52 Portrait Project – 2/52
Today, I combine two things that I am used to post separately. Even though I named this post “52 Portrait Project“, it is also my contribution for this week’s photo challenge. The theme for this...
View ArticleCooking Project #7 – Prussiens, Coeur de France, Palmier, Elephant Ear
Frankly, I have no idea what the correct name of this pastry is. I heard so many different names for it, but in my family, we call them either “Prussiens” or “Coeur de France” (french heart). I prefer...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Saturated
For this week’s challenge, the daily post challenged photographers to post a picture which illustrates this week’s theme “Saturated”. When I took up photography, I liked to process my images so that...
View Article52 Portrait Project – 1/52
A 52 week photography project? Okay, the idea is not brand new, but still a great way to improve one’s approach towards photography (at least I hope so). That’s why I’ve decided to start my own little...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – From Lines To Patterns
This week’s theme for the weekly photo challenge gave me the opportunity to post a picture that I wanted to show you for quite some time. I initially wanted to post this picture in the “Pattern”-...
View ArticleCooking project #6 – Onion and cheese tart
It has been a while since I last posted a recipe. So here we go again. Today, I spontaneously wanted to bake something and I was lucky to find an easy recipe for a tasty onion and cheese tart (diameter...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Sea
The sea and I, together and forever That is a nice dream I sometimes catch myself daydreaming about. But as much as I like the sea with the almost infinite freedom it offers, I still remain tied to the...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Carefree
Here I am again! After a demanding but incredibly rewarding week in Ireland, I finally returned to Switzerland where I have to make up for some almost sleepless nights in Ireland. So what did I do in...
View ArticleFaçades de la Provence
The facades of the Provence have a quite particular aesthetic to them and are a great thing to take pictures of, especially because they harbour some nice details that can change from minute to minute....
View ArticleThe streets of La Ciotat
Every time a photographer gets tired of taking the same old and boring pictures of landmarks and postcard motives, he tries to think of ways to find other motifs. One way to do so is by engaging in...
View ArticlePostcards from La Ciotat
The series about my trip to southern France continues with some postcard views of La Ciotat. The first picture was taken during the blue hour, which is the period of twilight where there is neither...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Fresh
This week’s theme for the weekly photo challenge was “Fresh”. Well, lemons are usually quite fresh, aren’t they? This picture was taken in blatant boredom while I was sitting at home, wondering what I...
View ArticleChantier naval de La Ciotat
La Ciotat was once host to one of the big shipyards in France. Only the old rusty cranes remind the passing visitor of this prosperous past. At some point, they had to shut down the shipyard and what...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour
For this week’s challenge, I decided to post two pictures. The first one was taken in Lebanon (near Chabrouh) about four years ago, where we hiked up the hill to the steel cross with a few friends...
View ArticleFireworks over La Ciotat
Imagine: You are sitting in a nice bistro at the harbour of a lovely little town in southern France, cherishing a nice cup of coffee with your gorgeous girlfriend, when a loud “BOOOM” suddenly shakes...
View ArticleLa Ciotat, the beginning of a series
Isn’t it wonderful? A beautiful beach, the hot sun and my camera gear. What else would I want during my one week vacation in southern France? I’ll be posting some of my pictures I took during my...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Companionable
The last few weeks, I had a lot to do and unfortunately not much time to focus on photography or the blog. That’s one reason why I was only posting for the weekly photo challenges. Luckily, I will soon...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: The world through my eyes
This week’s photo challenge was to show a picture of the world through my eyes. I would like to think that every time I post a picture on this blog, I actually share with you the world through my...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Curves
“Curves” was this week’s theme for the weekly photo challenge. My contribution for this challenge is a rather abstract picture of a sunset I took about two years ago. If I recall it correctly, it was...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting
This week’s theme was “fleeting”. For me, it means movement, change and fugacity. Things you will witness at a train station. The picture was taken with my OM-D at the train station in Lucerne. It was...
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