KOLKATA – the world’s most beautiful mess. And a tail of SLOW PHOTOGRAPHY. Walking & wondering the streets of West Bengal’s capital with my Jupiter vintage lenses and being a still observer.

What and where is the soul of Seoul ? In its advertising campaign to attract visitors to Seoul, they coined the term: Seoul, the soul of Asia. So I thought it may be a good motto to go by, and find out what is the soul of Seoul ? And besides, I always….

Visiting Beijing was a love at first sight. Read here how this love story started and developed. And why I did not visit the forbidden city during this visit.

Hanoi – Asia’s most characterful city When I started writing this post I thought I will start it with telling you that I have found South East Asia’s most beautiful city. But after some thinking, I changed my mind. Why ? Because beauty is in the eye of…

See photographs of the old city of Harbin – China. Photographed with a Helios 44-2 Vintage lens. By DOMINIK

See photographs from Tirana – Albania’s capital city and probably Europe’s most underrated city destination.

Harbin’s Snow & Ice Festival – a very cool idea In the following, I am going to tell you and to show you why I consider the authorities of Harbin to be among the most clever in the world. But a brief introduction into where and what Harbin is may be…

Japanese Gadgets Throughout my life, Japanese products & gadgets have played a significant role. The Walkman in the 80-ies profoundly changed my music listening habits. My first amplifier and the whole Hi-Fi stereo system were Japanese.

Street Art & Graffiti – An initiative between local artists and the city administration of Solo – Central Java has brought the city onto the international stage.

Melbourne – what a place ! After having visited Sydney and Perth in the past it was high time for me to see Melbourne and I was very much looking forward to this trip. There was one thing in particular that I wanted to find out.

Let me start this by exclaiming: If you have not been to Amsterdam you have not seen Europe. A pretty strong claim. Yes, I know. But seriously: Amsterdam is for sure among the most beautiful cities in Europe. Easily on par with…

During a recent visit to Kaoshiung – Taiwan I had the privilege to photograph some of the most beautiful temples I have ever seen.

Impressions of Thaipusam in Singapore. One of the most interesting religious festivals in Singapore and a must-see for visitors.

During January 2016 I visited Switzerland for the first time. Actually, it was the second time, because I was there once in my early childhood. But I have no memories of the very first time. This was a very short visit. Just 3 days..