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Photo-Reportage: “Kampf” for Web Freedom (Anti ACTA DEMO in Berlin)

doro — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:22:38 +0000

The beginning of the year has brought to us a whole series of laws: ACTA, PIPA, SOPA etc. They all seem to aim for the same thing: monitoring web users, restricting their freedom and punishing them for almost action, under the pretext of protecting author rights. Through ACTA simple actions as sharing an mp3 or a cooking recipe with your friend becomes a crime. Even though the act has already been signed and approved in most European countries, people are protesting and hoping for it to be reevaluated. The below images capture the Anti ACTA protest that took place on the 11th February in Berlin, Germany.

Event: Brit Floyd concert at Berliner Tempodrom

doro — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:49:54 +0000

There’s probably not much of a chance for me to experience and photograph a Pink Floyd concert, unless I invent a travel machine. But there are certainly lots of Pink Floyd tribute bands to test out. At the end of October SemmelConcerts.de sent me an invitation I couldn’t refuse: it was for the Brit Floyd concert at the Tempodrom in Berlin. Unfortunately photographers weren’t allowed to get anywhere near the stage, still I managed to take a few shots and below are the results.

Photo-Reportage: Peninsula Felsziget Music Festival 2011

doro — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 08:13:58 +0000

Peninsula Felsziget Festival is one of the biggest music festivals in Eastern Europe. In 2011 it took place from 26 to 29 August in in Targu Mures, a town located in the north-central part of Romania. The Line-Up included many worldwide famous artists and bands, among which: Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Kasabian, Guano Apes, Within Temptation, N.O.H.A, Foreign Beggars, Danko Jones.

Photo-Reportage: Journey to the heart of Berlin

doro — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:32:00 +0000

Sternfahrt is an event taking place once a year in Berlin. Certain roads and highways are shut down and bikers are allowed to take them over. The popularity of the event has constantly grown in the past years, at the Sternfahrt 2011 nearly 250.000 bikers participated.

Photo-Reportage: A sneak peek into the Tacheles Art House in Berlin

doro — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:58:51 +0000

Seeing art as it is teared into pieces by political and financial interests is a great tragedy. And is exactly what has been going on in the past year at the Tacheles Art House in Berlin. During April and May 2011 I spent a while getting to know the people living and creating art inside Tacheles and I tried to get a peek view into their daily life. The below series of images is about them: the ones who, in spite of all the pressures, refuse to leave Tacheles and continue to believe in their art.

Tacheles was opened in 1990 on the Oranienburgerstrasse in Berlin and since then it has become one of the most controversial art centers in Europe. Starting with 2008 the rental agreement for the building expired, there were no alternitve founding sources found. Tacheles Art House officially became property of the HSH Nordbank. Starting with April 2011the bank published their plans about demolishing Tacheles and building a shopping center instead, they immediately ordered the evacuation of the property. A few weeks later, the main entrance was sealed by a brick wall. In spite of all the pressures, artists are still refusing to leave and continue to fight back through art. The future of Tacheles remains uncertain.

Many thanks to Stelian Pavalache who supported me during the project and taught me uncountable valuable lessons about taking pictures and synthesizing stories into series of images.

There’s a soul in the machine!

doro — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:36:25 +0000

Greetings and welcome to my very first blog post on PicturEverything.com!