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A staircase composition with lines to each of the four corners (German: "Eckenläufer") is what you usually strive for, but it rarely works out.
The Port House is one of Antwerp’s architectural jewels. This funky and innovative building is the headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority that accommodates over 500 employees. The striking and contemporary superstructure in the shape of a diamond is a monumental design of the famous Zaha Hadid Architects.
Technical note: The building is ~50m high, so I had to decide whether to retain the original shape of the building or avoid converging lines (not having access to a tilt-shift lens).
No trip without staircases 😉
While Graz is not known for spiral staircases there is one which is very special though. A double-spiral staircase - two flights of staircases, running in opposite directions, join for some steps on each floor, separate again, join again... The architectural masterpiece of 1499 has often been interpreted as a symbol of eternity. Graz people call it the "stairs of reconciliation". If you go separate ways, you will reunite.
Five ellipses of ornate ironwork stacked into infinity, each one a perfect echo of the last, shrinking toward a single point of light at their center — in black and white, this staircase becomes pure geometry.
Lensbaby Sweet 50 + macro converter
Dear friend, unfortunately, I will have to undergo surgery again. Doctors have found in the biopsy a small cancerous tumor, less than 6mm, so they will have to remove the entire lung lobe to prevent recurrence.
The surgery will be done tomorrow, so I will be some time off. Luckily I feel very well and strong to face this situation.
Many thanks to all for your visits and words of support. See you soon here on Flickr
There is a certain silence in old stone and wrought iron. Every step feels like an echo of the feet that have climbed here before. Finding beauty in the geometry of the past.
Looking up through a spiral staircase, a glowing orange disc is crowned by radiating shadow spikes against cool blue walls — less like a stairwell, more like watching a solar eclipse from the inside.
Festive atmosphere in the Christmas-decorated St. Jacobs, Regensburg aka "Scot's church".
Zoom in to enjoy the beautiful details including the super-defined starbursts on the Christmas trees (thanks to my beloved Laowa lens) 😊
Merry Christmas and a peaceful holiday season to all my Flickr friends! 🎄✨🎄✨
If you can't beat them, join them. If you can't avoid windows in your staircase shot, try to make it part of the composition.
Looking up inside the Deutschlandhaus in Hamburg. This modern interpretation of a classic Hamburg Kontorhaus, was awarded Best of the Best in the Innovative Architecture category at the Iconic Awards 2024.
On tour with Lara.C. 📷
St Paul's Church (Paulskirche) in Frankfurt has evolved from a place of worship into a memorial and monument. It is the birthplace of German democracy and the site of the first freely elected German National Assembly in 1848.
The Sydney skyline at sunset.
Looking west across Sydney Cove towards 'The Rocks' and The Overseas Passenger Terminal, with the towers of Barangaroo on the horizon.
Photographed from the steps of the Sydney Opera House.
It's a Sydney wonderland, lol. And so here is a brand new song entitled 'Wonderland' by the Machine Soul Collective, featuring the exotic Bella Andrade:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPlIi1oUigA&list=OLAK5uy_m4li...
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6mm lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom.
... or simply: GOAL !!! ⚽⚽⚽
After Germany's magnificent win yesterday and their successful World Cup qualification, this image was just too perfect 😄
Even though it has nothing to do with football, but is a picture of the sculpture "Sphere" by Danish artist Ólafur Elíasson.
"The eight-tonne, ten-meter diameter spiral ball Sphere in Munich downtown shopping center Fünf Höfe is not to be missed: if you stand below it and look up, you are looking into a distinct space, the interior of the ball. Ólafur Elíasson wanted this work to symbolize the interconnectedness of our world."<(i>
The Stuttgart City Library impresses with its breathtaking architecture and is considered one of the most beautiful libraries in the world. Around 500,000 media items are on the shelves of the 11 floors.
The moment when you are looking for a nice framing of your staircase shot, the door next to you opens, a celebrity looks out and says "Servus" (Bavarian greeting) - this makes the staircase an unforgettable experience 😄⚽
Actually it's a staircase from the stars, which you walk down to leave the Mercedes Benz Museum with its more than 1500 exhibits on 16500 m².
The Den Bell building in Antwerp is home to one of the most famous staircases in Europe - at least among staircase photographers 😉 Must stop during my Benelux trip 😄
Chasing Frankfurt staircases with Lara.C. 🌀🌀
This is one of the few staircases where you don't need to worry about taking top-down shots 😄
In its heyday, the Wiblingen Monastery library contained roughly 15,000 volumes—more than some contemporary university libraries possessed.
The precious books were removed from Wiblingen at the start of the 19th century due to secularization. However, the exceptional atmosphere of the hall has been preserved.