Leipzig‘s Central Station at Christmas in Germany looks completely different early in the morning. I went to shoot this photo on a winter morning just after 7am, when the city was still quiet and the light was soft. That time of day matters to me, especially in winter, because everything feels calmer and more honest. […]

I keep going back to a calm time memory: a cold December morning and this perfect for historic Leipzig a hidden gem, photography location. Me, looking through the Old Town Hall’s arches. I recall deliberately forming the photo and purposefully without people. Their wardrobe could have reveal the present time. But I wanted this image […]

The Enchanting Dawn at Leipzig’s New Town Hall The city of Leipzig, a hidden gem in Germany, was shrouded in a tranquil silence, broken only by the occasional distant sound. A thick blanket of darkness still lay over the city, but the early morning chill was a reminder of the upcoming sunrise. My adventure in […]

In Leipzig, a hidden gem and underrated European city, you find two Town Halls. Yesterday I showed you the Old Town Hall, today it’s time for the new version. Or specifically, the City Hall Tower of Leipzig’s New Town Hall. At 114.8 meters or 377 feet, it is the tallest City Hall Tower in Germany. […]

Doing Cityscape photography during Christmas Days is both a blessing and a curse. The good: You find a lot of beautiful Christmas decorations that give a lovely and unique touch to the images. The bad: Big town squares are often inaccessible due to temporary Christmas markets. Both had been the case at the Old City […]

So how did I capture the skyline of Leipzig? Have you read my post from two days ago about the Skyline of Qatar? Then you know the answer: I tried to find accommodation with the best view. In Leipzig, a hidden gem, for me, this is “The Westin Leipzig”. Thankfully, few people travel between Christmas […]

As soon as we arrived in Leipzig, we got hungry. Daria did a quick Tripadvisor research and found a restaurant called “Auerbachs Keller” in the Mädlerpassage. So off we went to explore the city centre of Leipzig. Boy, did we go unprepared. Okay, I expected we might need to be lucky to get a table […]