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Soccer for Life
When it comes to Soccer in South Africa, who doesn't think about the oncoming Worldcup? Investing billions, the country on the Cape smartens up in order to welcome the guests from abroad who want to follow world class soccer in brand-new stadiums. The real passion for the sport however comes from the shadow of the floodlights, from the spots that are better kept hidden from the tourists: The townships, where, 15 years after...
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Cape Town Coon Carnival
Every New Year in Cape Town is traditionally welcomed by the so-called Coon Carnival. Thousands of colourfully dressed clowns roam the Mother City's streets dancing, singing and playing music in order to be chosen as the best troupe by their festive onlookers. What was once celebrated as the only day off in the year by the black and coloured communities, is now a cross-cultural festival for all members of society.
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Ahne and Ähne –
Retirement swabian style
Elfriede and Alfred G. are my grandparents. 4 children, 12 grandchildren, Around about 100 plum, 70 cherry and 30 apple trees. 12 Chicken and a few rabbits. That's the bottom line of two lives of 80 years which are, in accordance with the Pietistic religious tradition, fully dedicated to working the land and to serving the Lord.
Both of them were born in Kayh, a small village of 1,500 at the edge of the Schönbuch forest and the bottom of the great Grafenberg hill...
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Senior Ladies Diving Club
Even though she is not exactly a teenager, Masayo Akagi, in her leopard skin sweatpants and her pink polyester bodice involuntarily reminds one of a cheerleader. Observing this enthusiastic 61 year-old Japanese woman and her lively team of aged companions accompanying her on the boat, it is hard to believe that they are here in order to do a very difficult job. The centuries-old practice of diving for sea urchins, which is traditionally restricted to women, is no mean feat...
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Portraits
Portraits from the work for various clients.
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