I am so disappointed by Raja Ampat and the Pindito that I have stopped diving. It was so boring underwater that I even photographed myself underwater ;-) I photographed the Pindito under cloudy skies on purpose, and made no...

My flight with Japan Airlines (JAL) from Tokyo to Denpasar (Bali) was on time, so I could drive very relaxedly from the airport to my Hotel Stana Puri Gopa and rest there in preparation for the next flights to Sorong (Irian...

After breakfast at a Japanese café, not far from my Hotel Okura Tokyo, I took a little walk and thought about returning to Japan. I am very impressed with Tokyo and would like to see more of traditional Japan. I would also like...

In the Park Hyatt Tokyo Hotel I had decided on short notice to move to the Hotel Okura Tokyo. Hotel Okura is not far from the business centres and the Imperial Palace. Hotel Okura also holds traditional rituals like the Japanese...

I waited for my guide in the lobby of the Park Hyatt Tokyo Hotels, and enjoyed the pleasant ambience. After greeting each other, we discussed the next days’ tours with typical Japanese politeness.

We started our tour with a...

The day of arrival yesterday was very eventful. A 10-hour flight from Frankfurt to Tokyo, around 3 hours by taxi through downtown and a helicopter flight over one of the most dazzling cities in the world. I won’t have time for...

With a flight from Frankfurt via Japan - Tokio - my journey to Indonesia began today. My destinations for underwater photography are Raja Ampat - Irian Jaya - and Bali in Indonesia.

This time I am using the Lufthansa First...

The Japanese airline - Japan Airlines (JAL) - writes in their customer magazine - JournAL - Issue 58 - January 2007 - about my work and my next journey to Japan (Tokio) and Indonesia (Irian Jaya - Raja Ampat - Bali). I will...

The American company Kodak is selling its X-ray business from its Kodak Health Group for about 2.5 billion dollars, in order to concentrate on its core business in digital photography. I just don’t understand this decision, as...

When I bought my first Nikon professional digital camera 2-3 years ago, I was often smiled at condescendingly. Digital photography would never take over the professional arena. I always answered with the conviction that soon...