When in Marburg, do as the Marburgians do.

issue #30

As we stroll through the dark forest that is our lust for self-destruction ... what the..? Nevermind. Introduction.. em. Hanna studies Medicine in Marburg. We like Hanna. We are Anna, Koni & myself. We got in a car, drove to Marburg, made fun of Hanna's city, friends, flat, clothes, face, got drunk, drove back home. end of story. The pictures are as snapshotty as snapshots do get, but whatever... 4 Rolls, 2x Trix, 2x Superia200, always with the "leica" and 40mm f/2.


Yeeep, that's her. Hanna in her lovenest.

Hanna in the Supermarket. We had great fun shopping for dinner & breakfest.

More natural smile.. As you can see, since I modelled more of supermarket-scenery around the main-subject of this photograph, you get a way better sense for the location and everything you associate with it. goosh I'd hate myself if I'd be like that. Or wait.. Am I? Geehs...

As every young gentleman, Koni enjoys the company of pretty & educated girls. Had supper in Hanna's kitchen.

Mysterious shot of Anna / Anna's hair.

My Rangefinder problem #1: Overlooking things in the foreground of the frame, like the top of this Volvic bottle. But I sworn myself an oath to post every god-damn picture on which Koni looks even the slightest bit gay, so this qualifies for posting.

In rapid conversations.. and started to get boooozed.

timber framing all around.. Since Marburg wasn't really THAT interesting for any party in WWII it has a lot to offer to American tourists. Hanna having a smoke & a beer + ranting about Marburg.

Instead of going out we all hid behind various computing devices, checking mails & ebay for the current prices of 1000k gold in WoW.

...aspiring doctors looking at videos on lobotomy.

Moneyshot. Tits, macbook, beer.

It was pretty hard to take this shot without any falling down buildings.. most of them weren't built using a water level.

Turned this to b/w to make it look more becherig.

Leica, leica.

Some Impressions from Hanna's flat... If Pippi Longstocking wouldn't be so fancy living in a Villa, her flat would look a lot like Hanna's I guess.

Meaningless waste of film.

If you sit on the crapper and look in the mirror you can see the reflection of a Henry-maske Photograph that has been put up on the wall over the toilet. Me like.

More Nerdiness.

Macbook on the Hip + Max Goldt book + Glasses = superindie.

"uuh don't photograph me uuuhuhu". Shut up, filthy prostitute. That's what you are. A prostitute. There, I said it. Big whoop. Wanna fight about it?

Ah-ha! Switched to Trix + 2 at that time, but that roll isn't scanned yet.. So just imagine some frames of people watching football & drinking beer. Done? Ok, Moving on.. the next morning, Trix +-0.

Back to Nerdiness. Hanna was quite jumpy that day since she had an IMPORTANT UNIVERSITY EXAM coming up in the afternoon.

Koni switched from Max Goldt to NEON... one large plate of patheticness (yes that's a word.. now.) for the young gentleman with the gay stockings, please!

If Hanna would be alone on the bed I probably would print this ... but Anna ruined the frame, thanks Anna, Way to go.

window sill.

Nerding around, and round, and round...




Finally we got going.. Hanna to her exam and Koni, Anna and me to SIGHTSEEING! First thing: the palace. to get there we had to climb some stairs... good sign on the way. Translates "Kids play here".. F**** !!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

Hum Rocky theme... now!

The Nerds from the physics department of the university built a camera obscura to trap people inside for like 20 minutes inside to torture them with bad jokes.

Anna (sceptical.)

To Infinity... and beyond!!!

Old people making out.. Awesome! Took some frames, on those I got the framing right I screwed up the focus and vice versa.. This is as good as it gets.

Anna (in thought).

Anna (in Camera Obscura).

Oh give me a break.. this is too fucking easy. Koni, struggling writer from San Francisco who recently found out that he has the jungle fever and is gay.

Like it, dunno.

Anna's so emo that she insisted on holding hands.

.. and it lead to more phyiscalness.

Since she studies history of art, Anna knows quite a load of stuff about churches and architecture. Here you can see her in perfect unity with what she loves. churches & architecture.

Poor Ingo, Few people still dock at his Fotoinsel/island.. Everythings circling down the drain thanks to those darn digital cameras.. !!!!! Fuck em!!! Analog kicks your ass while fighting spidermonkeys on a jetski driving down the Nanga Parbat! Am I right, Ingo??

Would you like some ASS with that?

Suddenly, all the townspeople were like paralyzed! Could it be?? A CAR going through Marburg! You could hear a single pin fall down.. After the car was gone the townspeople gathered and shared their impressions, whispering, with that special glow in their eyes ...

color again. After the sight-seeing part Anna decided that we should get beer and cigarettes and go rent a pedal boat. But because we are so good friends we waited for Hanna finishing her exam so she could join us. Waiting time at the University.

simple, straigt, graphic, me like.

yay for color.

Anna was getting impatient. To her defense, almost 3/4 of the people taking the exam already quit, but our little Lebowski achiever Hanna used all of her time.

Hungry? Just come to Subway and create your very own Sub. Delicious, fresh, goooood for you.

Shot Vertical because I never do.

Photo Studio Laackman. His display shows the wide spectrum of photography.. well. let's see. On the left we have.. tits in black & white.. and on the right... tits in color. q.e.d.

Ah, boats, right. What great fun.. What could possibly disturb the fun and relaxation of a boattrip accompanied by beer? Right, the French. Some Asshole-exchange-students-whatsoever continously attacked our boat and shouted ridiculous curse words. We didn't retaliate since we kicked their asses hard enough in WWII.. SHAZAAAM! Seriously, they were a real pain.

Not the French, just some other happy sailors beeing unable to steer.

Anna, beer.

Red & Green.

Is there a smile??? Awww...


Hanna with my shades.. adorable.

Hanna with my shades in her hair.. adorable as well ;)

Anna getting her smoke on.

Later we joined a BBQ party.. It was somebodys birthday. Hanna didn't told us so so we were the asshole-birthday-invaders nobody knows.

Medstudentgirl.

More Medstudents.

Aspiring Medstudent. geez....

It has been quite some time that I was at a BBQ where so much salad and sauces and stuff was prepared.. usually it comes down to a one-way grill & beer.

Anna.

..we don't need no water let the motherfucker burn...

Back in Black & White. Medstudents.





Brought my 1980s Carena Flash.. Me like.

Deer in headlights.

Self + 2. Me, Koni, Anna.

Somebody introduced some weird finger-riddle..? And everybody was kinda clueless.

Heading to another party.. the only Medstudent who didnt go home because he had to learn.. although he had to.. Yassir. "Wie der Arafat nur anders."

Was getting more and more drunk so it got more and more random. At the party, badtaste of course...

Yassir & random chick. "Ey.. ich kann dir jede klarmachen... such dir eine aus..."

I should have just set the focus to oo but I just haaave to guess around.

Mad dancing!

Spent 30mins or so in the bathroom with strange girls pretending to be russian hookers..

artsy shot of Anna.

kinda tired..? I'm very glad with the TONES here if anyone cares.

good to know.

last frame, tired of typing bull. Marburg at night.. Shot some more that night but turned out quite shaky... Well, we had a pretty decent time in Marburg, thanks Hanna for showing as a good time in your new hometown. Good place to raise children I guess... or to move to when you're waaay old and feel like you'll die in the next couple of years... ;-)

take care,
f.