Rainer's photographs are the essence of Street Zen. Many are humorous, some are deadly serious, others are quietly reflective, but all capture an aspect of the world that most of us have blinded ourselves to. Think of each photograph as a visual koan; when you allow yourself to see not what you expect, but what sim… Read more

Rainer's photographs are the essence of Street Zen. Many are humorous, some are deadly serious, others are quietly reflective, but all capture an aspect of the world that most of us have blinded ourselves to. Think of each photograph as a visual koan; when you allow yourself to see not what you expect, but what simply is, you have begun your journey.

Rainer's photos show a kind of easy virtuosity that is all too rare on Flickr. I say easy not because what he does is easy, but because his work is graceful and unforced. I say virtuosity, because Rainer's images excel across a wide variety of style, black and white, color, street, portraiture, travel/documentary, land… Read more

Rainer's photos show a kind of easy virtuosity that is all too rare on Flickr. I say easy not because what he does is easy, but because his work is graceful and unforced. I say virtuosity, because Rainer's images excel across a wide variety of style, black and white, color, street, portraiture, travel/documentary, landscape, and I could go on. Plunge in and discover the pleasures of his mastery for yourselves.

"Wow-what a wonderful surprise! Rainers photos are like a travel adventure. The shots are are very unique-one minute you are in a the very dark contrast that shadows his portraits and the next minute your in a bright beautiful space I think the site is more like a photo journey. It is one I have enjoyed taking and will… Read more

"Wow-what a wonderful surprise! Rainers photos are like a travel adventure. The shots are are very unique-one minute you are in a the very dark contrast that shadows his portraits and the next minute your in a bright beautiful space I think the site is more like a photo journey. It is one I have enjoyed taking and will continue to come back for the ride. A super image trip!"