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The German magazine GEO started out in the late 1970s, combining environmental, cultural and social reportage essays with exclusive photography. The editors commissioned famous and soon-to-be-famous photographers to cover stories around the globe. Susan Maiselas, for example, shot a story about the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua. I found a few stacks from the late 1970s …

Praying in a Cave: A 1960s “raw architecture” Church

The Catholic church of the Cologne students was built in 1968-69. It is supposed to resemble a cave to commemorate the meeting rooms of early Christians. Many art historians and architects point to the parallels with “brutalism” or “raw architecture” since concrete and glass dominate the exterior. There are no romantic or gothic adornments anywhere. …

Fall Season in the Ahr Valley

The changing seasons produce colorful displays of foliage. Here in the Ahr valley, steep hills and craggy outcrops dot the landscape. It is not a large area: The vineyards span a grand total of 15 kilometers along the meandering river. But the sun-filled hillsides have been the site of wine growing since Roman times and …

Sacred Spaces in a Pandemic

Visiting unusually beautiful or significant houses of worship in a time of uncertainty and anxiety. What makes these spaces extraordinary is the quality of the light. Stained glass provides texture, pattern, color and reflection. Bond can shoot his manly way to the heart of the villain’s woman, and save the World in his spare time. …

Raw and Civilized

I attempted some abstract images based on pictures of a shapely building. I like how the final product evokes stark contrasts and allows questions. Brutalist architecture is not something I usually admire, but I must say the opportunity for applying some artistic vision is quite satisfying. My motivation is to move from recording reality to …

Crushed Cars

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