There are Central Stations.
And there are … train swallowing cathedrals. One of them you’ll find in Antwerpen.
As I came from Rotterdam – where they are busy building a modern cathedral version of a train station – I was architectonically twice impressed.
My next project: shooting the most wonderful Central Stations around the world! (If I’ll find somebody to pay it… )
I am quite used to discover my articles in good german newspapers and magazines – but I guess now I have to change my mind… 
If you understand german: Please read also the article. It’s a great one, written by a pretty damn good journalist: Ruth Wenger.
There it is: the door. In the middle of the buzzing city center of Antwerpen. The door looks like … a door. No sign on it, nothing. Enter. Follow the steps. Each one of it brings you years and years and years back in the history. Open the next door – welcome to the Wine Cellar 1550! – and you feel like being part of a movie. One of those who show the times when the VOC was conquering the worlds economy. When witches where haunted. When Napoleon ruled in Europe – and some people say he also has been there … probably drinking wine, I guess 
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Okay, back to modern times: There I was … shooting the event “Unearthing Georgian Wine” – with Helmut Hetzel and Geowine. There was almost no light. And I tried to keep this atmosphere alive using as less flash light as possible.
And, by the way, georgian wine tastes great!
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Es gilt für ganz Holland … doch für Zeeland noch mehr: Der Horizont herrscht über die Landschaft.
Fluchtversuche sind sinnlos. Also gibt man sich ihm hin.
Die Provinz ist anders. Irgendwie salziger als der Rest Hollands. Beschienen von noch mehr Sonnenstunden. Beim Spaziergang entlang der Wasserlinie nascht man (sofern gut ausgerüstet) zur Stärkung Austern. Noch mehr Straßen klappen unverwartet einfach vor einem plötzlich senkrecht gen Himmel. Der vor Ort gefangene Oosterschelde-Hummer wird mit Strandflieder serviert.
Ein Mix aus Hiphop und Tradition. Und für Fotografen ein Wunderland an Mustern.
It was my first family photo session with a big pillow fight included! And it was fun – even when the smallest one got a little bit angry !
It was short, it was intensive, it was full of visitors, it was in a wonderful location, a lot of wonderful friends came by – and it ended with a quite nice after show party roundabout 5 o’clock in the morning … my first exhibition! Quite happy and a little bit proud <— me.
And here are the THANKS which go to:
- Karen Weißhaar <– the best Main Coon Cat Breeder (http://www.amaergin.de), the best cat photographer (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maine-Coon-Photography/169488213073584?fref=ts) and the best exhibition conceptioner and photographer (look at the photo’s she made in this post!!!) in the world
- Wolfgang Schmid <— the best artwork producer, the best location provider and the best graphic designer in the world (and one of the view existing people without website…)
- Jochen Gloger <—- the best rally rider, the best helper and the best also location provider in the world (also without online business card … as far as I know…)
- Sandra Ilg <—- the best feed the workers, bring deodorant to the workers helper in the world
- Spyros Rantos <—- the best bar owner and catering manager in the world (http://www.mizu-catering.de)
Again: thanks! For helping and coming…
The plan was: Not to take any camera with me. Just being there, skiing, having fun… But! I! Could! Not! Resist! And anyway this was a good occasion to test the talent of my iPhone camera … while having quite a lot of fun!
