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During a working visit to Brasília in November 2023, I took the opportunity to go out with my camera in the evenings and on weekends. What a fascinating city. Brazil’s capital was designed and developed in 1956 by Lúcio Costa (urban planner), Oscar Niemeyer (architect), and Joaquim Cardozo (poet and…

The Outer Hebrides sit off the west coast of Scotland and each inter-connected island has its own unique way of life. The Hebridean islands offer powder-white beaches, wild Atlantic waves, diverse wildlife and vibrant Gaelic culture. Many thanks to Wilco Dragt for setting out a great photo trip to this…

For a long time, I wanted to gain experience in documentary photography. Still, a very different genre from landscape and nature photography. Fortunately, Jeroen Toirkens, himself an excellent documentary photographer, organises photo trips for that purpose together with Nordic Vison. One country that lends itself perfectly to this is Albania….

The coastal region of Country Antrim in Northern Ireland is an ‘Area of outstanding natural beauty’ for a reason. And in all honesty, it fully covers the charge! Beautiful beaches, peat-speaking moors, forests, green hills, churches with old cemeteries and small harbours. This is also where the “Game of Thrones”…

Nominee: Categorie PeopleMy photos of last year’s Leonhardifahrt in Bad Tölz made it to the short-list of Nominees at the Fine Art Photography Award Competition 2022/2023. People/Amateur category. I am very honoured! And that in a category I don’t feel so at home in yet: people.https://fineartphotoawards.com/winners-gallery/fapa-2022-2023/amateur/people/hm/19811

In Bad Tölz, the traditional Leonhardifahrt is taking place again this Monday (7 November 2022) for the first time since 2019. Thousands of visitors watch the event in bright sunshine. To the great pleasure of locals and visitors, however, the Leonhardifahrt now presents itself in full grandeur once again. There…

The multi-sport European Championships Munich 2022 brought elite European and Olympic sport back to the Olympic Park on its 50th anniversary.The event was an approbate celebration of the 1972 Olympic Games and one of its most iconic landmarks, like the stadium. Athletics, cycling, Triathlon, Gymnastics and Rowing returned after appearing…

Estonia is the northernmost of the Baltic countries and is located in the north-eastern part of Europe. With an area of approx. 45,000 km², Estonia is about the same size as the Netherlands. The neighbouring countries Russia and Latvia as well as the Baltic Sea border the state. Estonia is the…

The Westfjords (Icelandic: Vestfirðir) is a large peninsula in northwestern Iceland facing the east coast of Greenland. The Westfjords are very mountainous; the coastline is heavily indented by dozens of fjords surrounded by steep hills. With so many photographic opportunities, this is truly an amazing area for landscape photographers to explore! Many thanks to Nordic Vision to organise this great photo-trip!…