Anglophilus' Photo Site

Recently, I was allowed to photographically accompany the charity concert of the music corps of the Bundeswehr from Siegburg on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Siegen Brass Orchestra. In addition to a great atmosphere and virtuoso music, the event also offered an opportunity for a few photographic gimmicks.

With the month of May, various shades of green and a plethora of blossoms appeared around here to be enjoyed while walking our dog.

Here are some impressions from recent walks.

Last autumn, I captured a few impressions of my beloved hometown Herborn in all her glorious colours.

In November and December 2025 I took part in the joint exhibition „Nah und Fern“ with three of my paintings together with about 30 other photographers.

The Fotofreunde Herborn and the Fotoclub Niederscheld showed a selection of photographic works on the subject of „Near and Far“ in a joint exhibition. On Friday 28. November 2025 the exhibition was opened at 7 pm in the Haus der Vereine (Alte Färberei), Mühlgasse 5-7.

The images on display reflected different angles and motifs – from wide landscape shots to detailed close-ups. Thematically, the photographic range extends from scenes from the Herborn region to impressions from other parts of the world. The exhibition illustrated how proximity and distance can be implemented in photography both spatially and in terms of design.

I co-organized a new shared exhibition project of our local photo club and another regional club. We present more than 100 photos contributed by 30 photographers. The grand opening took place this week with more than 100 attendees and was well received by all visitors and the press.

These days, I got another chance for some event photography for the municipal marketing in Herborn. The venue was the local Bavarian style beer festival with great show acts on stage.

These images were all taken on the opening night with Mission2Party and Micky Krause on stage.

The acts and the crowd were really good fun as a photo project.

The exhibition project „Red“ by Bildsymphonie.de and friends goes into a second round… this time, the venue is a shoe shop (Schuhhaus Schmidt) in Gladenbach.

I will be presenting three images which are playing with illusions, inviting a closer look:

The common concept of these images is to create illusions with everyday items – be it a Lego™️ toy bus replacing its original counterpart in a scene in London or being captured as if it was driving through the vicinity of Herborn, or a red pencil in extreme closeup.

If you missed the first chance, come and see the stunning interpretations of the color Red from October 21 to October 26 at Schuhhaus Schmidt, Marktplatz 2 in 35075 Gladenbach.

Be our guest and look for yourselves!

Sometimes a quick „snap“ (here: an image of a sunflower with a bee on my balcony) proves how essential an intuitive selection of the perspective, the colors and the focus range are for the quality of an image.

If any of them are „off“, the entire image simply „does not get to you“.

On the other hand, if the situation is right, you have the right perspective and a good combination of depth of field, bokeh, colors and lighting, this can have a stunning effect, pulling you into the image, inviting a second (or third) look.

On March 19th and 20th, I got a chance to participate in an exhibition on the color „Red“ in Lohra (Hesse, Germany).

I presented three images:

Bildsymphonie & friends „R O T“:
https://www.facebook.com/events/628883404988404

The exhibition took place in a carpenter’s workshop giving me a chance to shoot some impressions of the tools and machinery as well:

The exchange with the co-artists and visitors was great after all this time of being artistically locked-in.