#Portrait Yvonne Bollhalder, photographer
I met Yvonne in Chur at the GKB PS meeting. This was the yearly meeting where shareholders were informed about the last business year of the Bank. Yvonne was working there and she told me, she is photographer in 3rd generation. Her Grandfather was the first photographer in her family, than her father and now [...]
#Portrait Mr. Vjekoslav Dup, entrepreneur
26. 03. 2010, Mr. Vjekoslav Dup. He runs DUP Compressors, a company in Hohenems, Austria. This company provides and sells used Atlas Copco and Kaiser compressors into 86 countries worldwide since more than 20 years. Vjekoslav Dup kann inzwischen auf mehr als 20 Jahre Erfahrung im Kompressorengeschäft zurückblicken. 1989 wurde das Unternehmen gegründet, 2006 wurde [...]
Portrait in memory to Markus, our friend
16. March 2010, a dark and mournfull day for us. Today we were hit by the message, that our great friend and business partner Markus died abrupt last Sunday. We worked togehter since many years and I remember numerous shooting days in our studio and on Locations around Europe. One of his impressivest practice was [...]
#Portrait 062, Franz with new Porsche Design Collection, at Mehlsack Lech
Next portrait, once more from the Arlberg region. It shows Franz from Graz, sales representative with his new collection of the Porsche Design Timepieces. As mentioned before it was world highest watch presentation at the Mehlsack, an alpine peak nearby Lech, Arlberg in Austria. If you are interested in one or more of these watches, [...]
#Portrait 061, Heli flight controller at the Mehlsack, Arlberg
12.March 2010, my 2nd daily portrait (have to catch up some missed days), it was so spectacular and I don`t want to hold back this phantastic panorama view over the Arlberg region. For the rest of the story please click here…. I don`t remember the name of him, but these guys are responsible for safe [...]
#Portrait 060, Samy, Helicopter Co Pilot, Lech Arlberg
12. March 2010, early morning in Lech, Arlberg, Austria. Porsche Tirol and Vorarlberg started a customer event with Heliskiing and a presentation in cooperation with Porsche Design Watches, Praeg Jewelery and Fischer Ski. Our part was to do the shooting of the world highest watch presentation by Porsche Design on a peak called Mehlsack at [...]
#Portrait 059, Alex Steiger, Head of Marketing Services, sfs intec
11.March 2010, one more portrait from sfs intec. I had to make a portrait of the sfs founder, Hans Huber. Alex helped to find a good location and so I did the daily portrait for my 2010 project with him before. He is the head of marketing services, sfs intec, a swiss company with more [...]
#Portrait 058, Oemer industrial worker
10. March 2010, Oemer, working for sfs intec a swiss situated industrial company for fastening and hinge technology solutions. They also works in cold forming, deep drawing, plastics injection molding and deliver worldwide markets. Oemer works there since 10 years and is responsible for the quality and the accuracy of the produced parts.
#Portrait 057, Carina with her younger brother Kristian
09. March 2010, today I shot a lot of portraits -maybe 30 or more people- for swiss party SVP election campaign in Landquart, Switzerland. I was spoilt for choice and always wondering who will be my daily portrait. The choice was clear after I saw 8 years old Carina with her 2 younger brothers Kristian [...]
#Portrait 056, Michael Lung, smoking motion designer, sfh
08.March 2010, I know I am behind my plan 365 Portraits 2010. Don`t worry about, I also don`t do so. Maybe I have to work in 2011 as well. . This is Michael, smoking his midday, spring cigarette at our studios entry. For all my US friends, visiting this blog, thats allowed here in Austria. [...]
#Portrait 055, Gerhard, CEO Pro Cine lab in my office
Shot on 05. March 2010, Gerhard from Pro Cine a professional imaging company (the modern version of a pro lab, but they do E-6 as well). We organized a pro-photographer workshop in Salzburg. With Helge Kirchberger a famous Austrian photographer, we present people photography and marketing in Helges Studio. Hurry for the last few free [...]
