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.

Travel, Street PhotographyKiribane PhotographyFebruary 21, 2026texas-leica, 6x9, seville, spain, streetphotography, hasselbladComment

67 Celebration

A dusty Pentax 6x7 came back to life after a flea market grip purchase and celebrated its revival with a Rhine-side shoot in Cologne and Düsseldorf.

Photography, peculiar analogKiribane PhotographyFebruary 13, 2026creative, pentax 67, analog, film, cologne, duesseldorf, akito namuraComment

Camera Surrealism

Surrealism becomes meaningful when the impossible is built in front of the lens, not behind a screen.

Photography, peculiar analogKiribane PhotographyFebruary 7, 2026analog, hasselblad, mamiya, large format, analog artaffair, surrealismComment

Winter still ongoing

If your snow looks grey, your camera has won an argument it shouldn’t.

Photography, peculiar analogKiribane PhotographyJanuary 24, 2026creative, landscape, winter, black and whiteComment

Moments to Meaning serial

Chasing the decisive moment is exhausting; letting moments talk to each other is surprisingly relaxing.

Story tellingKiribane PhotographyJanuary 16, 2026creativity, streetphotography, frankfurt, cologne, hong kong, #hasselblad, leicaComment

Londoner

What is taken from you before you get it? Your photograph.

Street Photography, PhotographyKiribane PhotographyJanuary 9, 2026creativity, b/w, streetphotography, leicaComment

Square Truths and Quiet Streets

Medium format doesn’t just record the world—it listens to it. Every frame is a quiet promise to see more deeply and remember more honestly.

Fog & a Gentleman in Tweed

Edinburgh reveals itself in the pauses — in damp stone, restrained movement, and a quiet grace that exists long before anyone is watching.

Kiribane PhotographyDecember 26, 2025Comment

Urban Creativity

Cities reveal their true character not in skyline shots, but in painted walls, cracks, and people who stop walking.

Street PhotographyKiribane PhotographyDecember 19, 2025creativity, street, art, travel, street artComment

Pretend to Be Invisible.

The street does most of the work if you’re willing to meet it halfway.

Street Photography, peculiar analogKiribane PhotographyDecember 12, 2025creativity, b/w, streetphotography, plaubel makina, #hasselblad, leica, peculiarComment

Gospel of Golden Hour

I greet the golden hour the way some people greet their favourite bartender: with joy, urgency, and the firm belief that the universe and I have an agreement.