Jessica Backhaus

One of my favorite books at the moment is Jessica Backhaus' ONE DAY IN NOVEMBER

I bought my copy last year at the book fair in Frankfurt and am still in love with it. The book is Jessica's hommage to Gisèle Freund her mentor and friend.

It is just beautiful.

You can buy One Day In November here or here or here










all images are from the book One Day In November

© all images Jessica Backhaus

Winter in Germany II

© all images Michael Werner

The Collector's Guide To Emerging Art Photography

It's official now!!!

The Collector's Guide To Emerging Art Photography will be launched in March at major events in New York.

Amani Olu and his Humble Arts Foundation Team published a new source book for emerging photography, curated by ALANA CELII, JON FEINSTEIN & GRANT WILLING.

It's absolutely great and a really big thing. And the best, I have been chosen to be in it, together with 162 other amazing and outstanding photographers worldwide.

For more info check it out here

New Project

I added a new project to my website. It is called SCARS and below are some photos of it.

To see more photos of this project and read the statement, you are welcome to check it out here









© ali images Michael Werner

Winter in Germany

The winter has Germany in its grip. It's freezing cold as it hasn't been in decades. The lakes are frozen and the rivers are blocked for shipping. Last weekend we waked over a huge frozen lake. It was totally fun and we enjoyed it a lot.

Here are some impressions of the winter wonderland.

New Website

My new website is online now. I redesigned the entire site, edited the portfolios and made the whole thing clearer and cleaner.

You are welcome to check it out here

Would love to hear what you think about it. So, comments are welcome and appreciated.

Two Way Lens and Amy Stein

Two Way Lens proudly presents Amy Stein

Happy New Year to everyone who reads this blog.

The year couldn't start any better.

I am happy and excited that I can add another fantastic photographer to my project. The wonderful Amy Stein is the first one who starts the new year on Two Way Lens.

Please go and visit Two Way Lens and find out what Amy wrote here

Make sure to visit also Amy's website for more photographs and more information about the different series here



Amy Stein, Trasheaters, from the series Domesticated


Amy Stein, Grasp, from the series Domesticated


Amy Stein, Predator, from the series Domesticated


Amy Stein, from the series Stranded


Amy Stein, from the series Stranded


Amy Stein, from the series Stranded

© all images Amy Stein

Two Way Lens and Alec Soth

Two Way Lens proudly presents Alec Soth

The last interview for this year is online now. I never expected that my project could grow so wonderful in such a short time and that I could include such great photographers. It was a great pleasure to work with every single one of them. Beside of being an outstanding photographer, everyone is an absolutely charming and nice person.

For the end of season I am excited and happy to add Alec Soth. He spontaneously agreed to answer my questions and we had many very nice and inspiring email contacts.

Thank you very much for your contribution Alec, it is a pleasure to have you in the project.

Please go and visit Two Way Lens and find out what Alec wrote here

For more photographs and a deeper look at the different series, Alec's website is here


Alec Soth, Untitled 11, Bogotá, from Dog Days, Bogotá


Alec Soth, Untitled 41, Bogotá, from Dog Days, Bogotá


Alec Soth, Untitled 53, Bogotá, from Dog Days, Bogotá


Alec Soth, Stacey, South Plains, Texas, 2004, from Portraits


Alec Soth, Danielle, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2004, from Portraits


Alec Soth, Alex, Nicosia, California, 2005, from Portraits


Alec Soth, Jil & Shayne, from Fashion Magazine


Alec Soth, Grand Palais, from Fashion Magazine

© all images Alec Soth

Ahorn Magazine

Daniel Augschöll and Anya Jasbär are founding a new online magazine dedicated to contemporary photography. It is called AHORN, ready to read on the web every month, beginning from January 2009.

Ahorn is a place to discuss about photography and to discover more about contemporary perspectives with critical awareness. Every month one emerging photographer will be selected for a Solo Show. The magazine will also present, on a regular basis, many interviews with and about established photographers.
The principal aim is to give the readers a tool to know what's happening in contemporary photography, and to offer young photographers an interesting place to bring their work to a wider audience.

AHORN is accepting submissions, find out more about it here


Daniel and Anya are not only the founders of Ahorn Magazine but also great photographers.

