Svalbard | Expedition | July 2015

Arctic Coal

Halfway between mainland Europe (600km south) and the North Pole (1000km north) lays a archipelago called Svalbard. One of the world’s northernmost inhabited areas. Formed by over 400 islands, shaped … Svalbard – Barentsburg | Urban Stroll | July 2015

Barentsburg

Located on the south side of the Isfjord on Svalbard the Russian town Barentsburg, is one of the northernmost, permanently inhabited settlements in the world. Surrounded by nothing than ice and … Svalbard – Grumantbyen | Expedition | July 2015

From Barentsburg to Longyearbyen 1/3

Out of the countless mines and mining-settlements on Svalbard there are only two active ones left. One is the Russian town of Barentsburg and the other one in the Norwegian … Svalbard – Colesbutka | Expedition | July 2015

From Barentsburg to Longyearbyen 2/3

After being stuck with two slightly shitty options to get out of Grumantbyen and to the Rusanovodden Cabin, we chose the one that seemed to be the least shitty one … Svalbard – Longyearbyen | Expedition | July 2015

From Barentsburg to Longyearbyen 3/3

As we returned from Colesbutka to our cabin, we received some bad news. The weather was changing and the forecast predicted some upcoming extreme fog that would stay for the … Germany – Nürnberg | Urban Stroll | April 2014

Cars and other Hazardous Waste

Germany – Fürth | Documentary | January 2014

SBA Fürth

Millions graves and high tech ruin, the Müll-Schwelbrennanlage in Fürth Germany. After only one year in service it was closed down in 1998 and remains abandoned ever since. Germany – Nürnberg | Development | February 2014

Schwesternwohnheim

Vor etwa sechs Jahren startete ich meinem ersten Blog “Gesichter der Stadt” mit einem Artikel über das Schwesternwohnheim am Nordklinikum. Das 33 Meter und 11 Stockwerke hohe Gebäude stand seit 2002 über 10 Jahre lang … Germany – Leipzig | Urban Stroll | April 2015

Ruin Sight Seeing Tour Leipzig

On one of my free weekends back in April 2015 I decided to visit the German city of Leipzig. The city has a rich industrial history and is known as … Germany – Leipzig | Urban Stroll | April 2015

Jute Spinning Factory

  The spinning and weaving mill factory was built in 1896. Besides packaging materials, high-pressure sutures and coated fabrics were  produced here. Surviving the war and the GDR the company …