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Currently, I am offering the above image "Path to Peace" as part of my personal fundraiser to help those who are affected by the war in Ukraine. With each purchase of this print for 50€, 25€ will be donated to the Ukrainian Red Cross Society. In order to maximize the funding amount going towards this goal, the print is mainly intended for on-location purchases, but please feel free to contact me directly if you'd like to mail order.
The print can be purchased at the following event(s): - Saturday Sept. 17th 2022 at my music and photography presentation at the "Kunst verbindet" Arts Festival in Hofheim am Taunus, Germany. The presentation is at 4:45pm in Saal Röderstein, in the Stadthalle Hofheim. Event and location listings will be updated continuously. Local pick-up within the Rhein-Main region of Germany is also possible. The photo comes matted, the outer edges measure 24x30cm. To learn more about this photo, you may continue to read below. |
The image was taken on February 26th, 2022. It is the only composition I was able to do during a long weekend stay in the Black Forest in Germany. The location wasn’t all that ideal due to much artificial lighting everywhere, the night-time temperature was about -5°C and it was very windy. I had scouted out the location earlier in the afternoon and it suited an idea that I’ve been meaning to try, which was something along the lines of “the way to heaven”. It was also the first time after a long pause in composing nightscape images, so there was this buzz for me just like before playing a concert. That excitement made me forget about the bitter cold despite all the waiting one does in astrophotography. Many thoughts about the war, our Earth, and the state of being of people in my circle shifted in and out of my head. At the same time, I felt incredible moments of peace and relief as the icy winds howled past my face.
I actually didn’t think much about the composition at first and felt like it was just something nice to add to my portfolio. The experience of that night, however, lingered on inside me and those feelings were recalled once again when I reviewed the image at home. I decided to name the composition “Path to Peace” and it coincided with a fundraising concert I did together with other musicians in Eppstein, Germany. "Path to Peace" is a culmination of fear, peace, and hope all thrown together into one expression. As the war continued to unfold, I realized that the session had a much deeper meaning for me than just a nice piece of work.
May this provide you with the same solace I was able to experience that night and remind us that we are all under one sky.
I actually didn’t think much about the composition at first and felt like it was just something nice to add to my portfolio. The experience of that night, however, lingered on inside me and those feelings were recalled once again when I reviewed the image at home. I decided to name the composition “Path to Peace” and it coincided with a fundraising concert I did together with other musicians in Eppstein, Germany. "Path to Peace" is a culmination of fear, peace, and hope all thrown together into one expression. As the war continued to unfold, I realized that the session had a much deeper meaning for me than just a nice piece of work.
May this provide you with the same solace I was able to experience that night and remind us that we are all under one sky.