Category: Berlin

Berlin Fotomarathon 2011: Part 1

A Fotomarathon is a competition under extreme circumstances. Within 12 hours participants must put together a series of 24 photos. One city, 12 hours, 24 themes. After totally underestimating the challenge of a Fotomarathon, I’m exhausted and kind of thrilled at the same time.  At the start line, we discovered the overall motiv of the …

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Carnival of Cultures

Back from a (very) short trip to Brussels.  I’m afraid I’m too exhausted to write a proper post, but how about I share photos from last weekend’s Karneval der Kulturen in Berlin, where I used the parade route to hone my action photography skillz… Lots more photos can be found over here.

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Day at the beach

The weather has been gorgeous here in Berlin, so we bagged our (okay, my) shopping plans and spent the day at one of the many lakes on the outskirts of the city, the Kleiner Müggelsee. Within about an hour’s reach by public transportation, we had a relaxed afternoon laying in the sand and cooling off …

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Buying antique

One conscious decision we made in transitioning into a bigger apartment was that we wanted to start investing in furniture that we actually liked (rather than desperately needed).  Luckily, Berlin is basically a treasure trove of beautiful pieces with lots of history.  However, we also knew we didn’t want to spend an arm and a …

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