September 17, 2020

Gratefulness and Disappointment

Last year I met someone who was (and I guess still is) quite special to me. Someone who I cared a lot about but also someone who knew how to hurt me. And she did hurt me. I met her online and we soon liked each other and met often and exchanged lots of messages. She was a very unique…

Categories Thoughts about myself

September 16, 2020

My life in cameras 3b: Canon EOS 20D and Sigma AF 70-300/4-5,6 DL

Remember that I just bought a camera way over my budget and so could not afford any lenses beside the cheap kit lens that came with the camera? At that time I really thought I needed a telephoto lens so I went to the store (yes a physical store) and bought a cheap Sigma telephoto lens (this is a similar…

Categories Photography

September 14, 2020

The Book of Questions #1: Moving away for love

This is an ongoing series in which I answer every question from “The Book of Questions” by Gregory Stock. For a person you loved deeply, would you be willing to move to a distant country knowing there would be little chance of seeing your friends and family again? Stock, Gregory: The Book of Questions 1987 First of all remember that…

Categories Book of Questions

September 13, 2020

Random Picture #5 “Swivel Chair”

I have to say I really like this series of random pictures. I am using a randomizer to pick a photo from my collection and then I just let my thoughts and memories flow. These are the little places on can find in Berlin if you go off the beaten track. Although this is very close to some tourist destinations….

Categories Photography/Urbanism

September 12, 2020

Review: The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock

I recently cleaned out the book shelves and found this little booklet hidden in a corner. This is not a trivia book but a list of questions that are supposed to help you get to know you or others better. One might also say it is a nice conversation starter for small parties if you don’t want to talk about…

Categories Book of Questions/Reviews

September 11, 2020

Elon Musk and the pig people

I am astonished by the amount of conspiracy theories and their creativity. Some are quite sophisticated, complete with “scientific” studies and experts. Others are just mental. I want to be part of it and I also want to be heard. So here is my totally true truth about Elon Musk and the pig people. This is the Internet and some…

Categories Satire

September 8, 2020

My life in cameras: Part 3a Canon EOS 20D and EF-S 18-55mm 3.5-5.6

I am going to split these posts up into camera and lens because each combination is quite unique and I can show more pictures. I already told you how I started with a simple point and shoot camera but soon bought a “real” camera. But the picture quality left something to be desired. The dynamic range was not great and…

Categories Photography

September 5, 2020

Random Picture #4 “Gardens of the World”

This was taken in a very weird place (at least for me weird) in Berlin. The “Gardens of the World“. It used to be park with playgrounds for the people inhabiting the newly built residential areas of East Berlin. But at some point in 2000 they changed the concept and began to showcase gardening styles from all over the world….

Categories Photography/Urbanism

September 2, 2020

The need to be (seen as) good on social media

Recent events that affected me personally and other events that I simply witnessed made me question the role that social media plays in our world. I had a few interesting conversations about it and figured I add my voice to this topic as well. Especially as it will be an important topic for me as a father in the future.

Categories Ethics/Society

August 30, 2020

Sources of Stress for highly sensitive persons

I am stressed out. Most people who only know me casually would really wonder what I am talking about. Stress? This guy? He seems so calm. But what are the usual things that pop into people’s minds when talking about stress: too many hours at work, children and household chores, demanding relatives, daily traffic jams, Saturday morning grocery shopping or…

Categories Psychology/Thoughts about myself