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Yenidze and City Skyline of Dresden
City skyline towers of Dresden
It's been pretty much exactly ten years now that we took this image from our hometown. Instead of the usual classic city skyline view from the bridge (Carolabrücke) which crosses the river Elbe, we aimed for a rather seldom-seen perspective far away from any tourist attractions. [...]
Wildflowers in the US Southwest
Missing the US Southwest...
During the past 25 years there has never been such a long break between two US trips. It was in the late 1990s when Steffen and I started visiting the US, first separately and then as a couple from 2006 onwards. In most years we were there twice, but sometimes up to 3 times. [...]
Stormy weather in Iceland
NEW WORK UPDATED
We just updated our "New Work Gallery" with 50 images from our last trip to Iceland in September/October 2020. We felt extremely lucky being able to travel during pandemic times (this island is the perfect place for social [...]
Iceland - Sunrise at Dyrhólaey
WINTER SUNRISE AT DYRHÓLAEY ARCH
This month's image was taken six years ago in late February. Winter sunrise at Dyrhólaey promontory, the southernmost point in mainland Iceland, can be very rewarding. Although Dyrhólaey translates "hill island with a door hole", the 120 m high cliffs actually [...]
Tajinaste Blanco at Gran Canaria
Endemic Plants of Gran Canaria
Due to their remote location in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwestern coast of Africa, the Canary Islands are home to some pretty unique dragon trees species as well as approximately 700 other [...]
Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy 2021
Please stay healthy and safe!
Berserkjahraun at Snaefellsnes
Autumn at Berserkjahraun - Iceland at its best
This month's image was taken during our last photo trip to Iceland. It shows an early winter storm hitting Berserkjahraun, one of the many hidden jewels on Snaefellsnes [...]
Photo trip during the Covid-19 pandemic
A photo trip to Iceland during (challenging) pandemic times
We traveled to Iceland in late summer and we were asked how "bad" the obligatory quarantine was. Well, here is our answer: Not that bad at all! And we were really happy that we were able to spend some wonderful weeks in this [...]
Best Ice Cave Tour in Iceland
ICE CAVE TOUR - a true GLACIER ADVENTURE
This year's ice cave tour came as a surprise and was definitely one of the highlights of our autumn trip to Iceland. We were not aware at all that the ice cave season had already started. The licensed tour companies at [...]
Finding the King of Wings
Coddiwompling Part II
The story about how we found the "King of Wings" in the vast expanses of the San Juan Basin deserts in Northern New Mexico is quite similar to the one from last month's image. There also was a lot of coddiwompling involved while solving this great puzzle. All started when a [...]