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Towers in Busan

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Busan, South Korea, 9 June 2026 I felt completely awe-struck when I first laid eyes on these two towers. It was a sensation that did not leave me. Again and again I returned to watch and photograph them from different angles.

In Busan

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Busan, North Port, 8 June 2026 It was overcast on this day, and my mood was likewise. I strolled around, pretty listless, when a WhatsApp message from Telmo, one of my students in Santa Cruz do Sul doing some training at one of the hospitals here, asked whether I would have time for lunch. And, so we had a pleasent conversation over lunch. On my way back to the hotel it began to drizzle, yet after a brief stay in my room I ventured out again, learned from the receptionist that the port was in walking distance and felt excited when I got there: space, the sea, and stunning architecture  – precisely my idea of paradise. Well, one of them ...

Unterwegs im Kopf

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Incheon, am 6. Juni 2026 Aufgenommen habe ich diese Blumen nahe beim Bahnhof Unseo. Beim Betrachten geht mir der junge Mann aus Laos durch den Kopf, der mit mir in der Bahnhofb ä ckerei das Gespräch suchte. U nd wie ich  ganz automatisch bei der Erw ähnung von Vientiane an Jim Michener dachte, der dort während einiger Jahre gelebt hatte und, wie ich auf Facebook las, vor zwei Jahren dort verstorben ist. Und kaum habe ich das notiert, tauchen noch viel mehr Bilder von ihm auf, aus Bangkok, wo wir einst im selben Hotel lebten.

Bad Ragaz, 5. Juli 2025

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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.

By the side of the road in Seoul

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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.

Near Seoul Station

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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!