…and then it was all over….

But here’s something to chase away those post-Christmas blues…..

Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO

Cool Dude…..

One from the Dubai series……

Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO

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Emirates Girls….

After a rather difficult period I’m rekindling my love of photography. Returning to visit Dubai has undoubtedly helped, offering me a host of different motifs that I just couldn’t resist. Watch this space for more from this place and elsewhere….

Leica M9; Summilux 50; Lightroom; VSCO

The twenties film star….

in the late afternoon…..

Leica M9; Summilux 50mm;  VSCO

A Walk in the forest….

with Ulrike!

Rolleiflex 3.5 F (Mark III / IV); Carl Zeiss Planar 3.5f; Fuji Pro 400H; Epson V500

Week 50 – Maria…

…again!

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Week 49 – Zoltan…

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Week 48 – Maitha….

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Week 47 – Neil…

It didn’t seem a day since we last met….

Week 46 - Neil

Week 46 – The One….

‘er Indoors!

Week 46 - The One 1

Week 45 – Lutz….

Week 45 - Lutz

Week 44 – Safiya….

Week 44 - Safiya

Week 43 – Michaela….

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Week 42 – Sandy….

Week 42 - Sandy

Week 41 – Indian Summer….

Week 41 - Verena_

Week 39 – Toralf

Toralf on film…

Week 38 - Toralf

Week 38 – Dajana….

… again it’s the old Leica combination…..

Leica M2

Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8

Kodak Portra 400

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Week 37 – The Carrolls

…or happy families!

Leica M2

Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8

Kodak T-Max 400

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Week 36 – Maria

This is Maria in Paris….

Fujifilm X100
Fujinon 23mm f2
Lightroom & VSCO

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Week 35 – The Suave Gent…

…around town, meet Marc!

Fujifilm X-Pro1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Lightroom & NIK

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Week 33 – Renate…

…in Warsaw….

Fujifilm X-Pro1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Lightroom & NIK

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Week 32 – Hanna (Fuji X vs Leica M)…

….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

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Leica M2

Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8

Kodak BW400CN

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Week 29 – Ol’ Blue Eyes….

There’s plenty of Beverly Hills 90210 in the man yet…..

Fujifilm X-T1

Fujinon 56mm f1.2

Lightroom & VSCO

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Week 28 – Bubi…..

Here’s an ad hoc shot of Monique…

Leica M2

Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8

Kodak BW400CN

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Week 26 – The Huntsman

This is Andreas shot with my old Rolleiflex……

Rolleiflex 3.5 F (Mark III / IV)
Carl Zeiss Planar 3.5f
Kodak T-Max 400
Epson V500

Week 26 - Dances with Dogs 2015

Week 23 – Janine….

As you might have gathered I didn’t quite make the fifty-three weeks last year, so I’m continuing into 2015. More from me here!

Here’s Janine to kick-off the new blogging year!

Fujifilm X-T1

Fujinon 56mm f1.2

Lightroom & NIK

Week 23 - Janine II Small

Week 22 – The Boy Wonder

This is Friedrich on the trail of Sebastião Salgado in Berlin.

Fujifilm X-Pro1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Lightroom

Week 22 - The Boy Wonder Large

Week 20 – Josef

Meet Josef!

Fujifilm X-T1

Fujinon 56mm f1.2

Lightroom

Josef

Week 19 – Ulrike & Co.

I know, I don’t post anything for months and then two in the space of two days…. well it is nearly Christmas!

Fujifilm X-T1 (ISO 6400)

Fujinon 56mm f1.2

Lightroom

Ulrike & Co

Week 18 – Dr. Rolf

A few years ago after a press conference we held somewhere in Asia, an article was published in one of the local leading newspapers. It was mistakenly accompanied by a picture of me with the title “Dr. Rolf”.

Well I’m here to put the record straight, meet the real Dr. Rolf!

Fujifilm X-T1

Fujinon 56mm f1.2

Lightroom & VSCO Fuji Pro 400H
Dr. Rolf

Week 17 – Super Mario

Untouched, straight from the lab…..

Leica M2

Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8

Kodak Portra 400

Week 17 - Super Mario

Week 16 – Cowgirl

The things parents will do for their kids…..

Fuji X-T1

Fujinon 56mm f1.2 & Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Aperture & NIK

Week 16 - Cowgirl I

….like spending a whole day of the holidays in Brandenburg’s Wild West Town El Dorado at the cold end of Autumn.

Week 16 - Cowgirl II

(It really is well worth a visit by the way!)

Week 15 – Sylke

Autumn in Brandenburg….

Fujifilm X-Pro1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Aperture

Week 15 - Sylke

Week 14 – Thomas

Taken in the men’s sanatorium in Beelitz-Heilstätten.

Fuji X-T1

Fujinon 56mm f1.2

Aperture & NIK

Week 14 - Thomas

 

Week 13 – High Flyer

Pre-flight check!

Fujifilm X100
Fujinon 23mm f2
Aperture and NIK

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Week 12 – Franziska

… on a roll, let’s hope I keep it up!

Fuji X-T1

Fujinon 56mm f1.2

Aperture & NIK

Week 12 - Franziska

Week 11 (ish) – Martin

There’s been rather a lot on recently, never mind here’s Martin.

Fuji X-T1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Aperture & VSCO (Fuji Pro 400H)

Week 11 - Martin

 

Week 10 – The Philosopher….

Meet a good friend of mine…..

