The last episode of the Ruhrpott tetralogie is now online at Ruhrpott Part IV - long…
Photography about nature
It is so nice to be in nature. Breath of fresh air.

Give
A sculpture at one of the lakes in Tamera, Portugal

Nara - Tōdai-ji
Taken at the famous Tōdai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan

Flower power
Flowers at the beach of Faro, Portugal.

The mud, the shit
For demonstration of biogas systems we filled a bucket with duck shit and water from the local pond.

Irish shore
West coast of Ireland

vihre puu
Parkleuchten 2015 at Gruga Park, Essen, Germany

Geckos like the sun
This gecko was sitting on a stone while the sun was shining.

Planting the seeds of sustainable living
Planting the seeds of sustainable living

another tree
Another tree

more seeds for growth
more seeds for growth

The sun always shines on TV
5 days without TV and I'm convinced again that TV is another issue. It feels so free.

What was left
Shot in the hils of Croatia in fall 2010.

upwards
laying in the grass looking upwards

Point of views
Walking through the Hollies permaculture was again one of those moments when I felt near to nature and live.

Heavy load
Symbolics in nature. The heavy load of snow.

joki II
Joki ist Finnisch und meint einen Fluß. Bei der Aufnahme ist die Kamera kurz vor dem Wasser und taucht fast schon ein.

the Tontun Talo at the land of snow
it's bitter cold but I was invited for coffee, tee and joulutorttu.

Besides the football field
Besides the football field

super kuu
Ein Super Mond ist der schönste und größte Vollmond eines Jahres.

Blackberries
Blackberries

Natur finds its way
A trees roots grown outside the pot. It is nice to see that nature finds its way to overcome the restrictions create by humans.

the sun
View through branches of a tree shading the sun

The old oak
The old oak

In the shadow
Sundown in Tamera Portugal.

cuban affairs
Cigars, cars and landscapes. Photos from Cuba, the city of Havana, and Varadero

oh my portugal
Visting Portugal / Tamera ecoVillage in September 2014 on invitation by Solar C³ities e.V. I joined the Blueprint, a group of like minded people…

Ruhrpott Part Four - long kiss goodbye
Part four of the Ruhrpott series. The final chapter. I was already torn away from Essen.

Oslo Permanent
In 2019 I went to Oslo for the Nordic Institute…

NYC spring
In 2014 I followed an invitation by SolarC³ITIES TH Culhane to visit NYC, Dobbs Ferry. It was the first time I went to the States.

biogas experimentation week
In August 2015 I went to Tamera for the 3rd Blueprint meeting and the Biogas experimentation week.

the 7 states
In March 2016 Lumia and I travelled 7 US states. We were invited by Solar C³ITIES INC, a non-for-profit organization based in Pennsylvania.

a Finnish year
On the 25th of May 2016 I moved to Finland with my wife. We live on the countryside near the lovely small town Pälkäne.

Ruhrpott Part One - a new city
Over 8 years I took a lot of photos. I started with a Canon 60D and then switched to a Sony Nex 7. Those bulky and heavy DSLRs are like dinosaurs…