Photography Astrid Padberg
Along the river Wupper you’ll find many remains of so called Kotten. What’s a Kotten? It’s a small workshop where grinders whetted knifes, scissors, swords and other blades. From the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century these workshops were Read More …
I was happy like a child when I saw that it had snowed during the night. I grabbed my camera and went straight to the zoo. Thinking of tigers and arctic wolves in the snow, I wasn’t prepared for kangaroos, Read More …
Industrialisation changed everything. By 1985 people learned that they had to leave their homes. Rheinbraun, a leading mining company, wanted to excavate lignite under their homes. Of course, people protested but in 2000 relocation started. 1816 inhabitants of Otzenrath had Read More …
The weather forecast promised a grey autumn day with some rain, but it turned out to be quite sunny with some clouds. I took out my macro camera lense and went into the garden to take some photos of those Read More …
While looking for some photos for my next exhibition I found some interesting views of water Colours of water Source of happyness Source of life Peaceful Landscapes Power of water
“Alltagsmenschen” is the title of an exhibition by skulpturer Christel Lechner. It means “common people”. In spring 2018 this exhibition could be seen in Maximilianpark in Hamm. Be prepared to smile!