I turned 12 of my favourite analogue photographs of Berlin into little calendar for 2027.

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 1987 was one of the coldest on record in Europe. I struggled with my 4x5 view camera in below freezing temperatures and icy conditions underfoot. I did several shots here at Checkpoint Charlie. I note in my journal that the exposures ranged from 2 to 10 minutes. The vehicle inspection shed of the checkpoint was illuminated with blindingly bright banks of fluorescent lights. The streets lights of East Berlin were amber sodium vapor while the lights in the West were greenish mercury vapor. A few months before, the artist Keith Haring had painted a mural on the Wall, which was still visible. 

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Canon R6, RF 600mm f/11

Hello from Berlin 😄

Came back to my hometown, it was greeting me well

Park am Gleisdreieck Ostpark in X-berg

Own post from a comment to add more pictures:

Funny story: in 2020, during Covid high phase, we visited this lost place as my birthday surprise. We walked the buildings alone, I took great pictures... When we finished, just as we walked out, a guy came and asked why we were there.

Turned out a construction crew forgot to reset the one fence we we walked in, and we were trespassing without even knowing. My wife felt bad for weeks. I liked my birthday present.

I was in Berlin in September and was so taken by the beauty of the city. There are beautiful historical buildings of course, but I really loved all the art I got to see as I explored the city. Here’s just a few of my favourites.

An ugly modern building in front of an old beautiful monument. Berlin, Germany. Oct 16 2026