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<-- May 2011

1. Thorsten drove to Hannover, then to Münich to have coffee with Laura.
2-5. Thorsten drowe to Zurich to do the Overgaard Photo Seminar at the University of Zürich.

Matthias, Thomas and Chrostoph in Zürich [M9, 90mm]

Zürich [M9, 50mm]

Suitcases on a flea market ... didn't buy any as they were to heavy for modern airtravel [M9].

Zürich at lunchtime [M9, 90mm]

Tourists in Zürich [M9, 90mm]

Coffee at La Stanza in Zurich [iPhone 4 with Plastic Bullet].
6-7. Thorsten continued to Solms in Germany, the home of Leica Camera AG to get the cameras serviced and adjusted. New back on the M9 as well.

The Leica Camera AG Customer Service department in Solms [D2]

Also visited the new Leitz-Park in Wetzlar that will resume building of the new Leica Camera AG factory this summer. Read the Leica History for more on this [D2].
8-9. Thorsten continued to Hamburg and stayed in Michaels apartment for a couple of days, had the car repaired ... and tested a few good coffee places.
Kataro and chocolate cake at the Elbgold in Hamburg [iPhone 4 with Plastic Bullet].

The House Coffee and strawberry cake at the Elbgoldin Hamburg [iPhone 4 with Plastic Bullet].
9. Should have been going to Moscow with videographer Morten Bo Johansson but the visa wasn't ready. Will be going on September 9 instead. Went to to the Aeroflot office in Hamburg to change the tickets.

Aeroflot [iPhone 4 with Plastic Bullet].
11. Robin and Thorsten hang out in Aarhus for the day.

At The Sons of Coffee in Guldsmedgade, Aarhus.

At the Lynfabrikken sunroof [Thunder Factory Café]


Robin shopping
11. Robin and Thorsten went to Lisbet and Lars' farm for barbecue with Stinne and Emma. Lars and Peter went paragliding after barbercue, whilst Stinne and Lisbet redecorated the house.


Peter Torp paragliding over Silkeborg, Denmark

Lars Najbjerg paragliding over Silkeborg, Denmark

Stinne and Lisbet did some serious redecorating of the farm with a few tricks in red from IKEA.

15. Introduction at Robin's new school, Vorrevangsskole where she will be starting "0. Klasse" in August.

18. Danish singer-songwriter Ole Boskov (1963-2011) passed away few days ago and we were about 400 friends who met in the Church of Scientology AO in Copenhagen to say goodbye. Niels Kjeldsen, Mikkel Jørck and sister of Ole, Hanne Boskov said a few words.

A photo I did of Ole Boskov in 2008 for a magazine article and which he also used for an album cover. We did several photosessions over the years, many of the photos can be seen on www.boskov.dk
15-19. Thorsten went to Malmö for the Scandinavian Arts Festival where he did an Overgaard Photo Seminar.

Photo seminar in Malmö, Sweden

Photo seminar in Malmö, Sweden

Photo seminar in Malmö, Sweden

A little atmosphere from my apartment in Malmö

A photo from the day we walked around in Malmö photographing.

The photo seminar was part of the Arts Festival Scandinavia. Here is a music workshop going on.

Danish singer-songwriter Louise Dubiel working with a young talent.

Music workshop
18. We celebrated Oliver & Caroline's non-firmation in Copenhagen. A confirmation is when you confirm your belief in God, a non-firmation is when you don't do that part but simply have the party.

Cousins Camilla and Marie-Louise speaking for the non-firmants Oliver and Caroline.

Oliver got the new Dr Dre Pro monitors

We're a wery hip family ...

The youngest generation were also present

Robin, Caroline and Charlotte with Philip

Sisters Marie-Louise, Camilla and Charlotte

Brother Oliver and sister Caroline and little sister Robin Isabella -with girlfriend Nina and boyfriend Mathias

The DJ for the evening party
20-22. Thorsten went to Paris for the Magnum Photo & Leica Camera event at Hôtel Salomon de Rotschild. Read more in the Leica M9 article



First a panel discussion with bloggers, Magnum photographers and editors. Samuel Kiszenbaum, Christopher Anderson, Andreas Kaufmann, Magdalena Herrera, Nicolas Jimenez, Dominic Nahr, Nasseem Tarawneh at the Leica Camera & Magnum Photos event at Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild in Paris on June 21, 2011.

Introducting the coorporation between Magnum Photos and Leica Camera AG. It's the VP of Magnum Christopher Anderson and Andreas H Kaufmann, the owner of Leica Camera AG.

Interviewing Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden

Senior editor of Men's Precious Hiroki Ozaki

Owner of Leica Camera AG Andreas Kaufmann

The new Leica M9-P was launched

Great interest in the Leica M9-P I happened to hold

Parisian Leica MP shooter pose for me (shot with Leica M9-P and the new 21mm Super-Elmar-M ASPH f/3.4

Leica M9-P and the new 21mm Super-Elmar-M ASPH f/3.4

Leica M9-P and the new 21mm Super-Elmar-M ASPH f/3.4


William Yan and Eric Kim Photography at the Leica Camera & Magnum Photos event at Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild in Paris on June 21, 2011

A short trip to the Eiffel Tower as well

24. Sanke Hans in Denmark (celebrating the longest day of the year).

26. Robin playing with the Leica M4 and 21mm Super-Angulon-M f/3.4 lens.
30. Thorsten will be covering the Roskilde Festival 2011 with Felix Kunze and Tue Juelsbo for WireImage, Getty Images and Redfern. Here is the slideshow from the 2010-coverage:

[R9, 35-70/2.8]
<-- May 2011
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