From the series 'What is home?'
The pictures were taken from the region and were intended to show the changes of the last few years. What makes "home"? That was the question. Are the things that change barely noticeably, or not at all; or are the changes so slow that we don't notice them? Or is it the language that connects us - who speaks dialect these days? Even children whose parents grew up with dialect now speak practically only "High German". Are we not allowed to hear where we come from? And attempts by language artists are rare and yet remain only an art form. Who still looks after old fruit trees today? Of course, not everything was better "in the past" - and certainly not better - in the past there was more of a necessity that we needed to survive. When did traditions lose their justification? The term home only exists linguistically in German - la patrie and homeland - are something completely different. What makes it "home"?
Ettlingen Castle Festival

The cultural highlight of the summer in Ettlingen is the castle festival. The finest theatre is offered on the large stage in the castle courtyard, as well as on the smaller stages in the castle and at various culinary locations in the city.

France - Brittany and Lorraine

China trip 1986 - Along the Huang he - the "Yellow River" from Lanzhou to Beijing

Along the Huang he - the "Yellow River" - At the invitation of the "Chinese Society for Friendship with Foreign Countries", the small tour group visited selected villages along the great river Huang he. The trip led from Beijing via Keifeng, Louyang and Xi'an, the old imperial city, to Lanzhou, the former first city on the Silk Road.

1st Ettlingen Triathlon 1985

1985

The 1st Ettlingen Triathlon: several laps in the ice-cold Buchzigsee, then up on the bike to Schluttenbach with a 12% gradient, over the hilltop villages back to Ettlingen, then the actual marathon begins in the stadium. Respect!