Monochromatic
Last month we shared a photograph on Twitter and Facebook that quickly became our most popular image ever posted on social media. …
akg-images recreates the Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson’s latest cinematic release, “Grand Budapest Hotel” is a true feast for the senses. Set in the fictional Eastern European alpine …
Surrounded by the Wall: Memories of a childhood in West Berlin (Part I)
Click here to read part two of Volkmar’s post about growing up in West Berlin. You can also see a selection of images …
Make new friends but keep the old…
Over thirty years since they first duetted on Islands in the Stream, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers received a Grammy nomination this week …
Remembrance
As someone who came to The Great British Bake Off late, I was very pleased to discover that the Good Food channel is showing …
Learning (to be) German
I was thirteen years old when the Berlin Wall came down. The reunification of East and West Germany happened while I was …
A Declaration of Love
One of the many perks of being a Picture Researcher for an archive as varied as akg-images is being able to time-travel …
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 …
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, …