Smoke

Among all the smokers out there, I think there are only very few people I can tolerate polluting the air around me. There are those very pretty girls that add a certain coolness to their appearance while smoking. And then there are those apparently super old ladies that against all odds are still alive smoking one cigarette after another, preferably through a cigarette holder. Everybody else, the tough guys, the players, the gentlemen, the Halbstarken, you may proceed smoking in movies, but not while walking in front of me on the street. Thank you.This picture was taken in Essen, Germany. The little brownish square next to the billboard is a cigarette vending machine.

Wires

Two days ago I finished a 90-page print-on-demand book with two images per page. I will use this book as a catalog that I can hand out to potential buyers or exhibitors. Giving all your best work in one piece that is easy to browse is surely better than a website link. Preparing this was a lot of work for me as all my good images were spread out in all sorts of folders on my computer. My files are organized by year, then by month and then by location. So most of the time I spent searching for the good stuff and doing final adjustments on the full-resolution images. Finally it's all done and I'm awaiting this book to arrive next week. There is just one downside to this: as soon as I finish editing a new image, the printed catalog is not up to date anymore. Like now.

A house entrance in Old Havana. You can find this image in my store.