
Tag: Monochrome

Bogensee…. from dictatorship to ruin…
by 53weeks
Quoting Wikipedia: “Bogensee is a small lake near Wandlitz in the German state of Brandenburg, located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the Berlin city limits. Bogensee is known for the nearby former summer retreat of Nazi minister Joseph Goebbels, located approximately 500 m (1,600 ft) northwest of the shore. The premises were dedicated to Goebbels by the Berlin city administration on the occasion of his 39th birthday in 1936; he had an extended country home erected at the site until 1939, including a private cinema, a bunker, and adjacent SS barracks. Co-financed by the UFA film […]
Categories: Photography • Tags: Berlin, Brandenburg, DDR, Dictatorship, Elmar, FDJ, Germany, Goebbels, History, Leica, Monochrome, Nazi, Rühmann, Reunification, Soviet, Stalin, Summilux, UFA, Wandlitz, Wende

Christmas is banned……
by 53weeks
As the temperatures soar above 30°C, I catch up with those winter pictures…. a (mild) winter walk in January. Leica M9M; Summicron 35mm; Summilux 50mm; VSCO; Lightroom
Categories: Photography • Tags: 2019, banned, Bike, Christmas, Döner, Food, Germany, Kebab, Kebap, Leica, M9, Monochrome, Potsdam, Summicron, Summilux, Walk, Waschhaus, Winter

Last autumn….
by 53weeks
I’ll try and catch up half a years’ worth of posts in the next few days…… Leica MM; Summilux 50mm; VSCO; Silver Efex Pro 2
Categories: Photography • Tags: Autumn, Brandenburg, Landscape, Leica, Monochrome, Summilux

Cool Dude…..
by 53weeks
One from the Dubai series…… Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Air show, Art, Black and White, Dubai, Entertainment, environment, Food, Humour, Leica, Life, Lifestyle, Monochrome, Music, News, Photos, Places, Politics, Portrait, Summilux, Technology, Travel, VSCO

The twenties film star….
by 53weeks
in the late afternoon….. Leica M9; Summilux 50mm; VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Action, Black and White, Bokeh, Business, Colleague, Culture, Film, Food, Leica, Monochrome, Photography, Portrait, Studio, Summilux, Thriller, Travel

Week 42 – Sandy….
by 53weeks
Categories: Photography • Tags: "Black & White", Beauty, Birthday, Food, Friend, Germany, girl, Glamour, Leica, Monochrome, Party, Portrait, Travel

Week 35 – The Suave Gent…
by 53weeks
…around town, meet Marc! Fujifilm X-Pro1 Fujinon 35mm f1.4 Lightroom & NIK
Categories: Photography • Tags: Beer, Black and White, Dapper, English, Food, Fuji, Gentleman, Male Model, Monochrome, Office Portrait, Poland, Portrait, Travel, Warsaw

Week 32 – Hanna (Fuji X vs Leica M)…
by 53weeks
….there are some people I could take pictures of all day, Hanna is one of them….. On another note, these two shots may fuel the current Leica M vs Fuji X discussion… 😉 Fujifilm X-Pro1 Fujinon 35mm f1.4 Lightroom & VSCO Leica M2 Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8 Kodak BW400CN
Categories: Photography • Tags: Black and White, Camera, Colleague, Food, Fuji v Leica, girl, Glamour, Monochrome, Office, Portrait, Travel, VSCO, Warsaw, Woman

Week 24 – The Applicant
by 53weeks
Just a quick shoot for a job application with a bit of a difference…. Fujifilm X-T1 Fujinon 35mm f1.4 Lightroom & NIK
Categories: Photography • Tags: Business, Family, Food, Generation, Interview, Job, Monochrome, Potrait, Travel, Youth

Week 12 – Franziska
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… on a roll, let’s hope I keep it up! Fuji X-T1 Fujinon 56mm f1.2 Aperture & NIK
Categories: Photography • Tags: "Black & White", Beauty, Colleague, Fashion, Food, girl, Monochrome, News, Portrait, Travel

Week 10 – The Philosopher….
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Meet a good friend of mine….. Fuji X-Pro1 Fujinon 35mm f1.4 Aperture & NIK & VSCO (Ilford HP5+)
Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Culture, Food, Friend, Monochrome, People, Philosopher, Portrait, Travel, Work