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Above: “Pe(a)rlin’ in Berlin”, Hackescher Markt – 16 March 2011 (HL).

Berlin is one of my favourite cities in the world. From the moment I stepped foot inside the German capital city for the first time in 2002, it’s been an ongoing love story. I’m convinced the “Hauptstadt” will always be worth photographing; it’s my “long game.” Naturally, there are a massive number of sights throughout Berlin, and I’ve always combined public transport with plenty of walking. In fact, traveling 10 to 20 kilometres per day throughout the city is pretty much the norm. These photographs are personal observations and measurements of location, geometry, and motion.

The pictures and memories may be from years past, but all of the them retain their contemporary nature: images which include quiet snowy Christmas, an important memorial, and pieces of architectural design.

“Closing time”, Neues Museum – 24 December 2010 (HL)

“Vacant”, Bahnhof Potsdamer Platz – 24 December 2010 (HL)

“2. Weihnachtstag (2nd day of Christmas)”, Hauptbahnhof – 26 December 2010 (HL)

“Blizzard”, Mohrenstrasse at Charlottenstrasse – 27 December 2010 (HL)

“Nie wieder (never again)”, Old Jewish Cemetery – 16 March 2011 (HL); see also here and here

“Duo”, CityQuartier DomAquarée – 17 March 2011 (HL)

“Shiny”, Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse – 19 March 2011 (HL)

“Dusk”, Beisheim Center – 19 March 2011 (HL)

Postscript: As I look at these pictures years later, I wondered how I came to make many pictures of stairs and escalators in the relative quiet of the city around Christmas 2010. Had I already subconsciously incorporated the way I was seeing the world through my pictures my big life transition the following year (2011)?

More Hauptstadt Memories

•   My Berlin: Mitte on Christmas Eve (2010)
•   2009 to 2010
•   2005 to 2009

I made the pictures above on 24-27 December 2010 and 16-19 March 2011. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as http://wp.me/p1BIdT-aps.