France 2024 Southwest

By Bordeaux, Cahors, Cathedral, Dordogne, France, Perigord, Sarlat la Caneda, Toulouse, , , , , , ,

The English Part of France The French landscape known as Aquitaine was my voyage target this time. Did you know that this part of France was under English rule from 1154 – 1453. My Travel Points During the journey I took many photos (about 1,600). Here you will find only a short selection of my photo impressions. I started my voyage in Bordeaux. Above you will find an image of the waterfront of Bordeaux-Center. Then I moved to the Perigord region of France with rest in Sarlat la Caneda. From here I visited Bergerac and Perigueux. Last station with journeys […]

Read More

Alle Wetter Koeln

By Cathedral, Cologne, Cologne Cathedral, Cologne Dome, Dome, Low Light, Photo Cologne, Rhine, , ,

All Weather Cologne / Alle Wetter Köln The Project Time: Between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve I decided to start some photo sessions in the middle of cologne. Conditions: The weather at this time was rainy and windy with rare dry moments and often with low light. As I wanted to photograph my scenes without any persons on the image, I have to start in the early morning. The pictures will show a dark environment with mirroring effects caused by the wetness from the rain. Location Cologne Media Park Location Cologne Breite Str., Ehren Str. Location Cologne Dom, Hauptbahnhof […]

Read More

My Journey with the ship ARTANIA in 2023

By Antwerp, ARTANIA, Belgium, Cathedral, Church Art, Cities, France, Gothic, Northern Spain, Peter Paul Rubens, Rijksmusum, ship journey, South England, Western Europe, , , , , , , , ,

My Journey through Western Europe Last Year I got an offer to visit several cultural highlights in Western Europe by ship. My wife and I agreed the offer and in 10/2023 we started our journey. On the left side you can see the map with the ship destinations. Starting in Hamburg we sailed to South England then to Spain after to France continue to Belgium and Netherlands. In the following topics I will describe the destinations shortly in a topic and give you my photo impressions. I often take photos of images and sculptures. As it is sometimes not clear […]

Read More

The Cologne Dome

By Cathedral, Church Art, Cologne, Cologne Cathedral, Cologne Dome, Dome, Gothic, Photo Cologne, , ,

Main Artworks in the Cathedral With the following photo I will show you the reason of the Dome erection starting in 1248. Here you will have a look at the Holy Shrine: In the newer days the well known artist Gerhard Richter designed the south window of the Dome. The south side was former the main entrance from the monastery. Today the entrance is closed. The window itself is very colorful. Please have a look: The doors on the west and east side have been designed by Ewald Matare. Here some Details: Inside the Cathedral Walking through the Dome you […]

Read More