mj's PhotoLog

Book Presentation

The book stadtbild köln will be presented during the Lindenthaler Kulturnacht. [More ...]

Date: 2008-04-27 14:29:57

stadtbild köln

The new website stadtbildkoeln.de went online a few days ago. [More ...]

Date: 2008-04-24 21:02:13

Butzweilerhof

Butzweilerhof, Ossendorf, Cologne's former airfield [More ...]

Date: 2008-04-20 13:04:00

End of Season

Oops, Easter already ... ;-) [More ...]

Date: 2008-03-23 16:37:48

Happy New Year!

Best wishes for the year 2008. [More ...]

Date: 2008-01-01 13:27:44

New Design and License

A new design of mj's photography is now online. [More ...]

Date: 2007-12-28 15:39:52

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all visitors of mj's photography. [More ...]

Date: 2007-12-23 18:05:30

Scotland Black & White

A portfolio of black & white images from Scotland 2007 is now online. [More ...]

Date: 2007-12-16 22:38:34

Scotland 2007

Back to that beautiful country after nine years, a large portfolio of images from our visit to Scotland in 2007 is now online. [More ...]

Date: 2007-10-27 19:06:14

Cityscape Cologne 3

The third selection of the cityscape cologne series, including a tour of Mülheim with the Talking Horns. [More ...]

Date: 2007-05-21 22:00:37

Hallig Gröde 2007

This time a faster turn-around, the album Gröde 2007 is now online. [More ...]

Date: 2007-04-21 18:17:40

Hallig Gröde - We're Coming! ;-)

Tomorrow we'll be back again on Gröde, so let's have a look back at one of the photos from 2006. [More ...]

Date: 2007-03-31 21:36:10

Cityscape Cologne 1

Part 1, the previous selection of Stadtbild Köln images, to complete the picture(s). [More ...]

Date: 2007-02-06 20:30:17

Cityscape Cologne 2

Part 2 of the Stadtbild Köln selection, used for the new programme of the adult education center of Cologne. [More ...]

Date: 2007-01-21 13:20:05

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all visitors of mj's photolog. Thanks for your continued interest in my images. [More ...]

Date: 2006-12-21 19:22:13

Exhibition Stadtbild Köln

From Dec 2nd until Jan 12th, the exhibition "Stadtbild Köln" is on display in the city hall Cologne Lindenthal. As a member of the group I'm showing eight of my images from the Cityscape Cologne series. [More ...]

Date: 2006-12-03 11:27:44

Hallig Gröde - Summer 2006

Now in the fourth year, we went to Hallig Gröde for a gorgeous summer vacation. [More ...]

Date: 2006-07-18 22:47:04

Travel Report Turkey

After the initial first images of the total solar eclipse, a complete travel report is now online. [More ...]

Date: 2006-04-25 22:07:26

Total Solar Eclipse 2006

Black sun over Turkey on 29th March 2006. [More ...]

Date: 2006-04-09 22:19:19

Cologne - The New "Design Post"

That's what the old halls look like today. [More ...]

Date: 2006-02-23 22:14:49

Cologne - Reflections of the Past

Derelict remains of the old parcel distribution halls of the postal service. [More ...]

Date: 2006-02-03 22:47:44

Cologne - Cathedral South Tower

Photos from a visit to the south tower of the Cologne Cathedral - a fee buys you a steep climb - with some interesting views. [More ...]

Date: 2006-01-29 22:18:08

Tenerife - Mirador La Tarta

A bend in the road cuts thru the strata of vulcano ash. [More ...]

Date: 2006-01-24 22:35:18

Tenerife - Near El Portillo

Just opposite the visitor center, a desert-like area of Teide broom. [More ...]

Date: 2006-01-23 21:52:25

Tenerife - Cloud Finger

Strange cloud formations gathering at El Portillo. [More ...]

Date: 2006-01-17 22:38:26

Tenerife - Stray Dog

In the wake of the visitors, this dog is trying his luck in the Cañadas. [More ...]

