Trinidad & Tobago is crazy about football. Their SOCA WARRIORS participated the World Cup 2006 in Germany as the smallest nation ever. For SportMagazin, read the (German) article here, or view the printed story here

The housing crisis in the United States produces ever more homeless people. Camp Hope is a tent city that sprung up in Ontario, California.       

At times it had up to 600 residents until the San Bernadino County ruled that only people from the region could stay, now 150 to 200 people call the wild tent camp their ‘home’. Numerous churches and other organizations provide food and some clothing. Food does not seem to be an issue here, housing, jobs, security and the lack of medical assistance are very serious problems. There is one makeshift shower. Ontario is in the process of building its own new Camp in the same location, with new tents, showers and sanitary facilities. Many residents refuse to move into it, some because they cannot bring their dogs, but many like the better security that the fenced in camp will provide. (See published story here) (read Peter Hossli’s story in German here)               



      

Life in and around the ‘Dragon’ Keylemanjahro School of Art & Culture in Cocorite, Trinidad,  teaches children and young adults the art of ‘Dancing on Stilts’.  Mastering that art and showing their skills at the annual Carnival, the children call themselves ‘Moko Jumbies’. But costume making, fire blowing and dancing are also part of the daily activities in and around the school yard, which I documented for this photo essay. See my images of the school on the road in Carnival 2007 here

I have been photographing ‘Dragon’ Glen De Souza, the schools founder and leader, and his stilt walking and stilt dancing children since 1996. My work with them until 2004 resulted in the book “MOKO JUMBIES: The Dancing Spirits of Trinidad”. I continue to visit and document the schools activities. I shot this essay after the publication of the book.

Journalist Peter Hossli and I covered the Democratic Primary Election efforts by supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in New York for SonntagsBlick / Switzerland. See the published story here, read the article (in German only) here

Journalist Peter Hossli and I covered John Kerry’s campaign in 2004, including the Democratic Convention in Boston, for Focus Magazine / Germany. Read the article (in German only) here

Portraits of actors, musicians. artists…………(click on any image to enlarge)

Katja Flint during the shooting of  ‘The White Masai’ (German title: Die Weisse Massai), in Maralal, Kenya.

The movie is based on the book by Corinne Hofmann.  Directed by Hermine Huntgeburth, DOP Martin Langer, with Nina Hoss (Carola), Jacky Ido (Lemalian) and .Janek Rieke (Stefan). Produced by Constantin Film Production / Guenter Rohrbach……………..More Jacky Ido images here

Filming of ‘The White Masai’ (German title: Die Weisse Massai), in Kenya.

The movie is based on the book by Corinne Hofmann.  Directed by Hermine Huntgeburth, DOP Martin Langer, with Nina Hoss (Carola), Jacky Ido (Lemalian) and Janek Rieke (Stefan). Produced by Constantin Film Production / Guenter Rohrbach. More Jacky Ido images here

The IMAGES OF THE KING contest in Memphis, Tennessee. For ‘HoerZu‘ magazine / Germany

Night images of New York, an ongoing personal project that started with an assignment from BOOKLET magazine / Germany, see printed story here