Snapshots

  1. Farafra Oasis Egypt 1987
    The boys persistently jumped into the frame to stop me from taking pictures. At first we've been annoyed, but over time we increasingly began to enjoy the game.
  2. Bukom Ghana
    Another very popular boxing gym in the slums of Bukom is the Charles Quartey Boxing Foundation. I also visited a training session there one afternoon, which is when the cover photo for the website was taken.
  3. Isarweg Munich
    Cheered on by her artfully sprayed fans, a jogger runs along the Isar. The underpasses here are almost entirely adorned with graffiti – unfortunately, as in this case, usually rather short-lived.
  4. Munich Oktoberfest 1992
    My first photo expedition to the Oktoberfest, still with the obligatory Neopan 400 film in the camera and my idol at the time, Henri Cartier-Bresson, in mind.
  5. Swing Boat Cairo
    A little happiness in an alley behind the Al-Azhar Mosque
  6. Bahnwärter Thiel Munich
    Probably the last alternative spot in otherwise so well-behaved Munich. It looks staged, but is in fact a snapshot taken in passing.
  7. Museum Of Fine Arts Boston
    One of those once in a lifetime stories: for four decades I had wanted to see Paul Gauguin's work "Where Do We Come From, What Are We, Where Are We Going" in the original. And when you finally sit in front of it long enough, the memory photo almost creates itself.
  8. Candidplatz Munich
    An emblem of waiting in the U-Bahn station that glows in every colour of the rainbow.
  9. Ottensen Hamburg
    Species-appropiate human keeping.
    One of the reasons why I always loved this neighbourhood
  10. Glyptothek Munich
    The pointing finger into nothingness…
  11. Marrakesh
    Morocco, with its countless photographic subjects, is an Eldorado for photographers – though a very challenging one. I know of no other country where the sight of a camera so often provokes aggression and rejection, or almost inevitably awakens a sense of business.
  12. Amalfi Coast Ravello
    Until 20 years ago, at the most breathtaking viewpoint on the Amalfi Coast, hardly anyone would have thought of turning their back on all that beauty. Times are changing…
  13. Pasinger Fabrik Munich
    Japanese Butoh dancer Aya Irizuki during a promotional performance for the film "Cherry Blossoms".
  14. Islamic Quarter Cairo
    On my many visits to the metropolis on the Nile, I was repeatedly drawn to this incredibly picturesque quarter between the Al-Azhar Mosque and the Citadel.
  15. St. Pauli Hamburg
    During a café visit in Hamburg’s Karoviertel, the scenery on the opposite side of the street completely captivated me. I simply had to take this photo!
  16. Bar Window Munich
    A quite unexpected window display, especially in Munich
  17. Springreiten Starnberg
    In the nineties I was photographing a show jumping event for the Süddeutsche Zeitung. I positioned myself in front of an obstacle that offered me a particulary good view. The very first pair obviously meant well by the photographer. Fortunately, neither the horse nor the jockey was injured in this incident.
  18. Eisbach Wave Munich
    A touch of California in Bavaria. The surfers of the Eisbach wave in the English Garden attract crowds of visitors every day. Me too never manage to walk past without stopping
  19. Oktoberfest Munich 2017
    Nearly 20 years after my first Oktoberfest series, I once again went into the beer tents with my camera – and was rewarded with this moment of pure joy