </p>

<p>Teufelsbrücke, Andermatt, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Venice, Italy during lockdown 2020.</p>

<p>Rainforest evening mood somewhere in the Volta Region, Ghana. </p>

<p>The lovely bright voice of the robin is a real sign of spring. </p>

<p>Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.</p>

<p>A Cheetah mother lets her cubs eat first after a successful hunt of an Impala, South Africa.</p>

<p>Maybe I exaggerated a bit with the pink slider in Lightroom... Pretty nice here in Zurich/Bertastrasse.</p>

<p>Grand Central Station, NYC in 2002.<br />Good old analog times with my Canon EOS 50E.</p>

<p>At the great pyramids of Giza, Egypt.</p>

<p>Abandoned music club in East Amman, Jordan.</p>

<p>The wall on the way to Bethlehem, Palestinian West Bank.</p>

<p>The desert takes back the city of Dubai, UAE.</p>

<p>One of the big landmarks in Switzerland - the Landwasser Viaduct. <br />Graubünden, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Togbe Cephas Kosi Bansah, King of Hohoe Gbi Traditional Ghana. In 2010 I had the opportunity to visit his Ewe tribe in the Volta Region for the first time. Here he is with his insignia and his official robe (Kente).</p>

<p>A red kite is circling over our house in Zurich. As a notoriously impatient person, I am then grateful to be able to have a home office right now.</p>

<p>Auberge Kasbah Meteorites, Marocco.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, the migratory patterns of the storks have changed. This picture was taken in February. </p>

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<p>The two stooges at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>Moscow metro in 2005, Moscow, Russia.</p>

<p>Zurich Seeufer in winter. Switzerland.</p>

<p>At the EXPO2020 (Nov 21) the UK Pavilion in Dubai, UAE.</p>

On the way to Ouarzazate crossing the Atlas Mountains, Morocco.

<p>Kids are always posing when seeing a camera. So great.<br />Accra, Ghana. </p>

<p>Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) or Himalayan griffon vulture.</p>

<p>The squad arrives at the Olifantsbad waterhole at Etosha NP, Namibia.</p>

<p>Venice with my pinhole camera. </p>
<p>This picture is 1 of 9 (!) pictures I took during my whole stay in Venice in 1999. </p>
<p>I know it sounds silly to take only 9 pictures in total, but the thousands of mobile phone pictures you take nowadays don't look any better. </p>

<p>Mölltaler Gletscher, Kärnten, Austria.</p>

<p>The Bosphorus Bridge of Istanbul, Turkey.</p>

<p>The old Jewish cemetery, Prague, Czech Republic.</p>

<p>Communication is key. Wadi Rum, Jordan.</p>

<p>A sad story: the Freiburg `Herbstmess` during the Corona Pandemic. 2020.<br />Freiburg, Germany.</p>

<p>During my photo class, I did a lot of analog photography as well as the development by myself. This set was done in an abandoned publisher's house around 2000/2001. </p>

<p>Big brother is watching you. <br />Etosha National Park, 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>A cemetery in Likpe Bakwa, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>

<p>Venice during Corona Lockdown 2020, Italy.</p>

<p>Protea sometimes also called sugarbushes, South Africa.</p>

<p>The Kraftwerk Berlin is home to a popular club - the Tresor.<br />Berlin, Germany.</p>

<p>The coastline at the Namib desert, Namibia.</p>

<p>Me, myself and I – under the surface.</p>

<p>The Saint Petersburg Mosque is the largest in Europe outside Turkey. St. Peterburg, Russia.</p>

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<p>Offenbach(Main) Kaiserlei, Germany.</p>

<p>Opal mining in Coober Pedy, Australia. </p>

<p>Back in the days in NYC in 2002.<br />Good old analog times with my Canon EOS 50E.</p>

<p>The Milky way with the Southern star, South Africa.</p>

<p>Abandoned parking lot in Athens, Greece.</p>

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<p>Sicily, Italy.<br />@Zash Boutique Hotel Sicily.</p>

<p>Bethlehem, Palestinian West Bank.</p>

<p>The three stooges of the Swiss alps.</p>

<p>Me in my hotel room in Pyongyang, 2019, D.P.R.K.</p>

<p>A messy´s storage in Athens, Greece.</p>

<p>Abandoned stadium in Šiauliai, Lithuania.</p>

<p>Young girls discuss their pictures taken in traditional Korean robes in front of Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea.</p>

