August 23, 2020

Random Picture #3: Old Subway and New Station

This was taken in Berlins latest subway station between the new and modern “Hauptbahnhof” (main station). As of today it only runs between the Brandenburg Gate and this station making a single stop near Angela Merkel’s office. Even though this is the most modern subway line in Berlin they put in an old train until they can connect the line…

Categories Photography/Urbanism

August 16, 2020

Non-Fiction list for dreary autumn weather

It is almost autumn and here it is beginning to be more rainy and grey. And who knows what a second corona virus wave brings. So why not stock up on some books. I have never been big on reading books just for entertainment. I always wanted to learn something. Maybe it’s my natural curiosity. These are books that I…

Categories Reviews

August 9, 2020

From grey to green

I grew up in a country behind the Iron Curtain that was full of the physical advances of scientific Marxism-Leninism. Whenever I think about this time I remember the color grey. Everything was drab and grey. Of course the new pre-fab city districts with their uniform apartment blocks had grass and trees in between them. But my old part of…

Categories Photography/Thoughts about myself/Urbanism

August 2, 2020

Random Picture #2: Summer Rain

This is not an especially artistic or documentary picture. I just went out after a refreshing summer rain to enjoy the cool evening air. This park in Berlin would have been chock full with people having their barbecues and adding to the air pollution and garbage if it had not been for the rain. Instead I was able to enjoy…

Categories Photography

July 26, 2020

Glance Encounter

As important as the COVID19 pandemic is I do not really want to add to the discussion. Other people are much better qualified or did more research to talk about it. I would like to share a short story I wrote on the height of the lockdown. It takes place somewhere in the near future and is about a chance…

Categories Photography/Story

July 19, 2020

Random Picture #1: Empty Tree Crown

This is the beginning of a series I want to establish on this blog. I will simply pick a random image from my collection and try to write something about it. I took this picture on a stroll trough the park. They crop the trees into these ball shaped crowns. It looks especially interesting in autumn when one can see…

Categories Photography

July 12, 2020

My life in cameras: Part 2 Minolta Dimage A1

Soon after I dabbled in photography with the small Sony P&S I felt the need for a real camera. My budget was still a bit tight so thought I a so-called bridge or prosumer camera would do nicely. The Minolta Dimage A1. I used some student loan money to buy it.

Categories Photography

July 5, 2020

The true Self and The Fragile Self

Everyone has a sense of self. It is a very complex thing that sits between what we feel about ourselves, what our genetics determines and how others see us. It is essential not only for our well-being but for our very survival as an individual. It should be stable and constant but also amenable to change if circumstances require it.

Categories Psychology/Society

June 28, 2020

Caged Nature

I took a stroll trough the city a few days back and was able to wander the grounds of the local vocational school. The school was closed due to the COVID19 pandemic so I had the space for myself. As a highly sensitive person I really enjoy it when I can explore urban places that are empty. So in a…

Categories Photography/Urbanism

June 14, 2020

Trolley Problem with autonomous vehicles

I have a keen interest in autonomous vehicles especially cars and trucks. But with those “AI” controlled vehicles we have created again a new ethical dilemma for ourselves. What is such a vehicle supposed to do in case of accidents or emergencies?

Categories Ethics