Date: 2006-01-16 23:03:35

Tenerife - Los Roques the Canoncial Way

And of course, at Los Roques, one type of shot can't simply be avoided. [More ...]

Date: 2006-01-15 21:56:50

Tenerife - Los Roques

The main attraction here, Los Roques de Garcia, a major landmark of Tenerife. [More ...]

Date: 2005-12-21 21:34:03

Tenerife - Zooming In

A break in the stream of clouds allows a closer look at the Teide top. [More ...]

Date: 2005-12-08 21:05:52

Hallig Gröde - Sunset over Kirchwarft

Sun's going down, people coming in, photographers getting out. ;-) [More ...]

Date: 2005-12-02 22:24:06

Tenerife - Pico del Teide

View of the Pico del Teide, the highest mountain not only on the Canaries, but of entire Spain. [More ...]

Date: 2005-11-27 21:33:07

Tenerife - No Way Up

Finally in the Cañadas, the Teide seen from Los Roques. [More ...]

Date: 2005-11-24 21:40:38

Tenerife - Back into the Mountains

View of the Pico del Teide on the way up into the Cañadas National Park. [More ...]

Date: 2005-11-17 22:25:28

Tenerife - La Laguna Contrasts

Beside the massive construction works going on all over Tenerife, there is always a derelict building in-between. [More ...]

Date: 2005-11-13 22:55:47

Tenerife - La Laguna Facade

Seen near Palacio Episcopal while walking along Calle de San Augustin. [More ...]

Date: 2005-11-06 22:18:03

Zoo Cologne - Halloween

It's that time of the year again. The sucessful import of Halloween made it into the Cologne zoo, nicely decorated. [More ...]

Date: 2005-11-01 23:09:38

Autumn Intermezzo - Maple Leaves 2

Details of the maple leaves. [More ...]

Date: 2005-10-29 20:15:00

Tenerife - La Laguna Street

A visit to La Laguna, walking the streets during the Siesta. [More ...]

Date: 2005-10-28 00:30:11

Autumn Intermezzo - Maple Leaves 1

Maple leaves from a tree near my home, an display of the gorgeous autumn colors. [More ...]

Date: 2005-10-26 22:33:53

Tenerife - Outpost

An outlook from a decaying outpost at Pico del Ingles. [More ...]

Date: 2005-10-23 23:41:55

Hallig Gröde - Back from the Mainland

Back to Hallig Gröde after a short visit to the mainland. [More ...]

Date: 2005-08-24 23:18:18

Hallig Gröde - Church Warft After Sunrise

The early bird gets the gorgeous soft morning light. [More ...]

Date: 2005-08-18 15:32:33

Hallig Gröde - Sunrise Continued

A nice pastel-colored sunrise on the next morning. [More ...]

Date: 2005-07-18 21:56:15

Cologne - Fireworks "Kölner Lichter" 3

And one more thing. [More ...]

Date: 2005-07-10 21:20:36

Cologne - Fireworks "Kölner Lichter" 2

Quite spectacular with the Hollenzollern Bridge in the foreground. [More ...]

Date: 2005-07-10 15:37:38

Cologne - Fireworks "Kölner Lichter" 1

Since the start in 2001, the fireworks are now a major summer attraction. [More ...]

Date: 2005-07-10 15:18:55

Hallig Gröde - Sunrise Revisited

A familiar place, providing a beautiful setting for the sunrise, the eastern excavation pit. [More ...]

Date: 2005-07-09 17:01:07

Brown Coal Mining Inden - Traces

On the far side of the conveyor belt, curved traces form interesting patterns. [More ...]

Date: 2005-07-07 22:18:51

Brown Coal Mining Inden - Conveyor

What's being digged up must be carrried away, seemingly endless conveyor belts are used for the transport. [More ...]

Date: 2005-07-06 22:56:15

Brown Coal Mining Inden - Man and Machine

Even at some distance, the sheer monstrosity of the excavators is fascinating, but to quite some degree also terrifying. [More ...]

