This photo was taken at Holzmarkt in Friedrichshain. What I like most is the blur—the way the structures resist being fully grasped. Whether it’s the leaves, the lantern’s bracket, or the supposed bird silhouette, everythingContinue readingBlur moment of an angle

This image was taken in Berlin-Friedrichshain near the Modersohn Bridge. A steel pipe has run here for many years, spanning the driveway to an industrial site. The mirror was installed so that vehicles entering couldContinue readingThe Steelpipe tree

In Rummelsburger Bucht (Bay) a series of new buildings is going up. To me, the crane feels like a statement about what’s still to come, but also like a third tree—only without leaves, without branches,Continue readingThe Cran is not a tree

In Rostock, at the mouth of the Unterwarnow near the Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt district, this trash bin reminded me of the human urge to head for the water. In this little narrative, though, the bin can’t actuallyContinue readingThe Unterwarnow Trash bin

At the mouth of Rummelsburger Bucht where it meets the Spree, a handful of houseboats gather. I spent quite some time searching the Alt-Stralau peninsula for a vantage point to capture this photo. I likeContinue readingRummelsburger-Bucht(Bay)/Spree: Industry and the Housboat-Greenhouse

Rummelsburger Bucht and its junction with the Spree have long been shaped by a free-spirited houseboat culture. Their presence cuts across the orderly systems lining the banks in Berlin-Alt-Stralau, Rummelsburg, and Treptower Park, as wellContinue readingRummelsburger-Bucht(Bay)/Spree: Industry and Housboat-Ballet

At Berlin-Neukölln’s Sonnenallee S-Bahn station, a group of men usually occupies the chairs on the central island, facing the tracks. On the morning I took this shot, no one was there, so I could photographContinue readingLocal seat at the S Sonnenallee

This photo was taken in Berlin-Gropiusstadt, inside the Gemeinschaftshaus. I really liked the play between the trash-can’s purpose and the garden hose. Shouldn’t the hose actually not be lying around the courtyard, since children playingContinue readingNo Trash – Only Waterpipe

This photo was taken in Berlin-Friedrichshain on Frankfurter Allee. I like how the cracks in the windowpane spread out in a cross-shaped pattern, and how the pragmatic attempt to cover the point of impact withContinue readingHit it but fix it

This is a shot in Berlin Friedrichshain. I happened to come across a dog-poop bag and a discarded microwave here. This composition strikes me as rebellious, yet somehow born of a deep German need forContinue readingSorted Trash #1