The three photos below are from Anya's project HEIMAT
Check out more of her work here


Anya Jasbär, from the series Heimat


Anya Jasbär, from the series Heimat


Anya Jasbär, from the series Heimat
© all images Anya Jasbär


The three photos below are from Daniel's project CELESTIAL PLANISPHERE
Check out more of his work here


Daniel Augschöll, from the series Celestial Planisphere


Daniel Augschöll, from the series Celestial Planisphere


Daniel Augschöll, from the series Celestial Planisphere
© all images Daniel Augschöll

Too Much Chocolate

Now it's official, Jake Stangel just launched an exciting new project called

Too Much Chocolate

Here is what he writes about it:

Too much chocolate specifically aims to serve and connect young emerging photographers all over the internet.

At this point, we all exist in a hazy internet bubble, not really sure who or what is exactly out there. Sure, we all have a handful of internet photographer friends, and we bounce around on informative blogs, but there is a need for a ‘hub’ where emerging photographers can reach out to one another, have a running dialogue, ask questions, just talk, and feel some sense of collectiveness.

There are three main areas on the site, meant to address the following needs:

- Rotating Gallery: Wouldn’t it be nice to be exposed to a new collection of mind-blowing work every week? How neat would it be if THAT photographer then chose the NEXT week’s artist, then interviewed him/her about their workflow, influencers, style? It would be like an internet photo conga line!

- Discussion: Wouldn’t it be great to know you can participate in a living conversation between photographers, like yourself, that doesn’t die within the week? About anything on your mind? In a nice environment of inclusion, resource-sharing, and philosophical dialogue?

- Interviews: Wouldn’t it be helpful to get the advice of photo editors, art buyers, curators, etc. that is specifically tailored to us, especially when we don’t have the money or desire to send out thousands of promos for a 1% return?

This site is just the beginning of whatever we want it to be come. It’s here for you. Click on my name to email me with ideas, questions, and suggestions.


The first photographer in the rotating gallery is Nich Hance

© Nich Hance

Make sure to visit Too Much Chocolate, fill it with life and spread the word!!!!!

It is a wonderful, exciting project for all of us and has to be supported.

Jake Stangel

I came across the work of photographer Jake Stangel. I really like what he is doing. He has great work on his website. Cool stuff!!!

He is also about to start a new exciting project. I will post more about it as soon as it starts.

His blog is also worth a look. Check it out here

The photographs below are all from his project TRANSAMERICA

This is what he writes about it:

“Transamerica” was a project conceived and shot on two separate cross-country bicycle trips I took in 2007 and 2008. The project, shot on 4x5 and medium format film, aims to capture my travel experiences, as well as the vivid and thoroughly American world that still exists along the backroads of the United States.

Jake Stangel, Jon- Charlottesville, VA


Jake Stangel, Ington, IN


Jake Stangel, Lynn and Sharon- IA


Jake Stangel, Kimberlyn- Akron, OH


Jake Stangel, West Lafayette, IL


Jake Stangel, Shira- Early Winters- WA

All images are from the series "Transamerica" © Jake Stangel

Two Way Lens and William Greiner

Two Way Lens proudly presents William Greiner

I am exited and happy to be able to add another fantastic photographer to my project.

William spontaneously agreed to be part of Two Way Lens and sent me his answers only a few days after he received my three questions.

It was really a pleasure to work with William on this project. Thanks you for your contribution!!!!!

To find out William's answers just visit Two Way Lens

Don't miss William's Website and his always interesting Blog

William Greiner, Gold Cadillac, Pensacola FL 10/2007 from the series Automatic


William Greiner, Stratford Cows, UK 6/2006 from the series UK is OK


William Greiner, Raised Cottage, Baton Rouge, LA 4/2007 from the series Baton Rouge Blues


William Greiner, Kitchen Mural on Truck, Baton Rouge LA 3/2008


William Greiner, Newspaper in Pond, Slidell LA 1/2008

© all images William Greiner

Advice to young photographers

Alec Soth wrote a fantastic blog post on the Magnum Blog.

Like I do in my blog Two Way Lens, he asked Magnum photographers about their advice to young photographers. It is a must read and a fantastic source for every photographer.

Read the full article here

Takashi Murakami in Frankfurt

Yesterday we went to see the Murakami show at the MMK (Museum of modern art Frankfurt) in Frankfurt. The whole museum is turned into a Murakami world and shows only art by the japanese artist. It was really fun to see the show and to watch the movies of Kaikai and Kiki. If you are in Frankfurt or nearby, make sure to see the exhibition.

For more information visit the website of the museum here