some snapshots…

For many, the little village of Proschim, not too far from Berlin, has been a symbol of resistance to the opencast coal mining industry in eastern Germany. While the energy company ‘Vattenfall’, which wants to expand its nearby open pit, already talks about possible relocations, the district refused categorically, till now. Apparently it’s time for a change of heart. Because the city councils tipped a majority decision from 2011. According to which, everything should be done against the expansion of the mine.

The brown coal secures around 8,000 jobs in the otherwise structurally weak part of eastern Germany. Vattenfall currently operates five mines and several power plants in the second largest brown coal mine throughout the country. The newly elected head of the village is a employee with ‘Vattenfall’ and open to talks with the energy company.

Since then, half of Proschim is regularly protesting against the expansion, the other half welcomes it. This is about the relocalization of 340 people.

–

Assignment for Dagens Nyheter // Writer: Lina Lund

Another portrait session with a musician. This time the rather young and relative new-to-the-business hardcore-pop singer and composer “Bayuk” sat down in front of my lens for a set of portraits during a dpa assignment. Very talented guy from Konstanz, in the very south of Germany. Check him here: http://bayukmusic.com

Every four years, the area around Brandenburg Gate turns into the biggest public viewing fanfest in whole Germany. These photos are showing the final game between France and Croatia.

some snapshots

…just some snapshots, life’s beautiful.

Juha Järvinen is one of 2000 people from Finland who where selected for a universal basic income trial. He was invited to Berlin by a newspaper to speak at a conference.

Europe’s biggest and most important trade show for consumer and home electronics in Berlin, Germany. -2017

_November 2017

Feature about the starred chef Sonja Frühsammer and coworkers in the kitchen of her famous restaurant in Berlin.

_October 2017

The very last flight of the German airline Air Berlin for Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa

On 27 October 2017, Air Berlin’s final flight was operated by Airbus A320 D-ABNW. It departed from Munich at 21:36 and landed at Berlin Tegel at 22:45.

_August 2017

I had the assignment from Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) to come up with some photos for a reportage about good and bad zoos. The zoo in Berlin just build a new park area for two panda bears that have been on loan from China. The new area is approximately 5,000sqm in size and cost about 9,000,000 Euro.

While the house for the big cats was built in the 60s and remained untouched since then. But there are plans and ambitions to completely rebuild the house of predators.

A reportage about three women who where locked up in clinics for venereal diseases for flimsy reasons in the former German Democratic Republic. Photographed in Halle(Saale) and Berlin, 18.01.2017. (assignment for Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa)

Portrait about the 16-year-old goalkeeper of the women’s national football team of Afghanistan, Dorranai Hassan, during a training session with her local team “Hertha 03 Zehlendorf” in Berlin, 17.01.2017. (for Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa)

I had a wonderful time with Kathrin in Iran earlier this year. Wonderful country and people. Thanks to everyone who we met there.

These are just a few snapshots from the trip with no particular order.

German singer Joy Denalane poses for some portrait as part of an interview with German Press-Agency in Berlin.

Two weeks ago I had the assignment to photograph old mattresses in a district of Berlin.