Viva la Foto

Finland – A Country In Hibernation

Markus — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:53:52 +0000

Some impressions of my trip to Finland during the 2nd week of December 2011 – for more make sure to check out my (redesigned) gallery!

Hanko Beach

Hanko Church

Sunrise in Karjaa

Karjaa

Helsinki

How Did We Get So Far Away From Us?

Markus — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:49:50 +0000

How Did We Get So Far Away From Us 1

How Did We Get So Far Away From Us 2

How Did We Get So Far Away From Us 3

With this series I won 2nd prize at the Zooming Culture photo competition in 2011. I am very, very, very happy about this. Here is what the selection committee said about their choice:

Jurybegründung

What’s in your trouser pocket?

Markus — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:14:45 +0000

The other day I found some pretty interesting photos on Flickr featuring contents of people’s bags and pockets. Inspired by that, I took my own photo. It would be interesting to take more photos like that in the future, but with different people, because I think the contents of bags and pockets reveal pretty much about a person’s personality.

If you have taken photos like that, feel free to post a link in the comments!

What's in your trouser pocket?

Summer Glasses 2011

Markus — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:42:19 +0000

Very trendy glasses, taken with Lomo Fisheye in early summer of 2011.

Summer Glasses 2011 I

Summer Glasses 2011 II

Summer Glasses 2011 III

Where to go…

Markus — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:57:43 +0000

For weeks now, you can almost say for months, I’ve been undecided about going on holiday. Now summer is over, and my week off is next week. I’ve been trying to prepare for a trip to Great Britain but I just couldn’t concentrate, which makes me kind of sad. Until a year or so ago, one of my big plans was to discover Great Britain. But all the magic, as it seems, is gone.

“All you’ve got to do is decide to go and the hardest part is over. So go!” – Tony Wheeler

The Escapist (In the end we lie awake and we dream of making our escape.)

I want to end this entry with a song by Coldplay, called “The Escapist” (it’s the last part of “Death and All His Friends”, the last song on Viva La Vida). The photo above was inspired by it, and you can listen to the song:

New challenge: First Responder

Markus — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:52:51 +0000

Last weekend our local EMS-provider (which is also the major EMS-provider in Austria) equipped me with a First Responder-bag, which holds everything necessary to perform life-sustaining urgent measures. So now, whenever a medical emergency in my county happens, I get notified by SMS. Is the scene of the emergency close to my current location, I go there with my private car and help the patient. The First Responder-system dramatically shortens the time between the emergency call and the arrival of help.

You can also check out this article in German.

First Responder bag

Oropharyngeal Airway

Dressings for haemostasis and wound treatment

Oxygen

First Responder notifications

The Emerald Island

Markus — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:13:38 +0000

It’s more than a year now since my return from an Interrail trip in Ireland. So I guess now is the time to finally post some photographsto my blog. If you are interested, there are more.

Cork, 2010

Street Art (Athlone, 2010)

Wicklow, 2010

No Dumping Dead Bodies Overboard in Balbriggan Harbour (Balbriggan, 2010)

Balbriggan Railway Station (Balbriggan, 2010)

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

Markus — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:00:37 +0000

Something new by Coldplay is coming up…

Every siren is a sympohny
And every tear’s a waterfall
Is a waterfall

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

Oh The World Can Be Kind In Its Own Way

Markus — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 07:00:42 +0000

Most of the time I don’t understand why some things happen to me, but I hope to know that in the end I will always end up alright. “The world still deceives you as it turns.” Probably true.

Oh The World Can Be Kind In Its Own Way

Les Jours Tristes

Markus — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:56:49 +0000

It’s been a long time since my last post, and life has been tough on me since then, which might also be the reason why I am running out of new photos to post. I will leave you with one photo, pretty much summing up the first months of 2011. But don’t worry, this is the past, or at least, that’s what I tell myself it is.

Right now, my head is full of emotions and thoughts, but I haven’t been able to sort them yet, to get some meaning out of them, to burn them into celluloid, or an SD card if you want. So stay tuned.

Les Jours Tristes