Photography is something I have always loved. And I started to practice it when I was young. Probably I inherited it from my mother. But I have also another thing in my genes. Both via her and my father, I love to travel. And for me, that started when I was a kid. Around 1959, my father had built a beautiful camper. In those days well-equipped campers where simply not for sale. As a family we used that camper over a period of 15 years for vacations. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.
In 1975, together with 2 study friends, I had the opportunity to travel through the southern part of Africa in our own Land Rover. That released the “travel virus” in earnest. Especially Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Botswana were impressive. And I have the feeling that we got a last glimpse of untouched Africa.
Later I was able to visit many more countries. Always “self-organized” and together with travel friends or with my partner. We always prioritized those countries which were relatively untouched. In those days that was applicable to countries like Nepal, Tibet, Burma, India or Namibia. Or countries where it was the question how long these countries would remain safe to travel. Beautiful countries like Algeria, Mali, Niger and Pakistan. These are at the present moment unfortunately very unsafe to travelers.
Over the past 50+ years, I have built up an archive of thousands of colour slides. Slides from a world that, for the most part, no longer exists. These slides are still shown regularly. But it is, of course, much more enjoyable to share them with people who might also be interested in them. And that is why I have decided to put a selection online.
For me, colour slides have something special about them. You compose the shot through your viewfinder, sometimes in a fraction of a second. And that’s it – no AI or anything else. What you see is what you get.The photos on this site, almost all are scanned slides, haven’t undergone extensive post-editing either. Just a bit of colour correction or retouching.
Building a site like this is a time-consuming process. But several photo series are now online. And more will follow. I hope you like them. Perhaps they’ll even inspire you to plan a trip yourself. Or you might find information about an area you’ve once visited. Enjoy!
Here you can go straight to the trips through Asia, the Sahara or Southern Africa.