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12. Februar 2022

Erwähnung in der Süddeutsche Zeitung

https://jungeleute.sueddeutsche.de/malerisch/ Süddeutsche Zeitung 28/08/2017

19. Januar 2020

Cover for a Series

Under pinkish clouds, a large BMW approaches on some rail tracks vanishing under a patch of asphalt. A bike freak in trousers matching the clouds jumps off his bike and takes his hat off to the viewer.

This was an Intro picture to a previous version to my website containing 2 cyclists´ portrait series.

I particularly like this photo so I decided it was worth bringing it over here and letting it feature as a blog post.

August 2015, Budapest, Hungary

17. Januar 2020

RadlKult Making-of

Juni 2017, München, Germany

photo credit: Kai Neunert

16. Januar 2020

Critical Mass: 20 Thousand

It was 20,000 cyclists demonstrating in Budapest, occupying the streets on the car-free day. Double the number compared to the previous spring event.

The gathering started late, so I had to work a bit more in advance. I, therefore, asked the main organiser, Kükü (pictured) to pose for me just before they went on to peacefully regain Budapest. He shouted: Critical Mass!

Upon arrival at the publisher´s office, I loved the layout the editors chose.
In general, Magyar Hírlap was home to many creative minds, and I could always be sure that they would come up with the best choice of the material I could offer. This time was no different.

I was enthusiastic and stayed until the first copies arrived, took a few and brought the paper of tomorrow to the Critical Mass afterparty.

It was 2005, still before smartphones´ instant-news times. Many shouted joyfully to find out that we indeed cracked the 20,000 that year!

Critical Mass Budapest has been said to be the biggest in the world, with the spring 2008 figure reported at 80,000.

15. Januar 2020

Accreditation? No, just do it.

16. August 2005, Downtown Budapest
11:45 AM – End of the 1st meeting to start the paper.
Incoming call right after from my editor:
– Some plane came down in Athens, we will write about that, but it may well become the day´s topic as the aviation industry in general. So we need 2nd and 3rd, but if good the front page as well.
– Do you have accreditation to the airport?
– No we don´t, they won´t give it that fast. Just do something. The pages close at 6 PM.

This is how these 2 images featured as pairs on the earlier version of my home page. I enjoy the power of photographs enhancing a particular reading of one another. Its a direct way a photographer can invite the viewer towards a set of ideas.

2005, Budapest Airport, Hungary
2005, Paulahof, Austria

12. Januar 2020

Non-motorist Perspectives 2006

This photo project was commissioned by the late writer, editor and photo historian Mihály Gera. One day he just called up and invited me to his private library. It was a great honour to work with him.
He came up with the idea to try and capture Budapest with the theme of traffic in the city.
I was at the time already a passionate cyclist and my critique about urban planning became more and more obvious as I was taking pictures for this upcoming book. And exactly that seemed to create a problem. What I did not know from the start that this book was meant to be published for the City Hall of Budapest so that they could use it in their protocol as a present to mayoral visits.
But there were suddenly bigger obstacles, too. I left Budapest to pursue further studies in London and my flat got nicked back in 2007: there it went all my equipment and my archive as well!
I was though fortunate enough to have had a colourful pillowcase, and a good friend who´d recognise it on the sidewalk close to Brick Lane. Apparently, burglars like to stuff their plunder in the bedding, in order to grab as much as they can. Once out of the property, they can sort out the items they really need.
This is how I recovered at least these preview pictures!

2006, Budapest, Hungary

12. Januar 2019

Co2Free

2018 was Co2 free for my Car!) Thanks to Atmosfair!
Still, I did share my longer rides as much as I could (80-90%, + 1-3 onboard;) and I did not fly at all!
Because of all the gear I have for my photography, taking the train is not an option: so at least I compensate, trying to reduce my footprint.

12. Mai 2018

Licht für Naturkosmetik

Werbekampagne Violet Touch für die Naturkosmetik Firma Annemarie Börlind.

Fotografin: Verena Vötter
MUA: Arno Humer
Licht inkl. all Technik von mir.

Calw, Schwarzwald, Germany
Mai 2018