The genteel West – more cultural adventures in Berlin
After my recent adventures in Berlin’s east, this weekend was all about the West, more precisely the very affluent area around the …
A Reni day
In the summer of 1998, it was decided that the chapel choir in which I sang would go on a mini-tour of …
Top of the Lake – the power of landscapes!
If, like me, you still get the occasional flashback from Jane Campion’s recent television drama Top of the Lake floating around your head …
Run for your life?
Watching my akg-images colleagues do a 6km run yesterday got me thinking about how incredibly democratic a sport running is. It is …
Saying cheese since 1838
When, in 1838, Louis Daguerre produced a daguerreotype of the Boulevard de Temple in Paris, the long exposure time of over ten …
Travelling through time with fans
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend a special screening at the BFI Southbank of Remembrance of the Daleks, …
Mit der Hochbahn durch die Straßen und Häuser Berlins
Ein Foto, das eigentlich jeder Berliner kennt: Der Hausdurchbruch Dennewitzstraße Ecke Bülowstraße für die Hochbahn. Heute ist davon nichts mehr zu sehen, …
The Titanic and an Ulster fry
Despite the heat I have been thinking about cooked breakfasts. A close friend of mine is moving at the end of the …
Parasols and snowstorms
With London basking in sunshine −and the hot weather here to stay for a few more weeks− I thought I would share …
VIVE LA REVOLUTION
We are close to the annual celebration of Bastille Day and as I studied the French Revolution in art, I always remember …