Yesterday was the second ever Bremer Fotomarathon and of course I was there! If you remember from last year, it’s a photo challenge — 1 City, 9 Hours, 9 Photos. The basic idea is to take nine photos pertaining to nine themes which you receive at various check-in points throughout the day. At the end …
Over the past several years I’ve taken part in two Fotomarathons in Berlin, billed as a photo “competition under extreme circumstances: One city, 12 hours, 24 themes.” Always exhausting, but always a fantastic experience. So imagine my delight when I heard that Bremen was organizing it’s own Fotomarathon in mid-September: 9 hours, 9 photos, 9 themes. A little less …
Since I arrived early to the checkpoint at the Berlinische Galerie, and was one of the first to receive the next (and last) set of prompts, I could afford to sit for awhile in the corner and eat my protein bar while considering my next moves. I took a look through my shots for the first …
After completing my first eight photos of the Berlin Fotomarathon (see Part 1), and picking up my next set of prompts, I was starving. Although I had already fueled myself with an energy bar and a banana over the previous four hours, I knew if I didn’t sit down for a meal, I was going …