Warsaw (1943)

Title of this blog post taken from one of my favourite songs from one my favourite artists of all time, Johnny Clegg's "Warsaw (1943)", which is a tribute to the people who fought in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. World War II, the Third Reich, and Judaism are all not only interesting, but also difficult topics for someone who's got both a German parent and very distant Jewish heritage. I never even spoke openly about this, until recently I decided that everybody who's got a problem with that wasn't worth worrying about.

Anyways, more Jewish things from Berlin - the Jewish Cemetery in winter time, and another picture of the Jewish Museum, showing its beautiful outer cover made of titanium and zinc. Ask your local Chemistry teacher if you wanna find out more about those kinds of things; I just love the architecture.

Berlin, Germany. February 2010.

Enjoy the rest of the week (and don't forget looking forward to the weekend).

- Dom

Scarborough Fair

Whenever I'm in Berlin, I stay at my friend Rachel's apartment. This time she had brought along a friend of hers from Switzerland. He loves to sing "Scarborough Fair" by Simon & Garfunkel and he's a great model too. The weather was cold and miserable though.

 

Clemens. Berlin, Germany. February 2010.

Have a nice weekend everybody!

- Dom

The Sounds Of Silence

Hello there!

Excusez-moi, I know it's been more than 15 days since my last blog post, but university kept me busy. I failed one exam, but I'm pretty sure I passed the other two. And two out of three ain't bad. Fortunately, I'll get another chance to pass the exam on the second date, which will be the 9th of March. 

Anyways, I spent five days in Berlin, visiting friends, making music, going on a tour around some interesting museums, and of course I took lots of pictures.

Here are the first three; I'll be back with more soon. 

I hope you enjoy what you see, and have a great week too!

- Dom

 

Top to bottom:

Statue of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; 

Berlin's television tower, nicknamed "Alex"; and the shadow of a street lamp against the wall of the Jewish Museum. 

The Passenger

I ride through the city's backsides
I see the stars come out of the sky
Yeah, the bright and hollow sky
You know it looks so good tonight

("The Passenger", Iggy Pop)

Hamburg, Germany. The River Elbe has been partially frozen for a couple weeks and today the weather left me with no choice but go on a photo tour. I love walking around vacant city centers and driving on empty streets at night. Most people don't have winter tyres on their cars so they go by public transport. Good for me.

Have a great weekend!

- Dom

This Time Of Year

Next week will be the last week of university this semester and I'm busy studying for the exams. That's why I haven't been able to upload any new photographs over the past week or two. Here's one taken yesterday while on a brief break between seminars and lectures - with temperature below zero, Hamburg's Alster lake has frozen and you can walk across. Every once in a while, you may spot a daredevil riding his biking on the ice.

More new photographs coming soon... hopefully. The next semester won't start before the 1st of April, so I should get plenty of camera time.

 

Hamburg, Germany. January 2010.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

- Dom