Photographs & Memories

Dass ich diese drei Bilder am 5. Juli 2025 in Bad Ragaz  aufgenommen habe, weiss ich nur, weil meine Handy-Kamera  es so registriert hat. Ich selber vermeine, diese Fotos zum ersten Mal zu sehen. Sie gefallen mir, es sind die Art von Aufnahmen, die ich oft mache und von denen ich, wie es scheint, nicht genug kriegen kann.

Seoul, 5 June 2026 When I first walked by, my eyes were on the flowers. When, after having lunch at a smal roadside cafe, I returned, my attention was on how to frame the photo.

Seoul, 5 June 2026 Near Seoul Station, I spotted a side street that, when walking along, transported me to another time, or, more to the point, a feeling of timelessness. Shortly before becoming aware of these flowers I saw what must have been an art class engaged in attentive drawing. No sound was to be heard, only eternity seemed to be present. A rare experience!

Brasília, am 8. März 2026 Brasília, da wollte ich schon so lange hin (von kaum einer Stadt hatte ich derart viele Bilder architektonischer Perlen gesehen), und schliesslich war es dann soweit. Die Bilder, die mir jetzt im Nachhinein durch den Kopf gehen, sind mannigfaltig. doch am allermeisten kommt mir die Esplanada dos Mistérios in den Sinn, die ich in beide Richtungen abmarschiert hette (und an der die erste der Aufnahmen gemacht wurde)

Nara, Japan, 1 October 2025 The hotel near the train station where I was staying had no adapter, so off I went to find one. A young and very friendly lady in the shop that the recepionist had recommended informed me that they only had adapers for Japanese going abroad but not the other way 'round. She offered to phone around and then let me know that there was a shop but very far, and definitely too far to walk. Nevertheless, I decided to give it a try. It was indeed a long walk yet I got to see a suburban Japan I so far had not encountered  – it looked very much like suburbia anywhere. What I enjoyed  were the flowers on the way.  

Tottori, Japan, 9 October 2025 Sometimes I only detect what I have photographed when looking at what I have photographed. When taking the picture of this big spider I did not (consciously, that is) notice the small one above it. Only in hindsight, I made this discovery.