Portraits from Java

Posted on December 13, 2016December 13, 2016 Posted in old man, UncategorizedTagged documentary, hat, Indonesia, Java, life, man, music, old, photography, smoking, sunLeave a comment

The photos were taken during a trip to Java. The ambience realy reminds me of Southamerica. Though I never have been there… Have to go there one day 😉

his thoughts vanish fast as smoke

Posted on June 8, 2015 Posted in b&w, black&white, China, old man, portraitTagged alley, black and white, blackandwhite, bw, China, ethnic minority, hat, Honghe, life, man, minority, portrait, smoke, smokingLeave a comment

sunrise – when hope starts everyday again

Posted on May 10, 2015 Posted in b&w, black&white, China, old manTagged action, black and white, blackandwhite, bw, China, Honghe, Jianshui, man, silhouette, sunriseLeave a comment

the generation responsibility

Posted on April 30, 2015May 1, 2015 Posted in b&w, black&white, children, China, old man, portraitTagged alley, black and white, blackandwhite, bw, care, children, China, Honghe, life, man, modernizationLeave a comment

What strikes me again and again here in China is that the elderly care very touching for their grandchildren.
The downside of this is that many children have to grow up without their parents who work as migrant workers somewhere unreachable far away. What it will have for consequences shows only within a couple of years when the children have grown-up and have children themselves.

Lifelong Friends

Posted on April 8, 2015 Posted in b&w, black&white, China, old man, portraitTagged alley, black and white, blackandwhite, bw, China, ethnic minority, hat, Honghe, life, man, old, portraitLeave a comment

We had a short break on our way to Honghe/Yunnan. Honestly I don’t remember the village’s name. We had a nice chat with these friendly old men. They asked us why we are visiting their boring village if there are so much better cities like Beijing. With my humble mandarin I tried to tell them that I am mostly interested in people not in cities. The one sitting on the right is a retired teacher. They are over 80 Years old and almost as long best friends.