For the past decade, I’ve chosen my top ten favorite photographs of the year, shared them on my website, and created a video slideshow to showcase them. 2025 was no exception. Here they are.
Ruhrgebiet
Discover River Rhine Duisburg photography capturing the unique mix of industry, nature, and atmosphere along the Rhine’s green shores and urban settings.
This post contains a series of photographs taken on a morning walk in the local park of the town of Gladbeck, Germany. I have been there several times before, and I find it fascinating that some places keep giving images without end regardless of how often you go there.
This post contains a series of photographs taken on a morning walk in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany.
This post contains a series of animal portraits taken at the Zollverein Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Germany.
I have wanted to explore the photographic opportunities of the German Rockwool HQ in Gladbeck, Germany, for a long time. Once again, the images I found en passant proved to be more interesting than those I set out to photograph in the first place.
After a long hiatus I returned to what once was one of my favourite photo locations, the former steel mill that now is the Landschaftspark Duisburg Nord. To keep things fresh, I decided to go there at a time of day I have never been there before: The early morning hours of dawn.
Returning home from an errand in the already dark evening, I noticed a red light in the corner of my eye. It was an illuminated shaft tower. I just had to photograph it.
Not in the mood to seek out new locations and risk spending hours not finding anything? Then revisit places you have already photographed!
In this post, I share 15 new photographs I took on my first outing to the Hammer & Chisel coal mine. So join me in exploring a new location photographically.
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