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HALLOWEEN IN VIENNA
AN IMPROMPTU PORTRAITTaking a small walk around in Vienna I stumbled into three people who had been out celebrating Halloween all night. They looked great so I approached them and asked for a quick portrait. They ended up getting into the shots and asked me to photograph them touching cigarettes together! worked out nicely for this particular image. -
ON THE ROAD
Tokyo to ParisThe itinerary was etched not on paper, but in the sole of a worn shoe: Tokyo through Vienna, then onwards to Paris. It became the framework for a relentless, month-long geometry of movement across a continent, a visual diary bound by the hours just preceding sunrise.The day, invariably, would begin around 5 AM. This hour—still, cold — was deliberately chosen. It is the world's breath held, the fragile meniscus between the slumber of night and the brutalist awakening of commerce. To walk these quiet streets was to watch life, in each city, not merely begin, but unfurl.Every city possessed its own distinct, almost tactile, character at this hour. There was the hushed reverence of Tokyo, where the first, solitary figures emerged like ghosts from the neon canyons, giving way to the smooth, efficient rush of the earliest commuters—a precise, organized energy. Then the imperial chill of Vienna, where the grand, baroque facades of the Ringstrasse seemed to stand in silent, dignified judgement of the first tram grinding along its rails. Finally, the atmospheric density of Paris, the pale light catching the zinc rooftops.This transition—the slow, creeping accumulation of people going to work, the intensifying drumbeat of traffic, the collective, surging rush and energy—became the singular subject of the lens.The instruments of this pursuit were the Leica M EV1 and the uncompromising clarity of the Leica M11 Monochrom. Used with a variety of lenses. They were perfectly suited to capturing the silence before the noise. -
A massive and heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in the Leica Akademie Street Photography Masterclass in Vienna this past weekend. It truly was an honor and a distinct pleasure to share the experience with such a talented and enthusiastic group.
I took away so many great moments from the masterclass, from the technical breakthroughs to the shared camaraderie. However, my most memorable moment had to be standing inside that magnificent church, watching the natural light stream in through the windows, perfectly timed with the music playing.
I’m certainly not afraid to admit that the sheer beauty and atmosphere of that scene gave me genuine goosebumps. Those moments—where light, sound, and feeling perfectly align—are the soul of photography.
Thank you again for making it such an inspiring weekend!