German Open Championships is so much more than just a dance competition
The German Open Championships are the largest dance sport competition in the world and have been held in Stuttgart since 2004. In three different halls of the Liederhalle, numerous competitions are held for couples and individual dancers in the disciplines…
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German Open Championships 2024, the day after
Always amazing to see how fast all evidence of an intense week of dancing disappears within less than 24 hours. Booths are all gone, the halls are empty and the posters are thrown into the garbage can. And with that,…
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28. Welttanz-Gala Baden-Baden
The “Rendezvous of the World Champions”. The 28th Welttanz-Gala Baden-Baden in Kurhaus Baden-Baden is one of the international highlights in the calendar of all dancers. The professional dance couples and formations – many of them world champions in their discipline…
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Goldstadtpokal 2023
In 2018 I wrote “Goldstadtpokal, quite possibly the most beautiful competition of the year”. And I think that still holds true. After a three year break due to COVID19, this january it finally was time again for this wonderful (dance)gala…
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Wasserball, SC Neustadt – ASC Duisburg
Neustadt a/d Weinstraße – 27.06.2021: SC Neustadt – ASC Duisburg, Deutsche U18-Meisterschaftsendrunde Wasserball in Neustadt a/d Weinstraße (Stadionbad), Germany. After so many months of hardly any sporting events possible due to COVID19 finally, the action was back. The final round…
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A dance competition in Covid-19 times
Finally, after a long wait, there was a dance competition taking place. 1.TC Ludwigsburg organized the regional championships Latin for Juveniles, Juniors, and Youth in the Rundsporthalle in Ludwigsburg. Although the competitors (and competition officials) were freed from wearing masks…
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Waterpolo with the Canon EOS R
When I have new gear, like in this case the Canon EOS R, I like to try it in as many situations as possible to really get to know the camera. So I took it with me when we visited…
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Photo essay: A trip home
I’m fascinated by train stations. People, leading lines, lots of colours and more. In other words lots and lots of opportunities for interesting subjects and compositions. A trip home by train, from a little bit south of Stuttgart, therefore was…
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Photo essay: Olympiastadion München
Olympiastadion (German pronunciation: [ʔoˈlʏmpi̯aːˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn]) is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. With an original capacity of…
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Photo essay: Tunnels & a train station
There is a big bonus to traveling by train. You have to wait at train stations and often need to take a tunnel or two to get where you want to be. Both subjects are photographically interesting as they naturally…
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Photo essay: Behind the curtains
In front of the public in Halle 7 of the ÖVB Arena in Bremen the Latin formation teams of the 1. Bundesliga showed their absolute best. But before they shine there a lot is going on, in this case literally,…
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Photo essay: Formation dancesport in cinematic view, going close.
This the follow up to yesterdays post; Photoessay: Formation dancesport in cinematic view, the wide scope. A cinematic crop is also a great tool for close-up shots. Keeping the frame relatively empty and putting the focus on one subject, in this…
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Photo essay: Formation dancesport in cinematic view, the wide scope.
In formation dancing a lot happens in a wide horizontal plane. When we take photos though that often means there is a lot of wasted space above and/or below the actual action. Those parts then start to fight for attention…
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