THE DULL CHANNEL - Philosophical Photography

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…

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…

August 23, 2020

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…

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…

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…

August 2, 2020

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…

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…

July 19, 2020

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…

July 12, 2020

My life in cameras: Part 2 Minolta Dimage A1 review

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…