Bonn photowalk

We came for an analog photo walk and left with sunburn, three new friends, and the unsettling urge to buy another camera we absolutely do not need.

peculiar analogKiribane PhotographyApril 27, 2026#throughmyanalogeyes, creativity, streetportrait, Streetphotography, mamiyaComment

Invisible because of the …

I carry a phone for snapshots and a camera for people to ignore me less discreetly.

PhotographyKiribane PhotographyApril 24, 2026creativity, Streetphotography, kiribanejourneyComment

Return of Marilyn

My MG passed TÜV again, proving that charm, noise, and selective leaking still count as engineering.

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Spring, Ruffians and …

Planned a short ride—ended up forgetting where ‘home’ was.

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Prague, or the Art of Letting Go

Prague is the kind of city where you go out for a quick walk and accidentally become a philosopher with a beer.

Photography, TravelKiribane PhotographyApril 3, 2026creativity, prag, streetphotography, savanna on tourComment

Utrecht with Savanna

“I set out to beat the rain, document the journey, and look serious doing it—naturally, the rain won, the camera justified everything, and I still felt like an imposter with good gear.”

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Singapore adventure

Singapore is the only place where even the humidity feels efficiently managed, the food is culturally protected, and somehow you still end up sweating like you’re part of the local climate system.

Photography, Travel, Story tellingKiribane PhotographyMarch 20, 2026creativity, streetphotography, singapur, asia, peculiar_leicacrazy, leica m6Comment

Surreal in KL

Between fishing nets, a cooperative model, and a suspiciously inspiring sea, my surreal project in Malaysia practically started directing itself.

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Fisherwomen and...

I crossed half of Malaysia for great photos, only to discover the best ones were waiting in a tiny fishing village before breakfast.

Story telling, TravelKiribane PhotographyMarch 13, 2026fishing, creativity, travel, malaysiaComment

Penang in Four Frames

Penang politely offers you the postcard shot everyone else takes — but the real photographs begin the moment you wander one street too far, sweat through your shirt, and accidentally discover a noodle stall that deserves its own national monument.

The Leica M6

The Leica M6: A Camera That Refuses to Care About the Future?

Photography, peculiar analogKiribane PhotographyMarch 7, 2026leica m6, 35mm, creativity, analog, born to filmComment

Summer, ORWO Film, and …

I came to East Berlin as a westerner, but thanks to a student, a barbecue, and several bottles of beer, I mostly ended up negotiating with Brandenburg lakes and a roll of unpredictable ORWO film and Anja.

Story tellingKiribane PhotographyMarch 6, 2026gdr, creativity, street, travel, brandenburgComment

Roots and Rüben

I arrived in Brandenburg as a westerner and left as an apprentice beet farmer, supervised by a group of students who clearly trusted the soil more than the system.

Story tellingKiribane PhotographyMarch 4, 2026gdr, creativity, brandenburg, studentComment

Nummernschild 1982

Für ein Nummernschild wollte ich nur fünf Minuten einplanen. Das Amt hat daraus ein spirituelles Langzeitprojekt gemacht.

Story tellingKiribane PhotographyMarch 1, 2026creativity, streetportrait, gdr, berlinComment

GDR 1982 to 84

I dragged my diplomatic dignity across the GDR on a roaring BMW, but it was a hotel receptionist on the Baltic Sea who taught me more about East Germany than any classified briefing ever dared to.

Photography, TravelKiribane PhotographyFebruary 27, 2026creativity, streetphotography, gdr, orwo film, travelComment

Seville - Field Report

I went to Seville to practice restraint in street photography and left with sunburn, empty film boxes, and the uneasy suspicion that the city was directing me the entire time.