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Both Sides Of History – Berlin Brandenburger Tor

A black and white photo of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, framed by trees and streetlamps, with people walking beneath the iconic structure.
The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, surrounded by a section of the Berlin Wall covered in graffiti, with people and barriers in the foreground.
Black and white photograph of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, featuring a stop sign in the foreground and a foggy atmosphere.
A black and white photograph of a soldier standing on a stone wall near columns, with graffiti visible in the foreground, conveying a sense of historical significance.
Black and white image of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, with a crowd of people gathered in front and historical architecture surrounding it.
Black and white photograph of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, featuring a crowd of people walking through and around the iconic structure on a cloudy day.
Germany, Berlin – September 2025

Brandenburger Gate (Brandenburger Tor) in Berlin was an iconic point at the time of the Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer). The gate then stood in no mans land, and showed the alienating effects of division through the city. Now the Brandenburger Gate is a symbol of unity of Berlin. It was a pleasure to walk through the gates, and enjoy the people and streets around it. And the see the gate back at its splendor.

About the B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. Some of them are partly retouched but most do have scratches, dust and stains.

The monochrome set of 1989 was shot with Nikon F301 on Kodak TriX. The colorfilm was Fuji, and shot on Pentax Espio 115M. 2025 photos shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the pictures for a larger version.

East and West Border at Moltkebrücke in November 1989

Germany, Berlin – November 1989

The view on the Moltkebrücke over the river Spree on an Autumn morning in November 1989. The world was waiting for the Berlin Wall to open formally. Further upstream the Spree was part of the border between East and West. We are walking towards the transitpoint for foreigners in the Invalidenstrasse (link to interactive map of the former Berlin Wall) to enter East Berlin.

About the B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. Some of them are partly retouched but most do have scratches, dust and stains.

Originally shot with Nikon F301 on Kodak TriX, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Luxor Temple – 2002

Egypt, Luxor – April 2002

This week LAPC #254 is ‘spiritual places’. View on the Luxor Temple, with in the back ground the Nile at sunset. On the left one of the obelisks can still be seen, the one that used to be on the right is now in Paris on the Place de la Concorde.

The B4 retouch series
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. All of them are not completely retouched yet. Scratches, dust and stains are not removed. Shot with Nikon F90 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

St. Paul’s

England, London – April 2015

Millennium Bridge and St. Paul’s in London.

Shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.Click the picture for a bigger version

Millennium Bridge Saint Paul’s View

England, London – April 2015

Millennium Bridge and St. Paul’s in London.

Shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.Click the picture for a bigger version

Up the River: Tate Modern

England, London – April 2015

Millennium Bridge towards Tate Modern in London.

Shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.Click the picture for a bigger versio

Up the River: Millennium Bridge

England, London – April 2015

Millennium Bridge and St. Paul’s in London.

Shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.Click the picture for a bigger version

Up the River: O2

England, London – April 2015

The O2 Arena maiden name Millennium Dome in Greenwich.

Shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.Click the picture for a bigger version

Up the River: O2

England, London – April 2015

The O2 Arena maiden name Millennium Dome in Greenwich.

Shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.Click the picture for a bigger version

Millennium Wheel

England, London – April 2015

The theme for this week’s Lens-artists Photo Challenge #178 is You Choose. The London Eye.

Shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.Click the picture for a bigger version

Palace Evolution

England, London – April 2015

The theme for this week’s Lens-artists Photo Challenge #178 is You Choose. The palace of Westminster, long seen as the mother of parliaments and an example of a well functioning parliament, but in recent years showing a decline of parliamentary sovereignty to a more and more authoritarian executive. Shot from the London Eye as a view from an observer from a distance.

Shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.Click the picture for a bigger version

Tarn Point Sublime Right

France, St. Rome de Dolan – Point Sublime – August 1992

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #158 is ‘Along back country roads’.

The gorge of the river Tarn in France, looking right from the Point Sublime (if you turn this around you have the English translation). This view point shows the Tarn in a splendid panoramic view. This is the right side, yesterday I published the left. This area of France is the lowest populated part of France. Small roads, beautiful nature, nature.

About the B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. Some of them are partly retouched but most do have scratches, dust and stains.

Shot with Olympus Mju on Fuji Color, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Tarn Point Sublime Left

France, St. Rome de Dolan – Point Sublime – August 1992

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #158 is ‘Along back country roads’.

The gorge of the river Tarn in France, looking left from the Point Sublime (if you turn this around you have the English translation). This view point shows the Tarn in a splendid panoramic view. This is left, tomorrow right. This area of France is the lowest populated part of France. Small roads, beautiful nature, nature.

About the B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. Some of them are partly retouched but most do have scratches, dust and stains.

Shot with Olympus Mju on Fuji Color, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Red Hat

Germany, Monschau – November 2016

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Window 2

Germany, Monschau – November 2016

The theme for Weekly Lens Artists 125 is ‘you can pick it’.

A view from the ‘red house’ in Monschau. Yesterday I posted the colored version of this photo. Like earlier this week I like to know if you prefer the color or the mono version. Leave your comments with your choice! After all: this week it is your pick.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Window

Germany, Monschau – November 2016

The theme for Weekly Lens Artists 125 is ‘you can pick it’.

A view from the ‘red house’ in Monschau.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Transient Bridge

This week’s theme is ‘transient’. 

A few weeks ago I published an old photo in the WPC ‘order’ challenge of the The Old Dee Bridge in Chester in September 1980. This one is from 2010.

About the B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. Some of them are partly retouched but most do have scratches, dust and stains.

England, Chester – July 2010

Shot with Nikon F90 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using  Snapseed andMarksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

A list of other entries to this theme; if you do not want to be on this list let me know and I remove the link

Order on the Bridge

This weekly theme is ‘order’.

A bridge (The Old Dee Bridge?) in Chester in September 1980.

About the B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. Some of them are partly retouched but most do have scratches, dust and stains.

England, Chester – September 1980

The  picture was are originally shot with a Pentax K1000 on Ilford FP4, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

A list of other entries to this theme; if you do not want to be on this list let me know and I remove the link