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Day 1 train Berlin-Munich not without its glitches: Heating problems and – what else is new on DB – no coffee.

In the afternoon the exhibition on surrealism and antifascism, in Lenbachhaus. Surrealism is in my opinion by far the most interesting of all the -isms, most of which range from insipid and spineless to decorative and pretty and in many cases dull as ditchwater.

Also visiting Dachau on the same occasion.

Dachau

Before you ask, please see this post (scroll down a little).

Like an idiot, I left the camera card in my hotel room, so I only took some snapshots with my phone:

And some in idyllic Dachau centre, in stark contrast to what I am sure everybody knew about what was going on a mere three km away:

And in Karlsruhe: Art Karlsruhe.

I do love a big fat art fair, and this one never disappoints. I had forgotten how big it is, and that it actually merits a tro-day ticket. Perhaps next year ……

Added bonus: to spend a few nights in hotels with functioning heating systems, unlike the one in my own home.

Before returning to Berlin, I had planned on spending the last morning in Städtische Galerie, but the weather was suddenly spring-like, so I went to the zoo instead:

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Although I have always been interested in modern architecture, the particular skill that is architecture photography had gone under my radar till now when someone I had “met” once or twice in zoom courses wrote and said she was coming to Berlin to attend this course – a good opportunity to meet up in person.

Consequently, I signed up at just a few days’ notice, and we met for breakfast each day before the course.

Day one interesting presentations with lots of tips and ideas. Was not in photography mode, did not like the venue, and having to use a tripod ruins my day, if not week or even month or actually makes me lose the will to live, so did not take any photos to fit the brief but only the below:

Day two we went to Technical University, and a strange thing happened: I deliberately photographed human beings, not just one but a whole series. I hope that is not a trend:

Other photos from day two:

Day three a presentation on how to draw up a contract. Not really relevant for me, but interesting and so much information (in German of course) that my head was spinning and I only took the below, totally uninspired photos.

But good course, great teacher, and I learned a lot.

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But first, proof that the sun does exist, and still rises every morning.

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Activities in internations.org on the occasion of EMOP 2025:

Last updated 25 January AM

25 January: Three exhibitions in Mitte: “a different view of the Berlin Wall”, “abstract concrete”, and “new photos of ancient architecture”: https://www.internations.org/activity-group/5623/activity/615867

Here photos from the three exhibitions visited: Kunst am Bundestag, Albert Ehrhard Stiftung and one from Robert Morat Gallery (I am big fan of Maarten Lange):

7 February: Three exhibitions in Kreuzberg: https://www.internations.org/activity-group/5623/activity/615891

8 February: African Contemporary Photography: https://www.internations.org/activity-group/5623/activity/615886

28 February: Three exhibitions in Friedrichshain: https://www.internations.org/activity-group/5623/activity/615889

And that is before the official month of photography has even started :-).

14 March: Two places of study with a walk in between: https://www.internations.org/activity-group/5623/activity/616679

22 March: A museum and a repurposed exhibition space: https://www.internations.org/activity-group/5623/activity/616691

28 March: Four galleries in Mitte: https://www.internations.org/activity-group/5623/activity/615896

29 March: Three galleries in Charlottenburg: https://www.internations.org/activity-group/5623/activity/616682

In a loop from Freybrücke (I took Bus M49 from Theodor-Heuß-Platz to Haltestelle Freybrücke) around Tiefwerder Wiesen.

A lovely walk – the wrong time of day to actually see any beavers – but we saw lots of traces of them, and one nutria, and then a lot of birds, including some I had never seen in real life before.

The photos are of variable quality but hopefully serve as “proof” :-).