Date: 2005-07-05 23:06:12

Brown Coal Mining Inden - Digging

Even on a Sunday, the giant excavators are digging through the brown coal open cast mining Inden. [More ...]

Date: 2005-07-05 22:41:17

Hallig Gröde - Another Year

Back again on "our" islet in the North Frisian Wadden Sea. As always, the variations of landscape, clouds, and light are impressing. [More ...]

Date: 2005-06-22 22:37:41

Tenerife - Tourist Attraction

Not only the landscape, but also some buildings attract tourists. [More ...]

Date: 2005-06-19 23:44:44

Cologne - Rapeseed Field in Buchheim

It's that time of the year again. ;-) I simply love these bright yellow patches in the landscape. [More ...]

Date: 2005-05-06 11:28:25

Tenerife - Punta del Hildalgo 2

There is only the open Atlantic Ocean north of Tenerife. [More ...]

Date: 2005-04-27 22:00:47

Tenerife - Punta del Hildalgo 1

Back a few days on the time axis, waves crashing on the shore at Punta del Hildalgo. [More ...]

Date: 2005-04-25 21:33:38

Tenerife - Pico del Teide 4

And a last view of the Teide from Paradores, some strange clouds are gathering again. [More ...]

Date: 2005-04-20 22:07:40

Tenerife - Pico del Teide 3

More luck a few days later, three knolls ;-) along the TF-21 through the Cañadas. [More ...]

Date: 2005-04-19 20:35:53

Tenerife - Pico del Teide 2

Up at the entrance to the Cañadas National Park, Clouds were gathering around the Teide. [More ...]

Date: 2005-04-16 15:40:41

Tenerife - Pico del Teide 1

On the way up into the mountains, a view of the Teide along the TF-21, some hundred meters before the viewpoint Mataznos. [More ...]

Date: 2005-04-13 21:42:52

Cologne - Woodland Spring

Last chance to catch the early bloomers in the woodland between Dellbrück and Brück in Cologne. [More ...]

Date: 2005-04-10 18:54:07

Tenerife - Ghost Town near Abades 4

A somewhat eerie place. [More ...]

Date: 2005-04-09 22:31:35

Tenerife - Ghost Town near Abades 3

Into the ghost town with a view towards the lighthouse Faro de Abona. [More ...]

Date: 2005-04-08 20:24:33

Cologne - Flora Spring

Spring time, perfectly warm and sunny weather, five stars on the comfortable feeling scale. ;-) [More ...]

Date: 2005-04-04 20:53:46

Tenerife - Ghost Town near Abades 2

Approaching the ghost town through Tenerife's southern desert-like landscape. [More ...]

Date: 2005-04-03 14:02:28

Tenerife - Ghost Town near Abades 1

Back again from a two week vacation on Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands. [More ...]

Date: 2005-03-28 22:01:21

Hallig Gröde - Nightfall

And then the light faded away, leaving a deep purple reverberation on the sea. [More ...]

Date: 2005-02-24 23:51:21

Hallig Gröde - Sky on Fire 2

Close-up with the silhouette of Langeneß. [More ...]

Date: 2005-02-23 21:39:41

Hallig Gröde - Sky on Fire 1

Back to the landscape. The climax of this beautiful day, the sky on fire some time after sunset. [More ...]

Date: 2005-02-22 22:14:36

Hallig Gröde - Butterflies and Dragonflies 3

After the butterflies came the dragonflies, zig-zaging through the garden. [More ...]

Date: 2005-02-21 22:48:02

Hallig Gröde - Butterflies and Dragonflies 2

And even more butterflies, which - like me - enjoyed the flowers in the gorgeous rural garden. [More ...]

Date: 2005-02-20 21:41:26

Hallig Gröde - Butterflies and Dragonflies 1

During those strange days with only a wee bit wind, Claudia's garden was turning into a butterfly and dragonfly romping place. [More ...]

Date: 2005-02-18 21:36:27

Hallig Gröde - Sailing

Now that must be fun, low tech sailing with this two master in the wadden sea. [More ...]

