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24T86 Köln, latest observations

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I saw the grand church’s north tower the first time in 2002. Like all before and after who trickle out of the train station in surprise, the first time one lays eyes on Cologne Cathedral is memorable, because the churches of transport and of religion are adjacent, and the neck gets a little sore leaning back for a complete view.

In the time between for 22 years, I’ve been reacquainted many times with that kink in my neck. Fortunately, I’ve also been here enough to know there’s more to Cologne than “just” the cathedral.

*Bahnhofsvorplatz: standard view, number 1 (0.5x).*

*Bahnhofsvorplatz: standard view, number 2 (0.5x).*

*At a height of 266 metres (873 feet), the Colonius Fernmeldeturm (Telecommunications Tower) has been the city’s tallest structure since 1981.*

I made the photos above with an iPhone15 on 1 Aug 2024. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

24T85 Köln: 22 years between then & now

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Through Y, I met Ö in Köln. And it’s through them, I became a fan of 1. FC Köln when they were in the Bundesliga’s 2nd Division. How times have changed, and in some instances, they haven’t; after relegation, #EffZeh are in the 2nd Division again for the 2024-2025 season.

I can now look back and marvel at the fact that I first came to Köln in 2002, and there’ve been more over the past 22 years. Double-digit total in visits: definitely. At least 20 times: likely. Catching up today after what’s happened the last number of years requires multiple mojitos.

*On the way to El Inca on Roonstrasse, in Köln Neustadt-Süd: 2012 mural by Debug Visuals.*

*Ö activating and booking the bike with mobile app as part of public transport, via Köln transport authority KVB.*

I made the photos above with an iPhone15 on 31 Jul 2024. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

Nussberg, 19. Bezirk, Döbling, Wien, Vienna, Austria, Österreich, fotoeins.com

23 for 23: Foto(ein)s in 2023

Above/featured: Vienna’s green vineyards on Nussberg, with Kahlenberg at centre in the background. Photo, 14 Jun 2023.

A year in review typically provides coverage spanning a period of six months or more; the period doesn’t even have to be a continuous stretch. But in this case, my highlights come solely from a period of six weeks in May and June. All else pales by comparison.

All of the images presented below have been corrected for geometric distortion and rotation, with further adjustments to image-crop, brightness, contrast, highlights, shadows, clarity, sharpness, vibrance, saturation, and colour levels. These images are as always best viewed on screens larger than a miniscule mobile.

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Kleinwasserkraftwerk Wehr 1, Neue Donau, 22. Bezirk, Donaustadt, Wien, Vienna, Austria, Österreich, fotoeins.com

22 for 22: Foto(ein)s for 2022

Above/featured: Vienna skyline from Kleinwasserkraftwerk Wehr I in early morning light. Photo, 7 Jun 2022.

For 2022, the act of looking forward and backward is dominated by a 4-week stay in the city of Vienna. In between the collected images is a reclaimed longing for the Austrian capital to which I was first introduced 20 years ago, but for which there was no camera and, sadly, no recorded pixels.

I’ve already described a set of images setting the urban scenes in Vienna from 2022. Below is an additional set of 22 images selected from a period of 35 days; the time interval represents only 10% of the year, but it appears to be a personally important “watershed moment” as well.

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My Cologne: wandering the streets in Ehrenfeld

For many, the German city of Cologne brings to mind the Cathedral, Karneval, and perfumed water.

For me, Cologne brings to mind great friends, tasty Turkish nibbles, football side 1. FC Köln, and Ehrenfeld.

My friend Y wanted to test her new camera on the streets, and when she suggested the Ehrenfeld neighbourhood, I readily agreed. My many visits to this city on the Rhine have frequently ended up in Ehrenfeld that’s largely Turkish and working class, an immigrant blue-collar area with which I readily identify and it’s why Ehrenfeld is my K-‘hood.

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