August edition of my favorite reads — It’s been a few months now since I began to share my own curated reading list of stories I selected as outstanding and worth a mention. …

I wasn't in the best headspace. It had been raining for too many days in a row. As a skydiving instructor, I had lost too much income on lacking working days this summer and wasn't necessarily happy about a rainy day. And yet I knew, I couldn't change the weather…

I walked along the edge of the forest as the sun was nearing the horizon. I stopped and clicked. And clicked. And clicked.

Wild animals living in my home country — While I always think of all the animals I’ve seen in Africa when using the word 'wildlife’, there are plenty of creatures worth mentioning in my home country. Upon day trips and short excursions throughout Germany, I do see wildlife on a regular basis. They might not be available in…

Since my latest walks in the wet weather I found joy in mastering the art of rain photography and decided to take some advice I received on…

52-week photography challenge: September — I’m not a person to follow someone’s lead when out with my camera. I usually capture whatever jumps into the frame. This could be an animal, a flower or a spectacular sunset scene. However, I am always open to new challenges and ways to improve my skills behind the camera…

Lots of European travel stories and beautiful wildlife essays — Europe was ruling over the Americas this week, at least in terms of holiday destinations. We received a total of 14 travel essays from 9 different European countries. A variety of city trips and nature escapes was submitted by our travel writers. With a few new writers on board and…

Great news for all photographers out here — I stopped now and then to capture the magic of these perfectly round drops of water clinging onto razor-sharp blades of grass. A million raindrops were sparkling in the weak light dancing in the rain. As a travel writer and passionate photographer, it just made sense to me to use…

Week 163 of the photographic documentary of my daily life — Summer is slowly slipping away, and we notice the air is getting cooler but clearer as well. From atop, we see further again and could see the Alps for the first time since early May. The nights are clear with thousands of stars sparkling above our heads and countless airliners…