#Portrait 054, Mr. “Always Busy”, Unai, Gran Canaria
03.March 2010, Unai, business- and sportsman. Together with his wife Laura he runs the wonderfull Finca La Salud you can see in the back. Thats an old historical Finca in the northeast of Gran Canaria. Years ago it belonged to an old Benedict monastry. We spent there 3 weeks and Unai was my last portrait [...]
#Portrait 053, Paco, Spain meets Berlin in Gran Canaria
02.March 2010, my daily portrait shows Paco from Telde, Gran Canaria. Paco spoke perfect german, he lived in Berlin for more than 18 years, before he came back to Canary islands. Now he works at Lizarran a big restaurant chain in spain. They serve finest Tapas and Spain food in many places all over the [...]
#Portrait 052, Wendi, sand artist with sculpture
01.March 2010, olympic games are over and life goes on. My next portrait is Wendi from Czech Republic. She built up these fantastic sand sculpture together with Miguel on the beach of of Las Palmas. It shows different moviestars in a big TV screen all built on sand. It took more than 4 days to [...]
#Portrait 051, barber in Teror, Gran Canaria
28.Feb.2010, next new portrait after some days off, I shot this old man in his barbershop in a small Village called Teror, here in Gran Canaria.I had some problems with the lightning, my flash did not work. But I think its good enough to see the place where he is working since more than 50 [...]
#Portrait 050, Christine from Austria, 30years on the island
22.Feb.2010, after a one day brake I did the 50th Portrait here in Gran Canaria. It shows Christine from Austria. First, 30 years ago, Christine was nanny for the children of Björn Dunkerbeck, a great german windsurfer. Now she speaks perfect spain and lives since 30 years on the island of Gran Canaria. You can [...]
#Portrait 049, Igor, on paddle court
20.Feb.2010, we passed a curious looking small tennis court with glass walls where some people played with funny colored small rackets with holes instead of strings and tennis balls. We asked one of this guys, Igor, how to play. He explained the rules of this sport called paddle. It is a mixture between squash and [...]
#Portrait 048, Herbs an spices salesman, market Las Palmas
18.02.2010, to find this market stand at the market in La Vegueta, you have just to follow your nose. The market hall in La Veguetta is the old part of the City Las Palmas. You can get all the fresh things from the island and the Atlantic ocean there. The taste of fresh and dry [...]
#Portrait 047, stormy selfportrait with Ralf Eckel
17.Feb.2010, selportrait after the 18th hole in Anfi Tauro Golf course. I played with Ralf and wanted to portrait him exclusive. But at hole 17 an enormous storm with hard rain hit the island and we got washed. So I decided to shoot together to show the results of the rain. Ralf Eckel lives in [...]
#Portrait 046, unknown carneval star, Las Palmas
16.Feb.2010, one of the last heroes of the Las Palmas Carneval, she (or he) looked a bit tired when I photographed her in the streets of Las Palmas. She did not speak english so i could not get her name. I`ll call her Ana 4%, not only because of the signs in the window behind [...]
#Portrait 045, Petra, 18th Hole, Real Club de Golf
15.Feb.2010, We met Petra at the Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas. Petra lives in Bielefeld and spends her holidays with her friend here in Gran Canaria. The Golf Club is the oldest in Spain, founded 1891 and is situated round a volcano with spectacular fairways and views
#Portrait 044, Alejandro, Tejeda
14. Feb. 2010, the Festival El Almendro el Flor (Almond bloom festival)in Tejeda was our target today. It was raining and pretty cold in the mountains. There, early morning I met Alejandro who is a farmer in this region, with his traditional canary clothing and with two of his cows. I hope, I registered his [...]
#Portrait 043, Mr. Carnavale, Las Palmas
13.Feb.2010, the bonus portrait for the one day off. (Maybe there will come a few more, I am in time out at the moment…) I named him Mr. Carnaval 2010, he was one of the millions or more masks at yesterdays carneval parade in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. I shot him in the large TV [...]
#Portrait 042, Malih, la Capuccina, Las Palmas
13. Feb.2010, my next portrait (after a one day break ) from Gran Canaria, Spain is Malih. I met him in his bar in Placa St. Anna 2 in Las Palmas. His little restaurant is close to the cathedral in the historic old city of LP. You can eat fine tapas there, ask him for [...]
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