A photograph is really only a good photo when the image is able to tell a story.

With each photo it is my aim to share with you a very special moment when I was at the right time at the right place to actually activate the trigger of the shutter. For many of the photos featured on this site often weeks or months of planning and careful preparation where needed. Once this was done, then the actual adventure started for which absolute physical fitness was required. Beside more then 10 kg of camera gear; additional supply was needed to spend the night prior to the sunrise at the summit of a volcano close or around an altitude of 3000 meters. Sometimes this involved hikes that took up to 12 hours or even longer. Each photo has attached a short description and overview of the image. Beside an image description we also added a note about the camera and lens used as well as the shutter speed and the aperture setting.