Date: 2005-02-16 20:56:46

Hallig Gröde - Sunrise Birds

Most of the time I was wondering where all the birds were gone. [More ...]

Date: 2005-02-15 22:29:41

Hallig Gröde - Postman

And here we have another canonical picture of Gröde. [More ...]

Date: 2005-02-13 18:25:48

Hallig Gröde - Glasswort on Dryland

The hot weather took its toll, slowly drying out the pools in the excavated hole north of the Knudswarft. [More ...]

Date: 2005-02-10 22:15:19

Hallig Gröde - Strange Days 2

The hazy weather continued for several days. [More ...]

Date: 2005-02-07 21:36:43

Hallig Gröde - Strange Days 1

And then came some strange days, sunny and warm, almost no wind, but extremly hazy. [More ...]

Date: 2005-02-06 22:46:15

England - Hever Castle

Back again from the archives, an image of the picturesque Hever Castle in England. [More ...]

Date: 2005-01-29 21:55:04

Hallig Gröde - Sunset 2

And then even the excursion boat and the tourists are gone, nothing disturbs the peacefulness of the gorgeous sunset. [More ...]

Date: 2005-01-17 22:01:58

Hallig Gröde - Sunset 1

Day tourists heading back to their ship, the Hauke Haien, while the sun is setting. [More ...]

Date: 2005-01-16 18:33:27

Cologne City - Weltstadthaus

View of the Peek & Cloppenburg branch in Cologne, still under construction. [More ...]

Date: 2005-01-10 21:28:14

Cologne - Isen Castle - Snow 4

Fourth image of the "Cologne Snow" mini series. Believe it or not, yesterday we had quite a spell of snow in Cologne, so I took the opportunity to walk my new EOS 20D. ;-) [More ...]

Date: 2004-12-29 21:05:38

Cologne - Isen Castle - Snow 3

Third image of the "Cologne Snow" mini series. [More ...]

Date: 2004-12-29 20:55:30

Cologne - Isen Castle - Snow 2

Second image of the "Cologne Snow" mini series. [More ...]

Date: 2004-12-29 20:51:06

Cologne - Holweide - Snow 1

First image of the "Cologne Snow" mini series. [More ...]

Date: 2004-12-29 20:45:52

Hallig Gröde - Glasswort

Averting one's gaze from the horizon, interesting details can be found on the ground. Such as these glasswort plants. [More ...]

Date: 2004-12-27 20:49:53

Hallig Gröde - Evening Light

Clouds and light scene while the sun is preparing to set in the west. [More ...]

Date: 2004-12-08 20:41:28

Hallig Gröde - Barn

Rural idyll, the upper part of the barn belonging to the house shown on the previous image. [More ...]

Date: 2004-12-03 21:53:22

Hallig Gröde - House on Knudtswarft

Protected by a ring dyke, the houses on the Knudtswarft provide home for 17 people, the four families, which permanently inhabit the holm. [More ...]

Date: 2004-12-03 21:32:19

Hallig Gröde - Morning Light

Shortly after sunrise, the early morning light is simply gorgeous. [More ...]

Date: 2004-11-22 18:57:29

Hallig Gröde - Wharf at the Watergate

Afternoon idyllic scene at the watergate. [More ...]

Date: 2004-11-12 17:37:11

Hallig Gröde - Catwalk

Crossing over one of the broader ditches along the way from the western jetty to the houses. [More ...]

Date: 2004-11-07 17:56:48

Hallig Gröde - Clouds above the Kirchwarft (new)

Now this is a canonical picture of Hallig Gröde. ;-) [More ...]

Date: 2004-11-06 18:29:22

Hallig Gröde - Rain is Coming

The downside of the fine stormy weather, from time to time clouds with heavy spells of rain come in from the sea. [More ...]

Date: 2004-11-04 20:44:13

Hallig Gröde - Clouds above the Kirchwarft

Now this is a canonical picture of Hallig Gröde. ;-) [More ...]

