shots in the darkshots in the dark

shots in the dark

discoveries in life happen when one finds out that the gadget actually lights up. and then, of course, one has to wait for the night as LED’s don’t make any sense in broad daylight. nor do bulbs, candles or lighters. thus one turns into a technology bat, living life upside down and turning the night [...]

driving the straight linedriving the straight line

driving the straight line

we drove the straight line to Edmonton, then Calgary. and we drove back on the roads of another planet. it was almost spring when we left. the surprise was waiting for us on the flip-flop, shapeless and colorless, but not less lethal. it’s called a whiteout and may as well be one of my strongest [...]

on a lake shoreon a lake shore

on a lake shore

60°48′45″N, 115°47′20″W.
A hard-working, hard-bitten town, Hay River has little to offer visitors. Arriving from Enterprise, the first thing you’ll see is the 16-story high-rise looming over the flatness. Then you’ll see the sprawl – kilometers of dilapidated motels, hulking tank farms, creaking railcars and scores of boats and trucks decomposing in weed-choked lots. This is [...]

wheels on roadswheels on roads

wheels on roads

the culture shock starts here: hi, nice to meet you, I was born behind the wheel. and so were a few hundred million other North-Americans. the secret to survive this: get past the windshield, go feel the landscape and all of a sudden it’s not boring anymore. and so point A and point B become [...]

west coast, canadawest coast, canada

west coast, canada

the city we left in time, the first love, the first Canadian sight, the best of all worlds, the landing, the discoveries, the shock and the awe, the learning and the crisis, the friends, the distances, the inlet and the nature. it’s not easy to forget Vancouver and it damn sure is not easy to [...]

life but not stilllife but not still

life but not still

this used to be the daily routine. the backbreaking knapsack, the strangers photographed and the hedonism of the whole thing altogether. carved deep in the palms and fingertips, the shape of a camera ghosts the senses like a missing limb. the one thing not missing is the place, for there’s a whole world “out there” [...]

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the quote

wisdom isn't necessarily quoting celebrities and pretending their words are your motto in life. come up with your own guidelines and have the decency to follow them.

this world
driving the straight line
driving the straight line

we drove the straight line to Edmonton, then Calgary. and we drove back on the roads of another planet. it was almost spring when we left. the surprise was waiting for us on the flip-flop, shapeless and colorless, but not less lethal. it’s called a whiteout and may as well be one of my strongest [...]

light fixation
shots in the dark
shots in the dark

discoveries in life happen when one finds out that the gadget actually lights up. and then, of course, one has to wait for the night as LED’s don’t make any sense in broad daylight. nor do bulbs, candles or lighters. thus one turns into a technology bat, living life upside down and turning the night [...]

old news
on a lake shore
on a lake shore

60°48′45″N, 115°47′20″W.
A hard-working, hard-bitten town, Hay River has little to offer visitors. Arriving from Enterprise, the first thing you’ll see is the 16-story high-rise looming over the flatness. Then you’ll see the sprawl – kilometers of dilapidated motels, hulking tank farms, creaking railcars and scores of boats and trucks decomposing in weed-choked lots. This is [...]

the other world
life but not still
life but not still

this used to be the daily routine. the backbreaking knapsack, the strangers photographed and the hedonism of the whole thing altogether. carved deep in the palms and fingertips, the shape of a camera ghosts the senses like a missing limb. the one thing not missing is the place, for there’s a whole world “out there” [...]

collecting dust
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nothing here yet.