3 Sep 2021

Lefkada

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Lefkada, like most Greek islands, is a rocky and mountainous island on the Adriatic coast of Greece. I have never seen forests of wild cypress trees before, but you can see a lot of those beautiful green needles sticking out from the rocky landscape in the area. The island is a very popular place among tourists, especially the little Lafkada town at the end of it, but there a lot of wild and secluded beaches, where access is often very difficult by land or they are only accessible by a boat. We managed to get to two of those beaches to swim and dive into the beautiful and clear turquoise waters.

On our last day on the island, I managed to film the beautiful waves of turquoise blue water, crashing against the long and empty pebbly beach on the wilder west side of the island. You can see the video here: https://youtu.be/UII-OBU_Vlg

The ourskirts of Lefkada town.
Blooming Oleanders everywhere in Greece.
The best little beach with natural shade and perfectly clear water that we found.
The town Vasiliki is another major spot but on the south tip of the island. Whilst we were staying there, it seemed that there is a windsurfing event going on. Every day in the afternoon the wind was strong and constant and dozens of windsurfers were flying over the water with great speed.
Dreams 🙂
Table for two, please 🙂
Actually there were more than two, or even three around this table 😀
8 Dec 2020

Snowy Bozhentsi

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Bozhentsi is the name of one of the most well preserved traditional village in Bulgaria. It is an architectural and historical reserve since 1964 and is also part of UNESCO‘s cultural monuments. This year I was lucky to be in the area when a whole day of snowing was expected. I wouldn’t miss this chance to film this magnificent and quiet (especially in these pandemic times) village, so I prepared myself for a whole day of shooting and driving in the snow. It was a beautiful snowy day and I decided to film in the mountains first and to come back to Bozhentsi at dusk. I wanted to film the village covered in snow within the blue hour with the lights of street lanterns and house windows shining. When I returned to the village just before dark, the conditions were perfect – everything was covered with a fresh thick layer of snow, the lights were on and it was still quietly snowing. Nothing was moving on the streets except for some cats, that are so typical for Bulgarian villages. It was so magical and peaceful.

You can see these mesmerizing scenes here: https://youtu.be/ne7g_Os_8hM

The traditional architecture of an old Bulgarian house from this region is very well preserved in Bozhentsi.
This village is normally very popular with tourists, but these pandemic times made the streets very quiet.
An old cafe and cakes shop.
Time to go back home from a great day of shooting 🙂
21 Feb 2019

Alpine Snow

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Last winter, me and some friends went on a ski holiday in the French Alps. We were quite lucky with the weather, as it was snowing almost every day and the snow over the roofs of houses grew to about a meter thickness. I used the opportunity to film a scene of the falling snow and to make a video of it. It can be seen here: https://youtu.be/v_JyzOVZVM0

On the last day of skiing, the only snowboarder in the group and my great friend, decided that he was going to rest. Brilliant! I had wanted to try getting on a snowboard for a while now and seized the chance. He gave me a few basic lessons that I practiced for a while and then I jumped on the lift. Soon I was staying up on the board and sliding for a a few minutes, without falling and I was enjoying it so much that I was converted. I decided that I am going to get myself a board and learn how to ride properly. I never got really good with the ski anyway and only really enjoyed speeding down the slopes 😉

  • The long and wide ski pistes in the French Alps.
  • Snow blizzard.
  • Alpine perfection.
  • Cosy little village church.
  • Alpine restaurant.
  • Converted 😀
  • Yes, I was falling a lot and still am, but riding feels so good, that I am just going to get some bum and wrist protectors and continue doing it.
21 Jun 2018

Bluebell Woods

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This year I happened to be in England exactly at the right time for the blooming bluebells. I have long had the idea to film this incredible natural beauty. I was incredibly happy and lucky to see them densely covering the forest floor all around the nearby forest in Hertfodshire. I spent a few days getting up early in the morning before sunrise, driving to the place and walking around the woods for almost the whole day, filming different scenes, breathing the faint fragrance of these delicate flowers and recording the spring songs of the birds there. After a few days of carrying the heavy photographic rucksack all day, my back started to hurt and I had to stop and give it a rest. Fortunately, I have already collected a big variety of footage in order to make a three hour long video, with no repeating scenes in it. I was extremely happy with my success and this is still one of my most favourite videos, that I sometimes play at home to create a relaxing atmosphere when I need it. You can watch this enchanting natural beauty here: https://youtu.be/IsPBplWLImI

  • Brightly coloured natural carpet over the forest floor.
  • Great success! 😀
  • Gnomes live here 😉
  • Big old beech tree.
  • Majestic ancient guardians.