Date: 2004-10-19 20:42:24

Hallig Gröde - High Tide at the Stone Edge

Some time later, high tide is coming in and spilling over the stone edge. [More ...]

Date: 2004-10-19 14:58:44

Hallig Gröde - Stone Curve

Near the bath place south of the Knudtswarft, the stone edge is smoothly curving to the east. [More ...]

Date: 2004-10-17 11:42:29

Hallig Gröde - At the Stone Edge

The next day with wonderful stormy weather, very typical for the North Sea. [More ...]

Date: 2004-10-14 15:49:13

Hallig Gröde - First Evening

The mood of the first evening on Gröde was a bit gray and gloomy, but that's also typical for the North Sea. [More ...]

Date: 2004-10-10 20:07:41

Hallig Gröde - Crossing

On board the MS Rungholt during the crossing from Schlüttsiel to Gröde, Hallig Habel comes into sight. [More ...]

Date: 2004-10-09 16:03:40

Hallig Gröde - Here We Go

On the first trip that morning, the MS Rungholt is carrying a bunch of day tourists to Hallig Gröde. [More ...]

Date: 2004-10-09 15:51:24

Zoo Cologe - Elephant House

The new elephant house, as seen from the open-air part of the enclosure. [More ...]

Date: 2004-08-27 21:46:06

Zoo Cologne - Elephant Backstage

Behind the scenes. [More ...]

Date: 2004-08-19 21:13:15

Zoo Cologne - Elephant Hall 2

Without the artificial rocks here and there, the hall would be an almost sacral building. [More ...]

Date: 2004-08-17 19:07:26

Zoo Cologne - Elephant Hall 1

Mighty pillars supporting the roof make this a really Great Hall. [More ...]

Date: 2004-08-16 21:50:24

Zoo Cologne - Elephant Bars

The resident didn't move in yet and some other creatures cavort. [More ...]

Date: 2004-08-15 22:19:49

Zoo Cologne - Elephant Entrance

Speak friend and enter. [More ...]

Date: 2004-08-14 23:57:39

Cologne - Fireworks "Kölner Lichter"

Two hours later, the conclusion fireworks display illuminated the central city. [More ...]

Date: 2004-08-04 21:14:53

Cologne - Sunset before the Fireworks

Against all odds and a terrible weather forecast, the evening turned out really great with a beautiful sunset. [More ...]

Date: 2004-07-25 21:57:45

Eifel - Laacher Lake - Before Sunrise

An early autumn morning at the Laacher Lake, a few minutes before sunrise. [More ...]

Date: 2004-07-12 21:19:49

Eifel - Laacher Lake - After Sunrise

Just half an hour later, thick fog came in from the east and covered the landscape. [More ...]

Date: 2004-07-12 20:59:11

Cologne - Fountain

Snapshot in time of the fountain in our garden. [More ...]

Date: 2004-06-19 23:39:06

Cologne - Severins Bridge and Cathedral

An old photo revisited. Taken from the Deutz side of the Rhine, the pillars of the Severins Bridge create a nice frame for the silhouette of the cathedral. [More ...]

Date: 2004-06-10 14:25:58

Cologne - Rhododendron 3

Another rhododendron, this time a purple one near the game park in Dünnwald. [More ...]

Date: 2004-05-29 18:47:28

Cologne - Rhododendron 2

Another image of the pink rhododendron. [More ...]

Date: 2004-05-26 22:42:47

Cologne - Rhododendron 1

May, blooming rhododendrons everywhere: white, pink, purple. This fine pink one is just around the corner from my home. [More ...]

Date: 2004-05-24 22:00:52

Hallig Gröde - Walking along the Edge

The Hallig Gröde photographs revisited, Jenny walking along the stone edge. [More ...]

Date: 2004-05-06 22:14:10

Cologne - Blooming Crabapple Tree

Continuing the spring photographs, detail of a blooming crabapple tree in our garden. [More ...]