Fuji X-Pro1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Aperture & NIK & VSCO (Ilford HP5+)

Week 10 - Matthias

 

Week 9 – Eva

I don’t know if you happened to notice, but I’ve been a little bit busy lately…..

Here’s Eva to make up for things!

Canon 5D

Lensbaby Composer Pro with Edge 80

Aperture, NIK and VSCO (Kodak Portra 160C)

Week 9 - Eva I Week 9 - Eva II

 

Week 7 – A Man and his Dog….

… on Thuringia’s green pastures.

Fuji X-Pro 1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
&
Fujifilm X100
Fujinon 23mm f2
Aperture and NIK
VSCO (Kodak Portra 400)

Week 7 - A Man and his Dog IWeek 7 - A Man and his Dog IIWeek 7 - A Man and his Dog IIIWeek 7 - A Man and his Dog IV

Week 6 – Svenja (Part II)

I had another opportunity to shoot Svenja (can I actually say that without getting into trouble?) a couple of weeks ago. Some were taken with the Edge 80 which is a marvelous  lens, even if it is a bit of a b*gg#r to focus manually without “Liveview”.

You can see more of Svenja here!

Canon 5D

Canon 50mm f1.4 & Lensbaby Composer Pro with Edge 80

Aperture and NIK

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Week 5 – Girl i’th’ Wood…..

…. I was going to call this week’s post “Little red riding hood”, but she’s not wearing anything red, there’s no hood, there are wolves in Brandenburg but not here, and finally I’m not sure Ulrike would have appreciated the connotations of the fairy tale.

Fuji X-Pro 1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Aperture and NIK
VSCO (Fujicolor PRO 400H)

and

Rolleiflex 3.5 F (Mark III / IV)
Carl Zeiss Planar 3.5f
Kodak Portra 400
Epson V500

Week 5 - Ulrike IWeek 5 - Ulrike IIWeek 5 - Ulrike III (1)

Week 4 – Tom….

…. you’ve met before.

Fuji X-Pro 1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Aperture and NIK

VSCO (Kodak TRI – X 400)

Week 4 - TomWeek 4 - Tom IIWeek 4 - Tom IIIWeek 4 - Tom IV

Week 3 – Singapore Girls….

….or perhaps girls in Singapore would be more appropriate. Thanks for looking after us at the Singapore Air Show!

I spent a lot of time recently trying to figure out whether to buy the X-Pro 1 or the M6. As you can see I opted for the X-Pro 1 (with the excellent Fujinon 35mm f1.4 lens) which gives me a little more creative leeway by using the option of converting the digital files to my favourite film type with VSCO.

Fuji X-Pro 1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Aperture and NIK

VSCO (Kodak Portra 160)

Week 3 - Singapore Girls IIWeek 3 - Singapore Girls IVWeek 3 - Singapore Girls IIIWeek 3 - Singapore Girls V

Week 2 – Hassan….

It’s always good to get home for a few days, especially when you get to meet up friends you’ve not seen for a long time.

Thanks for the lovely evening and of course the excellent food!

Fujifilm X-Pro 1

Funjinon 35mm f1.4

Aperture and NIK

Week 2 - The Visionary

Week 1 – Starlet….

…..Svenja really is a “Starlet

I had the opportunity to test some Fujifilm equipment the other day. Needless to say I was very smitten, as I still am with my X100, so I’ve expanded my Fuji portfolio just a little 😉

(Whereby the cameras and lenses for this shoot were all borrowed)

I’d like to thank both Svenja and Katja, I had a great time that day!

Fujifilm X-Pro 1

Fujinon XF 35 f1.4

Fujinon XF 60 f2.8

Zeiss Touit 32 f1.8

Aperture, NIK and VSCO

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Week 53 – Finish as you mean to go on…..

…. this is Dia, whom I had the pleasure of photographing last October. I’ve been saving the best till last so to say….

Thanks to Dia for her patience and staying-power (in the cold and very hostile environment) and thanks to Peter for his good advice!

For more on the coming fifty-three weeks look here!

Canon 5D

Canon 24-105 f4; Canon 50mm f1.4; Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35

Aperture and NIK

Week 53 - Dia VWeek 53 - Dia IIIWeek 53 - Dia VII Week 53 - Dia IVWeek 53 I Dia

Week 18 – Time to go….

A good friend and colleague retired last week. Although we didn’t always see eye to eye, he will be remembered as one of the last pioneers, never accepting the boundaries we so often struggle to overcome.

Canon 5D
Canon f1.8 85mm
Aperture
and
Yashica MAT 124G
Yashinon f3.5 80mm
Fuji Pro 400H
 

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Week 34 – backstoltz

Bit of a “selfie” this week, only the second time ever!

It was taken during a late summer evening’s stroll to the local ice café.

Week 37 – Hanna

This week’s entry is dedicated to Hanna, with the sincere thanks for posing for two hours in an evening dress in some derelict military garage on a very wet and miserable Sunday afternoon.

The results of the shoot can be viewed once I get round to adding the finishing touches, so watch this space!

This was taken on her way home to Berlin at the local station.

f/5.6 1/30 ISO 500 @33mm

Hanna

Week 34 – Uncle Tom

This is Tom, he is the honorary uncle to my children and the best friend a man could have.

For those in doubt the bench (bank or whatever you want to call it) is in the background.

f/5.6 1/200 ISO 200 @85mm

Uncle Tom