At the Basel Carnival, shortly before midnight on the last day, I wanted to walk through the passageway. A group of drummers from the city could be heard clearly in the distance. They approached me at a moderate pace, getting louder and louder, so that I had to cover my ears after this recording. The volume doesn't matter on days like these, so even the alcove didn't help me. The alcove created a sensational reflection with the shop window, so that you are always caught up, not only by the volume.
The Morgenstraich marks the start of carnival in Basel. Thousands of drummers and pipers start playing the same melody and disperse throughout the old town. The groups present themes that have moved people over the past year. These themes are painted by hand on gigantic lanterns, some of them controversial, some of them very simple. Instead of capturing the themes in the usual clearly recognisable way, I experimented with the slow shutter technique. This makes you wonder even more what was actually in the picture.
An anamorphic sports photo showing Jakob Stukel on the bench after scoring a goal for EHC Basel. Bathed in cool light, he radiates absolute serenity.
abonded senatorio - Not far from Porto lies a senate building that has been abandoned since the 1970s. This photo shows the end of an era, but the brightness of the light still offers a glimmer of hope that something new could emerge.
live in porto - Street life in Porto is closely associated with chaos, whether it be the traffic or the performances of street artists. The photo was taken vertically downwards from a bridge in Porto and shows a café on the left, a dancer performing in the centre and cars disregarding traffic rules on the right.
bullfight in the street - Bullfighting has a long tradition in the Azores. While the winters are dreary, the summer season is celebrated daily in a different street. It's a little different from what we're used to, because the locals need the adrenaline rush when the young bulls chase through the streets. The bull in the picture takes out its anger on a fire hydrant. Its saliva flies through the air, while the hand on the left radiates calm and the fingernails balance out the fire hydrant.
stairhouse in a volcano - On one of the Azores islands, there was this stairwell located in a volcanic vent that led to an underground lake. What makes this image special are the light temperatures: while it is tropically warm outside, it is cold and musty in the stairwell.
view from a hut - It is a cool summer evening bathed in warm light, somewhere in the Alps. On the right is part of an alpine hut, on the left part of the glacier that encircles the mountain in the centre.
market in portugal
sunset in the alps
viewpoint on the azores
lost place in northern spain
glacier in the morning
abonded prison
cinematic photography