Gregor Sailer´s photos of empty places are sensational, but not sensationalist. In a major exhibition at Kunsthaus Wien (at Hundertwasserhaus) you can still view the exhibition until next weekend. Gregor Sailer lives in Tirol, his “quiet zone”, where he plans the often very complex and difficult photo tours to remote and hard to visit placesContinue reading “Gregor Sailer: Unseen Places”
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Ernst Haas – The Art of Seeing
Here is something not to be missed for photography lovers: Ernst Haas – The Art of Seeing at WestLicht Gallery in Vienna. I actually went to the exhibition opening last year, but am only now getting around to processing my photos from the event and writing about this great master photographer. But I wanted toContinue reading “Ernst Haas – The Art of Seeing”
A hymn to the earth in Baden
For the second year now, the city of Baden near Vienna is hosting the photo festival La Gacilly-Baden, and all over downtown you can feast your eyes on outstanding photo-art. Huge photographs by acclaimed photographers from around the world grace building walls, line walking paths and frame baroque palaces. If the charms of Baden aloneContinue reading “A hymn to the earth in Baden”
Istanbul´s streets through the eyes of Ara Güler
If, like me, you are into classic street photography, the exhibition “Istanbul´s Eye” (das Auge Istanbuls) at the Leica Store near the Vienna opera is for you. Until 24 August you can visit their upstairs gallery and look at a selection of photographs by the famous Armenian-Turkish photographer Ara Güler. Admittedly I had not heardContinue reading “Istanbul´s streets through the eyes of Ara Güler”
Hard to forget images at WestLicht Gallery
This weekend (which luckily is a long one) is your last chance to see the World Press Photo exhibition at WestLicht gallery. The WestLicht Gallery is a non-profit association that puts on great photography shows. Now for the 17th year it is hosting the World Press Photo exhibition. On view are award-winning images related toContinue reading “Hard to forget images at WestLicht Gallery”
Abstracting nature – variations on a photographic theme
Something a little different today. Last Saturday, in glaring sunshine, I participated in a thematic photo walk along the Donaukanal near Kunsthaus Wien – Museum Hundertwasser. From time to time the museum offers photo walks based on themes in their current exhibitions. “Some Plant Volatiles” by Hamburg-based photographer Jochen Lempert provided the foundation for Saturday´sContinue reading “Abstracting nature – variations on a photographic theme”
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