ruhrpott
The Ruhrpott, or Ruhr area or just Pott is the name for a conglomeration of cities besides the river Ruhr. This are is very dense. You drive from one city to the other without knowing that there is a start or ending. The poppulation is about 5 million people.

catched the tiger
Taken at the famouse tiger and turtle magic mountain in Duisburg,…

To Wuppertal
Catching the S-bahn in Essen Stehle, going to Wuppertal.

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

Sundown VIII
I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this.

Speed Daemon
The A40, the highlight of Essen. The place everybody should be proud of.

Industry landscape
Industry landscape

To the Hauptbahnhof
While walking to the Hauptbahnhof (main station) in Essen I saw that perfect alignment of the teletower at the far distance.

No bikes please
no bikes please. While Essen invests a lot in so called Schnellradwege (far distant bicycle roads) the don't do anything for bicycles in the city…

Portuguese days
In September 2017 I went to Portugal to meet with the Blueprint Alliance.

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…

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.

the blue flame tour
In 2014 I went to Ireland for protest, permaculture and biogas.

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

Ruhrpott Part Three - return of the wiseguys
3rd Part of the Ruhrpott Quadrologie. I walked through the city several times at different hours.

Meetings for sustainability
A series shot during the Nordic Permaculture Festival 2022.

to the north
from Germany to Denmark to Sweden to Finland - by train using a Interrail ticket.

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…