<p>A chaffinch at lunch. Switzerland.</p>

<p>The famous Al-Khazneh temple in Petra, Jordan.</p>

<p>Serious soccer game in Hohoe, Voltaregion, Ghana. </p>

<p>Magnolias in Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Snapshot of a yellow-billed hornbill (Toko) at Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>King Togbui Ngoryifia Céphas Kosi Bansah with part of his retinue during an official ceremony in Hohoe, Ghana. In 2010 I had the opportunity to visit his tribe in the Volta Region together with him for the first time.</p>

<p>The Stoupa, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal.</p>

<p>Abandoned Theme Park, Muscat, Oman.</p>

<p>The Sky on a random day in Mallorca, Spain.</p>

<p>Women always doing tough jobs without complaining. <br />Also here: Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>

<p>Niyama Private Islands, Maldives.</p>

<p>Rainforest nearby Hohoe, Volta Region Ghana.</p>

<p>The other way round. <br />Lüneburg, Germany.</p>

<p>Hallgrímskirkja, Hallgrim's church, Reykjavik, Iceland.</p>

<p>A small boy selling boiled eggs at a dancing festival in Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. </p>

<p>Old harbor crane in the Hafenmuseum Hamburg, Germany.</p>

<p>Full spring time. Our neighbor's magnolia tree in front of his somewhat difficult (#notaste) wall color, makes the flowers really shine even brighter.</p>

<p>The Siberian tiger or Amur tiger is native to the Russian Far East, Northeast China, and possibly North Korea.</p>

<p>View from the Siegessäule to the Tiergarten and the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany. </p>

<p>The Grossmünster, Zurich, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Giardino Garibaldi Palermo, Sicily, Italy.</p>

<p>You always know the entrance view from Instagram. <br />Here is what it looks like from the insight. <br />The famous Al-Khazneh temple in Petra, Jordan.</p>

<p>The most southern point of Africa, Kap Agulhas, South Africa.</p>

<p>Fullmoon shooting in Arosa, Switzerland.</p>

<p>The Piazza della Rotonda is located close to the Pantheon in<br />Rome, Italy.</p>

<p>In 2013, as co-founder, I was able to bring L`Arbre Switzerland AG on the road. <br />The company was basically focused on the development, production, and of course, the sales of exclusive accessories, such as the L`Arbre d`Or, a – in a special electroplating process – gold-plated bonsai.<br />If you are interested in the product,... please, let me know.</p>

<p>A zebra with her calf at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>Zurich during Corona lockdown, 2020. Switzerland</p>

<p>Neuschwanstein Castle with Königssee, Germany.</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>Please, write me a postcard. :)<br />Athens, Greece.</p>

<p>Niyama Private Islands, The Maldives.</p>

<p>A Secretarybird at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>Art installation from Ólafur Elíasson at the Kunsthalle Zürich, 2020, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Early bird Copacabana snapshot, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.</p>

<p>Autumn in the Black Forest near Freiburg, the city where I grew up.<br />Freiburg, Germany. </p>

<p>3:55 am at Langtang valley, Nepal.</p>

<p>Somewhere in Marocco. At some time in the year 2002.</p>

<p>In 2007 I crossed the border between Israel and Jordan on foot. <br />This is what no man's land (the area between these two borders) looks like. </p>

<p>Me at the exhibition of Ólafur Elíasson at the Kunsthalle Zürich, 2020, Switzerland.</p>

<p>Rostock Ritz Desert Lodge at Namib-Naukluft NP, Namibia.</p>

<p>Thousands of white small jellyfish in Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>

<p>Scenic flight over the South Atlantic Ocean.</p>

<p>A brown snake at Litchfield NP, Australia. </p>

<p>Encounters at the Etosha National Park, Namibia.</p>

<p>New Forest National Park, Southampton, UK</p>

<p>Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria.</p>

<p>A short stopover in a random village on the way to Accra, Ghana.</p>

<p>A selfie shadow snapshot in the office, 2020</p>

<p>Fooling around with some kids in Hohoe, Ghana.<br />Picture: Mirka Laura Severa </p>

<p>One of several harbors. Yakuplu, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>

<p>05:32 at Kenton-on-Sea, South Africa.</p>

<p>View on the top of the Cheops Pyramid in Giza, Egypt.</p>

<p>Staircase in an old Hamburg old town house. Hamburg, Germany. </p>

<p>At the DMZ Information (a.k.a. propaganda) Center, D.P.R.K.</p>