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About myself

My name is Guido, I am a 51 year old gay man who was born and raised in Germany, my german hometown is Cologne. I lived in Amsterdam with my then boyfriend for almost twenty years but moved to Munich for work in the summer of 2016. Here, I met my new partner with whom I now live together.

I started my professional career as a call center agent in Germany and I used to work for an airline as a senior ground staff at Amsterdam airport. As of summer '16 I am again employed by my former employer, only this time in Munich, Germany.

My birthday is on 06th February, born in 1967. Therefore, I am over 21 years old. Just in case.

I turn my head for bear men and furry hairy men in general and love to hang (and make) out with them but I also care to see old friends and meet new ones. So why don't you drop me a line and say hello? ;)

Commercial use of my photos

If you are particularly interested in one or more of my photos on this site for any commercial use, you have certain options to do so. Please note all of my photos are copyright protected and you cannot use them for free.

Some of my photos are available from Getty Images for commercial use. Check my Getty Images folder for already available images from Getty.

Or else, feel free to request any photo to be licensed from Getty by clicking the link on the photo's flickr page in the right lower corner. After requesting a photo to be licensed Getty will inform me about your request and if possible I will provide Getty with the respective file. Getty then will make the photo available on their site as well as on the photo's flickr page where the link will appear that the photo is available for licensing on Getty Images, click that link. You will be directed to the Getty Images site where you can choose the requested license and where you will find the corresponding prices.

For any other requests feel free to contact me through the site. Please understand however that I generally do not allow free use of my photos for commercial projects.

About my photography

As a child I discovered my interest for photography when I found an old Voigtlaender camera in a drawer. I started to practise with that non-automatic model and as my interest grew I later got a state of the art Minolta SLR camera for christmas from my parents.

I preferred to make slides instead of paper photos but during time my interest for photography diminished the more I developped an interest for the upcoming computers and internet.

Nevertheless, the interest for photography became only dormant but never really disappeard and with the technical advances of digital cameras my passion for photography popped up again. Now, I could combine internet and photography and after having tried out an early digital Casio model I convinced my partner to buy a digital SLR model, a Canon 10D. I became enthusiast about the possibilities of

making digital photos just as good as "good old" slides and/or paper photos and I now enjoy having the opportunity to share my photos with family and friends and even a broader audience through sites like flickr or ipernity. Since my Canon SLR caught a spot on its sensor and every photo required editing I more often used my small and compact Nikon P5000. Eventually I was able to afford myself an advanced Canon 60D SLR model, which I still use to this day.

However, in recent years I have made the majority of my photos with my iPhone. Currently, I use a 6 plus. I find the camera pretty awesome for a mobile phone and think it takes pretty decent photos. The constant availability of this camera makes it the ideal tool for everyday photography.

The things I photograph include basically everything that crosses my lens. But I do of course have a preference and especially I enjoy taking pictures of architecture, landscapes, nature in general like flowers, trees, sky and clouds, the ocean but also planes, trains, trams, buses and cruise ships and beautifully designed objects and my food, either self cooked or consumed in a restaurant.

Occasionally I do take photos of people but I don't excel in that...

About my other interests

Besides photography I have some other interests as well, like travelling around the world. A few years ago my then partner and I got bitten by the "cruise bug" and we preferred to spend our vacation onboard a cruise ship but we also loved to fly to different places around the world.

I also developped a great passion for civil aviation. I not only work in the industry but I also enjoy flying and all things airline. I like reading books and magazines about airlines and airports and I used to collect all kinds of brochures and timetables issued by airlines though I restricted myself in recent years to collect material of certain airlines only.

Public transport by train, tram or bus is another of my interests and I enjoy riding them as well as taking photos of them and studying associated route maps and timetables.

Finally, I also have a great passion for visual things. I enjoy maps, graphic and industrial design, architecture and interior design and photography as well as fine bone china (especially airline china) and glass ware.