Baby on TV-Tower Above the roofs of the megacity Xi'an, a baby explores the glass floor of the television tower. His parents seem to be very enthusiastic about how open and curious their child crawls around.

View from Alcatraz Two of San Francisco's most famous sights are brought together in one picture: The Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. From the prison island, one has a spectacular view of the world-famous bridge which is framed in this scene by barbed wire and bars.

Baozi Baozi are as indispensable to China as bread is to Germany. Similar dumplings filled with either meat or vegetables can by the way also be found under the name "Momo" in some parts of India. However, this picture was not taken by me in India, but in February 2018 in the Chinese city [...]

Flower Bud This picture of a flower bud was taken by me in spring 2015 in the US state of Virginia. The contrasts between the dominant green and bright pink as well as between the closed and slowly opening flower are particularly striking.

The colourful Streets of Hongkong A colourful chaos dominates this picture, which was taken in autumn 2017 in Hongkong. This chaos is broken by the white, two-story tram, which slowly works its way along the stands of the street market and its visitors.

Girl in Pyjamas In the middle of a busy street in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, this girl walked passed me with her groceries, which she carried in two large plastic bags.

Guarding Medusa Medusa comes from Greek mythology, but this door knocker is neither to be found in Greece nor in Europe. In fact, I discovered it during my summer vacation in Key West, Florida.

Incense Sticks In order to communicate with the gods, many visitors of temples light incense sticks. This picture was taken in 2017 on the island of Cheung Chau, which belongs to Hong Kong.

New York in the Rain Often it is the weather that gives the scenery and thus the picture its character, as in this case the rain. The picture shows the view from the Rockefeller Centre in New York City towards the Empire State Building, which is framed by two glass panels.

Laughing Vietnamese Woman In February 2018, in the rice fields of Vietnam, I met this elderly lady who was beaming with joy. Sometimes, as in this case, it is not necessary to speak a common language to communicate with each other.