Most photography teachers will encourage you to take yourself out of your comfort zone now and then and photograph things you don’t particularly like, or find particularly difficult to photograph, so I figured the International Air Show would be a good opportunity.
Not only would there be lots of people, but the theme does not interest me one bit, and on top of everything else, as it would turn out – the sunshine was blinding, and I have always found it difficult to take pictures under those conditions, not just battling the contrasts, but also because in many cases, I can’t see what I am doing while taking the photos.
I have to admit that much to my own surprise, I actually enjoyed myself there, for a couple of hours, and then no longer. I got there quite early, thankfully, because shortly after mid-day, it got really busy, and in combination with the strong sunlight, that was the time for me to leave.
There was a nice atmosphere, and a good variety of street food trucks. Very few places to sit down and enjoy a drink and a snack, and no shade at all, though – that would be my only complaint.
A tip if it comes back to Berlin next year and you want to go: Check their website for how to get there – do NOT trust neither BVG nor google maps.
Here are some impressions – the best I could do under the circumstances (and yes, some of them are repetitive – as usual, I am experimenting, and there is no need to tell me that some of them are duplicates or almost):
