Tales (16 Tales)

Behind every great shot lies a whole world that didn’t make it into the frame. Here, I share what usually stays behind the scenes: the thoughts, observations, and stories that make up a photographer’s life. It is everything that happens before and after the shutter clicks.
battle of hattin art
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The Instant Antique

A photographer snaps a picture of reenactors, edits it in Photoshop to look like an ancient lithograph, and jokingly convinces his friends it’s a real historical document found in an archive.

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Lion feeding on prey in grassy field
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Battle for Dominance in the Pride

When the lionesses bring home too little prey, the fragile peace between two ruling brothers shatters. Hunger turns to rivalry, and dominance will be won not by roar, but by claws and courage.

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Yachting adventure in Norway
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The Day the Trolls Had Their Fun

A serene sail from Bergen spirals into chaos when the sea steals our dinghy, anchors fail, the motor jams, and a surreal night unfolds among Norway’s cliffs before help finally arrives.

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Atrani, Coast of Amalfi, Lithograph, by Escher / Photo by Uhaiun
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My Photo Meets Escher

Exploring the Amalfi surroundings, I photographed Atrani from Torre Ziro, only to find a year later that Escher captured the same view in his 1931 lithograph, revealing the town’s timeless geometric charm.

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