The Eberbach Monastery in Rheingau, Hesse is world famous for its fine wines and of course for the feature film “In the Name of the Rose”. With the kind support of the monastery administration, I was allowed to photograph the monastery's hospital basement. This building was originally built in the early 13th century as the monastery's hospital and death house and is a notable landmark throughout Europe. In modern times, the hospital cellar was temporarily used for wine production. With the old wine barrels in candlelight, the historic hospital cellar represents a spiritual place for wine
I am 54 years old and live in Seligenstadt, Hesse. For many years, I worked as a landscape gardener, where I was able to work creatively with nature. Due to tragic events, I can no longer pursue my profession, which gave me time to devote more intensively to photography. Initially, it was primarily while traveling and in nature that I discovered abstract and contemporary photography. With a camera, you can create beautiful, individual works of art; you just have to get involved. This doesn't happen at the push of a button, however; it happens intuitively, based on the situation.
