Dubai (2)

The internet experience in Dubai has been somewhat between Uganda and the Stone Ages... but this morning I seem to have hit a sweet spot... so I am using this opportunity to post some initial (visual) impressions from my stay in Dubai... still trying to make sense of this place... it is part metropolis/sim city... part non-descript American suburb, part megalomania, part contradiction in terms: a thriving water hole in the desert ...and it is part... well, what? I am still trying to find out...

Dubai (1)

Well, it is about time to bite my teeth into a proper and full blown story again... I will be in Dubai for the next three weeks, together with my friend and fellow photographer Thomas . We have been planning this trip for a good four months now and it is time to get started... However, the more I have read and researched the place in advance as part of my preparation, the more I got confused... and the more I have realised that I have merely scratched the surface of putting a framework together in my head from which to gain an understanding of the place... Also from the stories and books I have read and from the images I have looked at, most are either very positive and almost jubilant about Dubai‘s achievements and regard it as a role model for the Middle Eastern region; or they are bedevilling and ridiculing the city state... I have a hunch that the truth lies somewhere in the middle... I am hoping to find out for myself...

Of Kings, Cabbages and Piranha Thoughts...

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things;
Of shoes and ships and sealing-wax,
And cabbages and kings."

THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER

[From CABBAGES AND KINGS by O. HENRY]

Procrastination, the never ending whys and other weird dreams...

Spring at last...

Glück ist Liebe, nichts anderes. Wer lieben kann ist glücklich.

Hermann Hesse

Atelier Freier Fotografen, Berlin

I have become involved in a gallery in Berlin since the beginning of this year and I am pleased to say that we have some exciting exhibitions planned for this year...

The new website is online now and can be accessed at: http://www.aff-berlin.com