Category: Photography


  • “The light wasn’t good, anyway.”

    That’s what she told us after we couldn’t help her reach the most touristy spot you could imagine, which was closed on that day. The woman and her two friends, with their red necks showing the strain of all the latest camera gear, were clearly stressed. Phil and I just left the metro station at…

  • Something in the air.

    It’s water. All photos taken at an early morning in March in Potsdam, Germany. Camera: Pentax MX /w SMC 50 mm f1.7. Film: Ilford HP5 at 400 ISO, Developed and Scanned by Aperture Filmlab Berlin.

  • 1F1S E001: Up to a good start.

    One Frame, One Story (1F1S) is a series I launched in April 2025 to explore the deeper narratives behind photographs that hold personal significance. While most entries are brief, some images simply carry stories that deserve to be told in full. It was early in my analog photography journey—a path I stumbled onto after researching…

  • 20250302_What remains, February twenty-five.

    Things I’ve noticed while blogging: While writing this article, I listened to a Spotify suggestion called Moses Yoofee Trio, and I really enjoyed the upbeat, jazzy sounds of their album MYT. I highly recommend checking it out. Nevertheless, with winter almost behind us, my photographer’s instincts celebrate every sunray that appears more frequently now. Getting…

  • The bus named Bartholomaeus [20250118]

    “Thank you, we love the results!” Well, I did it—my first car shoot. In January, the yearlong rebuild of the vehicle, affectionately named Balthazar Bartholomäus Bus (you see the anime reference, too?), was finally completed. The proud owners, who are self-taught car restorers, asked me if I could take some pictures of their new mobile…