When I was a kid we went on a family vacation to Tuscany, Italy each year. We never stayed in fancy hotel or took a flight back then. We would drive the whole way down from Germany in our old VW station wagon and stayed at a rustic farm house a friend of my parents owned. For my sister and me this holiday was always a big adventure. We would explore the surrounding countryside with […]
A papaya leave in our garden in Dumaguete (Philippines)
“When you set down the path to create art, whatever sort of art it is, understand that the path is neither short nor easy. That means you must determine if the route is worth the effort. If it’s not, dream bigger.” by Seth Godin
Wat Langka in Phnom Penh
Birch trees on a Finnish lake shore last winter
When we traveled to Japan last year our first stop was Tokyo. Since we were dreaming about visiting Japan for years, we were so exited and started to search for good travel recommendation or guide books. We stumbled over a recommendation for the little self-made “Tokyo Guide” by Hello Sandwich somewhere online rather accidentally. Of course we ordered the little book right away. And we really loved it — it gave us so many ideas […]
The tube in Singapore transports ca. 744 million passengers per year. That is about 2 million per day. I like sitting in the tube stations with my camera and watch the people walking in and out the trains, up and down with the escalators, pushing a pram, running to catch a train, pulling luggages and shopping bags. There is energy in the tube stations in Singapore.
My photo has been used on the web site fo the Overseas Development Institute to to accompany the announcement of the book launch: Aid on the Edge of Chaos: rethinking international cooperation in a complex world Have a look.