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Reports from over the world

11. September 2024

Havana Libre

 Along the Malecón, the seawall in Havana, towards Hotel -Havana Libre-. I took all the photos with my analogue Nikon, all of them were overexposed, and this is the result. The -Habana...
17. August 2024

Buddha for Buddha

 Amarapura, the center of Buddha statue production. The stone workshops in Amarapura, a district of Mandalay in Myanmar, are known for the production of Buddha figures from marble. Amarapura has a long...
10 August 2024

The Water Home

 Insights into a hard life in the lake. In the middle of the floating gardens, the farming family has created a domicile in the water. For the floating gardens, the naturally occurring...
30 July 2024

The alley for the palate

 I call it the restaurant alley, from the archway to the next plaza the restaurants vie for the many tourists, especially at lunchtime it was not so easy to find a place...
15. July 2024

Faded charm in stone

 Where donkey and mule share a meadow in northern Spain. The villages of the municipality of Villamejil are located in a marshy area on the Río Tuerto, crossed by numerous short streams, in a...
1 July 2024

Waste Valleys

 Wild landscapes in Andalusia – The Gorafe Desert. This desert is unique for its impressive scenery and geological beauty, full of colors, canyons, fairy chimneys, and deep canyons. How a river valley cuts through...
April 6, 2024

The Eternal Fires

 The Burning Stones of Yanartas. The natural phenomenon, called Yanartas in Turkish – the burning stone – takes place near the village of Çirali. Since ancient times, flames have been burning here, springing directly from the...
March 11, 2024

The Wobbly Springboard

 For the youth, this is a welcome building in Kunduz province. For the future, this bridge over the Kunduz River was no longer usable, too much damage, weak points and bombings have...
February 2, 2024

Stones in the Sand

 Balkh Province: On the outskirts of Kholm is Bagh-e-Jahan Nama, a complex with a large garden and a monumental palace building. The Bagh-e-Jahan Nama Palace was built between 1890 and 1892 by...
November 26, 2023

In a colour frenzy

 On the way in the World Heritage Site, in Liguria on the Mediterranean. Sunrise over the mountains around Riomaggiore with a view of the colorful sea of houses. In the morning in the Cinque Terre village of Riomaggiore, the colorful facades in the...
November 3, 2023

Wild peaks, green stones

 Wooded mountain landscape with species-rich wildlife, also land of wolves and bears, the Parque Nacional de los Picos de Europa. The Picos de Europa National Park is a perfect example of a...
the 29 of september, 2023

Days gone by in stone

 The heart of Andalusia. There is a lot to discover within the city of Antequera, which has a population of 41,000, and around 40 churches and convents can be visited here. Above the church, the remains of the Castillo Alcazaba await...
the 30 of April, 2023

Tastes of the night – colors of the heat

 Traditional night and food market in Yangon. Delicious meals and shopping included. When the sun goes down, numerous streets in the Burmese metropolis turn into eating miles. A smorgasbord of stalls...