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Revisit Ruhr Sites

A revisit to the Route Industriekultur in the Ruth area in Germany. New perspectives and different angles. Check out the Industry gallery.

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And a visit to the Atlantic Wall bunkers in IJmuiden, Netherlands. Check out my Abandoned Buildings gallery.

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Rhein Valley

A short trip to the Rhein Valley between Koblenz and Bingen with a sidestep to Aachen. Check out the gallery page. I also added some of the pictures to the Urban galleries.


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Brown coal mining

A quick visit to two German brown coal mines still in operation near München-Gladbach. Very fascinating seeing these huge mining machines. Check out the Urban Industry galley.

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Visit to Hamburg

A short visit to Hamburg for work. Combined with a few extra days for photography. Check the Travel Gallery

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New Season of Route Industriekultur

A new season of photography has started. This time a visit to a different part of the World Heritage site Zollverein in Essen. The Kokerei Zollverein, check the Industry Gallery.
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Route Industriekultur

This time a night trip to the Nordstern Park and the Landschaftspark Duisberg-Nord to see the lighting of the factories there. Check out the Urban, Industry gallery.

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More Industriekultur

Another visit to parts of the Route Industriekultur. This time Kokerei Hansa (a coking plant), Zeche Ewald (a coal mine) and the Hoheward Landschaftspark. Check them out in the Urban, Industry gallery.
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Route Industriekultur

The “Route Industriekultur” are old industrial sites in the Ruhr area in Germany that are converted into museums. Great for urban industrial photography. This time I visited the railroad museum in Bochem, Heinrichshutte in Hattingen (an old steel plant) and a quick stop at the Tetraeder in Bottrob. Check the Urban Industrial galley.
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Koblenz Area

A three day vacation to the Koblenz area in Germany where the Rhine and Mosel rivers come together. Many picturesque towns litter both rivers upstream. Check out the Travel gallery.
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German Industry

A visit to the Zeche Zollern industry museum and the Ruhr Museum to get some industrial inspiration. Check the Industry Urbex gallery.

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Landschaftspark Duisberg-Nord

Part of the German Ruhr area, the Landschaftpark (Landscape park) Duisberg-Nord is an old out-of-use factory complex that has been converted to an amusement park / museum. Great place for some urban photography.
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