While in Berlin last November I visited the Allied Museum to see their exhibition on the influence of American popular music in Germany. On my way back into the city I passed the sculpture “The Day the Wall Came Down” by Veryl Goodnight commemorating the fall of the Berlin wall. Taken with my D700 and…Continue reading Horses of Freedom
Author: dew
Being an Austrian-American Norwegian with Swedish ancestors having lived in Norway, Austria, Denmark, and Russia I currently reside in Germany. Here I am employed at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. In my free time I am active a as trumpet player, take pictures and cultivate Lithops and carnivorous plants.
High Line view
The winter light was so nice when we visited the high line last December so here’s another picture from when we spent the day there. Taken with my D700 and Nikon 20-35mm 2.8.
Cyclist killed here
While walking crosstown to the High Line we passed by this memorial commemorating a cyclist killed in traffic. Taken with my Canon S95. More pics from my New York trip can be seen here:
High Line
New York was unusually mild last December – as this autumn-colored picture taken at the High Line on December 24th 2013 shows. Taken with my D700 and Nikon 20-35mm 2.8.
Boden
While there was not snow during my visit in Sweden in late October / early November the cold nights produced some nice frost – as seen here. Taken with my D700 and Nikon 85mm 1.4.
Autumn
A view of my Swedish grandmother’s house from my last visit in October/November 2013 – even though it was cold there was no snow during the visit. Taken with my D700 and 85mm 1.4.
Greenpeace
While in Berlin last week Greenpeace was protesting against Russia’s handling of the Greenpeace activists. Part of the protest was this Greenpeace boat moored to the Spree. Taken with my Canon S95.
Mailbox (Piter-4)
While walking through St. Petersburg I also came across this mailbox which seems to be the new mailbox standard except for stating that it is not part of the Russian postal service. 😉 Taken with my Nikon FE and Nikkor 28mm 2.8 AI on Kodak TriX.
Пискарёвское Кладбище
While looking for Arkadii Severnii’s grave we also visited the Piskariovskoe kladbishche. Besides the mass graves commemorating the deaths of civilians and soldiers who died in Leningrad there is also a small cemetery for the people who lived in the area. This grave is from that part of the cemetery. Taken with my D700 and…Continue reading Пискарёвское Кладбище
400 years Romanov dynasty
Russia has since the fall of the Soviet Union been reconfiguring their nation building. One aspect has been to re-embrace the Romanov dynasty as this billboard commemorating 400 years of the Romanovs shows. Taken during my morning jog with my Canon S95.
Mailbox (Piter – 3)
While in St. Petersburg I saw another version of a Russian mailbox – this one was located in New Holland. Taken with my D700 and Nikon 20-35mm 2.8.
Severnii’s grave
Another musician who passed away at an early age is Arkadii Severnii (aka as Arkadii Zvezdin – 1939-1980) – an influential performer within what has become known as the russkii shanson tradition (Uli Hufen wrote a good book on russkii shanson with a long chapter on Severnyi – my mini review of the book is on…Continue reading Severnii’s grave