FreiheitDas Selbstportrait

The self-portrait

I believe this photo is a true example of my freedom. It's not meant to represent anything else...

FreiheitDer Stein

The stone

It's about a stone that means freedom. I chose the stone as the object...

FamilieAbschied

Farewell

I once had a conversation with Professor Bauer at university (he is now retired). The farewell was...

FamilieTreffpunkte

Meeting points

During my childhood and youth, my home was always where everyone met. That was...

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FamilieFamilie und Gemeinschaft

Family and community

"Hello Grandma, thank you for your time today!" I say. "Grandma" is actually Ingrid. And Ingrid is also...

FamilieEine glückliche Situation

A happy situation

The picture I want to write about shows a snapshot of my grandmother, my aunt, and...

EmpathieDas Zeugnis

The testimony

My family and I originally come from the former USSR. Back then, we had nothing else...

EmpathieMut zur Flucht

Courage to escape

We live in the community of Wachtberg on the left bank of the Rhine. In the fall of 1989, my wife and I...

EmpathieHarmonische Koexistenz

Harmonious coexistence

We are fortunate to live in a large house with four generations of my family. Eight people...

DiversitätFisch

Fish

The photo is a portrait of my fish named Zee. Even as a child, I always had different pets...

DiversitätSchuhe

Shoes

The boots represent the value of diversity. I usually wear these boots when I'm out in winter...

BildungHerr Seidel

Mr. Seidel

When my grandparents embarked on their honeymoon in 1964, they had already been married for two years. "F...

AuthentizitätShreekesh

Shreekesh

I was 53 years old when I discovered the first gray hairs in my dark brown mane. And two...

Authentizität2 Bier

2 beers

As we entered the Italian restaurant, a waiter scurried past us and gave us, oh...

AuthentizitätKompass

compass

There are two of this compass/sundial in existence. I had them made back then after...

AuthentizitätUrvertrauen

Basic trust

Anyone who still wears a wristwatch today probably does so out of conviction or perhaps out of habit. ...

AuthentizitätFoto

photo

When I was 18, he took his own life. I was raised with a lot of love and feel...

AuthentizitätEin echter Berliner

A real Berliner

Mr. H. was one of my first clients when I started working as a social worker in a...

AuthentizitätDas Sandelholz

The sandalwood

A friend once carried two dozen walnut-sized pieces wrapped in clear plastic wrap in his intestines...

AuthentizitätKette HipHop

Chain HipHop

By authenticity, I mean taking a stance based on personal conviction and...

AuthentizitätStock vom Geigelstein

Stock from Geigelstein

Even today my father tells me that I as a little boy always "climbed the mountains twice"...

AuthentizitätDer Stein in der Tasche

The stone in the pocket

I am a Berliner with coastal roots. To be precise, part of my family is coming ...

AuthentizitätStiller Wächter

Silent Guardian

You met me in the blazing sunlight, wrapped in a leather armor; archaic and...

AuthentizitätSturmfeuerzeug

Storm lighter

I got this lighter from my uncle in the fall of 2016. We were with a group...