Went for a walk with my wife, she had her Polaroid with the new Impossible b/w 2.0 film with her. The sun was already low and some skaters were practicing their tricks.

some impressions from Davos, Switzerland

I am certainly not Charlie, because (the authors of) Charlie (Hebdo) were far more brave than I will ever be. And I live in Germany, with a government that happily sells tanks to Saudi Arabia, a country that has not only one of the worst human rights records in the world, but does not mind a ridiculous cleric decree that forbids citizens to build snowmen for religious reasons.

Two weeks ago, I went to see the Michael Kenna retrospective in Iserlohn. There are more than 100 pictures to be seen in this exhibition and I left really impressed. The way these black and white prints draw attention to the finest detail and their clear, seemingly simple composition are well worth a visit to Iserlohn.

2014 brought an unexpected camera change. I was quite happy with my 5D Mk II and had no intention of replacing it any time soon. But one night a got a call from Stefan, who is going mirrorless and sells his Canon gear.

My wife wants to start running again seriously, so she had her lactic acid levels tested in order to determine a good training schedule. At first, her heart rate monitor did not work, so her pulse had to be measured old school