A shot of a local fan ahead of the Bayern Munich – Chelsea Champions League Final on May 19th. Sadly, the game didn’t turn out the way this guy and many others – including myself – had hoped here in Munich.
The Kosmo
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April 18, 2012
[Photos] Munich Metro Mix
In lack of better ideas, a few photos from the Munich metro…
April 9, 2012
[Photo] Boy With Balloon, Atacama, Chile
The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile is one of the most breathtaking places I have visited. Here, moon-like sand-blown landscapes meets that rare sense of remote living that leaves one short for words.
The area is home to a host of sights and wonders, from wild flamengos and salty lakes to llama herds and star observatories. Its magic is part nature and part culture, painted with silent awe by thousands of years of evolution. It’s simply unique in every way.
Here, a local boy plays with a balloon on an empty street in Atacama’s main city, San Pedro. I saw him coming from afar, heading towards me and hurried to snap this shot. He barely noticed me, such was his infatuation with his toy – surely not something you see every day around these streets.
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March 7, 2012
[Photo] Street vendor, Buenos Aires
A street vendor outside the Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires takes a few minutes to check his phone.
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February 24, 2012
[Photo] Pedestrian, New York City
A random pedestrian crossing my way as I was walking the streets of Manhattan with my camera. NYC has to be one of the best places on the planet for street photography…
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February 15, 2012
[Photo] Beatles Before Abbey Road
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A very cool photo courtesy of @Mike_Vaughan on Twitter.
I don’t know who took this, but it’s simply a great shot – so much history, so much atmosphere. It’s the shot behind the shot, real history in the making.
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February 11, 2012
2012 World Press Photo
The winners of the 2012 World Press Photo are out. As always, the WPP is a true display of excellence from some of the best press photographers in the world.
More importantly however, these stunning photos are food for thought and a dose of invaluable inspiration for professionals and amateurs alike. If you haven’t already, go check it out!
Below, one of my favorites among this year’s winners; Henrik Brunnsgård’s “The Jump”, winner of the third prize in the Sports singles category.
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February 9, 2012
The London Eye
A well-known piece of the European urban landscape, the London Eye.
I like the lines of this shot a lot. It has a weird symmetry which really made it challenging to get just the right angle. It’s always difficult to capture large elements like these, but I think it works well like this. It almost looks like the wheel of a giant’s bicycle with the typical grey London sky in the background.
A funny side note is that when I was editing this, I realized that the photo could work almost whatever way you rotate it. I think that’s a good thing…
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February 8, 2012
[Portrait] Tomás
When I first arrived to Santiago and Chile in the summer of 2009, I literally began shooting photos of everything around me. It just wouldn’t stop. I had a new camera I needed to try out, but It was as if I needed to absorbe as much of this wonderful new place as I could. However, there was one shot that evaded me over and over again.
My hostess in the house I was living in had a four-year-old son, Tomás. An incredibly shy boy with uncharacteristically blond curls, a piercing glare and a condition which caused him to struggle when walking. I desperately tried to take his portrait, but he would always keep his hand, a toy, a cup, a piece of bread – whatever – in front of his face when I pointed my camera to shoot.
It seemed as if he could just accept my presence, but when I wanted to impose my camera on him, he drew the line – quirky, but stern.
This went on for weeks until one morning when I was having my coffee on the rooftop terrace, and the moment arrived. Tomás was playing at the table, and I was flickering through my pictures from the past days. At one point, I lifted the camera, switched it on to manual, and pointed the lens across the table. Tomás looked up, and for the first time, he accepted.
Now, there are several morales to this story, the obvious one being about patience and dedication when working towards that one elusive shot.
But it is also a story about connection and intimacy when trying to portrait a human being. I needed to know Tomás, and he needed to know me before this shot could become reality. The result is a momentary contact, which I believe can be seen in the outcome of the photograph.
There is a story behind, which becomes a story within. Simple, subtle yet tremendously powerful.
