Hans DurrerOn Sebastião Salgado and Susan Sontag“Taken in thirty-five countries, Salgado’s migration pictures group together, under this single heading, a host of different causes and…6 min read·Apr 10, 2024----
Hans DurrerSocks & PhotographyOn a recent trip to San Francisco, the widely unknown Swiss photographer Trigger Bore didn’t know that he would discover what soon was to…3 min read·Feb 12, 2024----
Hans DurrerLearning to chooseIn the early1980s, at Matala Beach on the island of Crete, Ilse from Unterföhring told me that when she’s taking pictures she always…3 min read·Feb 12, 2024----
Hans DurrerA Day in DecemberIn the morning of 30 December 2023, I noticed these flowers by the side of the street. They were rather small yet the zoom of my mobile…2 min read·Feb 11, 2024----
Hans DurrerOn being conditionedLike probably most, I’m a creature of habit. And habits, as we all know, are hard to break.3 min read·Jul 5, 2023----
Hans DurrerRandom notes on photo booksPhotography is considered art — by some photographers and by some collectors, that is. In other words, it is loaded with meaning that only…3 min read·Jun 8, 2023----
Hans DurrerCultural InsightsOne of the books I’m using to learn Brazilian Portuguese is called: “Como dizer tudo em inglês nos negócios” (How to say all and everything…3 min read·May 23, 2023----
Hans DurrerOn Addiction & PhilosophyThis is how Life on the Rocks. Finding Meaning in Addiction and Recovery is introduced: “My name is Peg O’Connor. I am an alcoholic and I…3 min read·May 22, 2023----
Hans DurrerBook Review: The Master of Chaos and Other Fables by Pauline MelvilleThe Master of Chaos travels the world as a professional gambler. “Gambling, contrary to public perception, was for my grandfather a way of…3 min read·Jun 4, 2022----