Off the Swiss mountains, piece by piece we fall.
Stocked into private fences, we are broken and worked
and piled up as high as what stores us.
We run in and out, some are left behind
All of us aiming at the final conveyor, to go back there where we come from. Rocks we were, rocks we will always be.
No more tickets for the lake cruise, no more boats stopping by at the pier.
No more panoramic rides uphill, no more red curtains flapping in the wind.
No more touristic menus at the restauran(t), no more joyful queues for the cable car thrill …
No more dives from the pier, no more sunbathing on the pier.
And mo more verboten for the last, forgotten boat. Golden times here in Kehrsiten are long over.
One of these cold summer days I stumbled upon an abandoned bath resort on Lake Lucerne. Abandoned places are hard to find in Switzerland. My curiosity was too high and I went through that red door with the yellow inscription on it: forbidden to enter.
Some doors were locked, some left open, some unlocked. All of them with something in common. Doors without hands on their handles … the cemetery of dead, useless doors.
How do you feel about framing skyscrapers and their urban environments squared?
This project came out the photography group I recently joined in Zürich. I shot these pictures in the newly built area “Porta Nuova” in Milano.
Squared Porta Nuova 1
Squared Porta Nuova 2
Squared Porta Nuova 3
Squared Porta Nuova 4
Squared Porta Nuova 5
Squared Porta Nuova 6
Squared Porta Nuova 7
Squared Porta Nuova 8
Squared Porta Nuova 9
Squared Porta Nuova 10
All pictures shot with D800 + 70-20 VRII, click to enlarge and enjoy the patterns.
After my experiences at Photobastei, I was kindly invited to join a group of landscape photographers. We recently met and … how difficult is learning new things! New photography points of views, concept vs subject, series vs single. So, on a 40 km-long bike-tour between Zurich and Baden, along the Limmat river, here is the landscape photography concept I could develop. Waiting for what the other photographers will comment, I publish them online.. for your fun or interest.
Under the motorway bridge 1
Under the motorway bridge 2
Under the motorway bridge 3
Under the motorway bridge 4
Under the motorway bridge 5
Under the motorway bridge 6
Under the motorway bridge 7
Under the motorway bridge 8
The series is based on straight geometrical lines cutting the panorama. From a beneath point of view. In black and white to avoid colours distracting from the geometrical games. Overexposure to stress the bridge geometry.
Click each picture to enjoy concrete scars and their reflections. Click shot with D800 and 16-35 mm f/4
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