Date: 2004-05-03 21:05:39

Jennifer - Summer 2003

A portrait of my daughter Jennifer from last year, trying to get away from the "cute little girl" images. [More ...]

Date: 2004-04-26 21:25:14

Eifel - Mayen - Anemones

Anemones again, another herald of spring near Mayen, Eifel. [More ...]

Date: 2004-04-18 19:47:50

Cologne - Thielenbruch - Anemones

Spring, finally! Early bloomers in the Thielenbruch wood, the eastern-most part of Cologne. [More ...]

Date: 2004-04-18 19:44:24

Zoo Cologne - Meerkats

Always cute, the meerkats in their new enclosure near the zoo entrance. [More ...]

Date: 2004-04-06 22:38:39

Zoo Cologne - Willow Tree

A wonderful early spring day in the Cologne zoo, not only animals but also trees pose as photo models. [More ...]

Date: 2004-04-06 22:06:42

Pfälzerwald - Altschloßfelsen

Gate into the demon world? Detail of Altschloßfelsen, Pfälzerwald, Germany. [More ...]

Date: 2004-03-09 18:35:17

Tenerife - Pico del Teide

View from the rambleta (approx. 3600m) towards the Teide summit (3718m), Parque National del Teide, Tenerife. [More ...]

Date: 2004-03-08 21:22:50

Tenerife - Icod de los Vinos

Around the entrance to Drago Parque, Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife [More ...]

Date: 2004-02-22 23:26:13

Tenerife - Dragon Tree

Detail of the dragon tree in Drago Parque, Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife [More ...]

Date: 2004-02-18 23:20:09

Tenerife - Fish Tank

Fish tank at the exit of Planet Penguin, Loro Parque, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife [More ...]

Date: 2004-02-15 21:48:48

Tenerife - Icod el Alto

View over the Orotava valley from a viewpoint at Icod el Alto. [More ...]

Date: 2004-02-10 23:07:16

Tenerife - Loro Parque

Portrait of a Gorilla in the Loro Parque zoo, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife. [More ...]

Date: 2004-02-03 21:06:14

Hallig Gröde - Sunset

Finally, the sun is about to set in the west, illuminating the clouds with a range of warm colors from yellow to red. [More ...]

Date: 2004-02-01 20:26:00

Hallig Gröde - Evening Light

One of the houses on the Knudswarft in the red light of the sinking sun. [More ...]

Date: 2004-01-28 22:21:02

Hallig Gröde - Sunrise

Another day, half an hour earlier. North-east of the Knudswarft, some pools provide a great setting for the rising sun. [More ...]

Date: 2004-01-18 19:15:42

Lunar Eclipse [updated]

A clear night sky on November 9th allowed to take some decent pictures of the total lunar eclipse. [More ...]

Date: 2003-12-13 21:19:17

Hallig Gröde - Morning Light

In the morning at 5am the world's still a complete idyll. The world being Gröde with the salt meadows, the ring dyke and the houses on the Knudswarft in the soft light just after sunrise. [More ...]

Date: 2003-12-08 19:53:38

Hallig Gröde - Sea

On Hallig Gröde the sea is not far away. Even if the wadden sea normally looks flat and calm, high tide and a little bit of wind will change that and quickly remind you of the natural forces. [More ...]

Date: 2003-11-09 21:26:12

Hallig Gröde - Arrival

But let's start at the beginning ... after a short trip with the MS Rungholt, Hallig Gröde appears into sight as a thin line on the wadden see with the prominent dwelling mounds and houses, which are already visible from the mainland. [More ...]

Date: 2003-11-09 21:14:28

Hallig Gröde

The stars on the beautiful holm Hallig Gröde in the German National Park Wattenmeer (North Sea) are the birds. So this picture of an arctic tern is somehow the natural start for a series from our vacation in May 2003. [More ...]

Date: 2003-10-11 17:10:59

Rainbow over Edinburgh

An old friendship renewed. This photo is one of the first ones which I took 1994 in Edinburgh, Scotland. [More ...]

Date: 2003-10-02 15:28:15