Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.7.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Oliver Weber │ Photographer Oliver Weber is a German Photographer, Physician and Professor of Visual Arts. Currently he lives and works on the Canary Island of La Gomera. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.oliver-weber.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://www.oliver-weber.com/blog-by-oliver-weber/) - News from a Photographers Life: New Books, Photostories, Reportagen und Foto Dokumentationen. - [Rudi Dolezal: My Friend Freddie](https://www.oliver-weber.com/rudi-dolezal-my-friend-freddie/) - Cult director Rudi Dolezal, awarded at the Grammys for his film „Freddie Mercury - The Untold Story“ (...) has filmed stars from all over the world: The Rolling Stones, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Falco (...). - [Oliver Maria Schmitt - Roman KOMASEE](https://www.oliver-weber.com/oliver-maria-schmitt-roman-komasee/) - Oliver Maria Schmitt ist derzeit zu Besuch auf La Gomera und ich muss tatsächlich sagen, dass ich den Nachmittag und das Gespräch mit ihm sehr genossen habe. - [La Gomera - Roque de Agando](https://www.oliver-weber.com/la-gomera-roque-de-agando/) - Roque de Agando (commonly called Roque Agando) is a prominent rock formation on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands. It is one of La Gomera's most striking features and is frequently used as a symbol for the island. - [Faces of Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/faces-of-morocco-exhibition/) - Moroccan people are considered one of the best examples of how people of different backgrounds, ideologies, religions, and cultures can live together in harmony. - [Print: Contact Sheets - New Magazine is upcoming, published by Photo Art Books](https://www.oliver-weber.com/print-contact-sheets-new-magazine-is-upcoming-published-by-photo-art-books/) - La Isla Bonita: La Palma (Canary Islands), island of starry skies, ancient forests, beaches and volcanic pools, also known as La Isla Bonita. Its leisurely pace of life and climate, sun-blessed 365 days a year, guarantees the disconnection of every visitor. - [Print: Contact Sheets - New Book](https://www.oliver-weber.com/contact-sheets-as-an-aid-for-my-new-book/) - For my new Book "Faces of Morocco" - which will be published very soon in October 2024 by Photo Art Books - I printed "Contact Sheets" as an Aid in the selection of all the images for further enlargement, cataloguing and (...). - [Petroglyphs of La Palma](https://www.oliver-weber.com/petroglyphs-of-la-palma/) - The rock engravings on the Island of La Palma, Canary Islands — Be­nahoare, in the indigenous language— are one of the most abundant, attractive, and interesting manifestations of La Palma’s pre-Hispanic period, which spanned from its first settling at the beginning of the Common Era until its conquest by the Crown of Castile in 1493 - [La Gomera - Canary Islands](https://www.oliver-weber.com/la-gomera-canary-islands/) - La Gomera, known as the "Isla Colombina", is a volcanic island in the Canary Islands, famous for its lush, green landscapes, dramatic cliffs, and unique cultural traditions like the Silbo Gomero whistling language. Visitors can enjoy hiking through Garajonay National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, exploring black sand beaches, and taking boat trips for whale and dolphin watching. The island also offers opportunities to learn about local crafts like pottery and basket weaving. - [Faces of Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/faces-of-morocco-7/) - Morocco is a land of contrasts, where each city and town tells its own story (...). Photo (c) Oliver Weber. - [DIE ZEIT - Sommergesichter](https://www.oliver-weber.com/peninsula-extremadura/) - Península – Halbinsel – nennen die Spanier ihr Festland. Klingt in diesem Namen die selbst im Hinterland gefühlte Nähe zum Meer an? Península heißt auch die Serie von Porträts, die der Fotograf Oliver Weber auf dem spanischen Festland aufgenommen hat. In seinen Bildern scheint das Meer nicht weit. Die Gesichter sind rau und wettergegerbt. Sie spiegeln die Ruhe heißer Tage. Und ein Spanien, von dem man nicht erwartet hätte, dass es so noch existiert. - [R.I.P. Capitán - Ein Nachruf von Oliver Maria Schmitt in der FAZ vom 10. Mai 2025](https://www.oliver-weber.com/rip-capitano-claudio-nachruf-oliver-maria-schmitt-faz/) - In tiefer Trauer nehmen wir Abschied von Claus Robert Heinrichs. Unser Mitgefühl gilt von Herzen seiner Ehefrau Conchi und seiner Familie. R.I.P. Capitán20.03.1937 - 06.05.2025 Möge Claudio friedlich mit den Passatwinden weiterziehen. Photo (c): Oliver Weber Nachruf von Oliver Maria Schmitt in der FAZ vom 10. Mai 2025 (External Links). (c) FAZ - Oliver Maria - [Arure, La Gomera, Canary Islands](https://www.oliver-weber.com/arure-la-gomera-canary-islands/) - The island of La Gomera is of volcanic origin and roughly circular; it is about 22 km (14 mi) in diameter. It is very mountainous and steeply sloping and rises to 1,487 m (4,879 ft) at its highest peak, Alto de Garajonay. Its shape is rather like an orange that has been cut in half and then split into segments, which has left deep ravines or barrancos between them. - [Beach Lovers](https://www.oliver-weber.com/beach-lovers/) - Beach Lovers: El Médano, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Photo (c) Oliver Weber, 2025 - [Belgrade](https://www.oliver-weber.com/belgrade-2/) - From the Photo-Series "Legally Invisible" by Oliver Weber. - [Print: Morocco Selected - New Book](https://www.oliver-weber.com/print-morocco-selected-new-book/) - Print: “Morocco Selected” by Oliver Weber. Publisher: Photo Art Books, Milan, Italy (2024). ISBN 79-8-87543-265-1 - [Belgrade](https://www.oliver-weber.com/belgrade/) - Roma throughout the Balkan Region are some of the most vulnerable people. Though many Roma were born e.g. in Serbia or have lived in Serbia for decades, many continue to be unsuccessful in proving their identity, registering their birth or acquiring citizenship and are ‘Legally Invisible’. - [Print: Docu Magazine - Special Editions](https://www.oliver-weber.com/print-docu-magazine-special-editions-oliver-weber/) - Print: "Oliver Weber - Docu Magazine, Special Editions" published by DocuLabs, Finland (2024). ISSN 2984-1135. Pages 20. € 15,00. - [Print / Video: DOCU MAGAZINE](https://www.oliver-weber.com/print-video-docu-magazine/) - Print / Video: DOCU MAGAZINE - Special Editions: Oliver Weber - [Black and White: The Series "Fidel's Children" is online](https://www.oliver-weber.com/black-and-white-the-series-fidels-children-is-online/) - So five days later I am back again. Feeling the native not a tourist be. Plans already to visit again. As long as Havana takes me again. Poem (c) by R. Pinchen. Photographs (c) by Oliver Weber. - [Excursus: Weekend Walk - La Gomera](https://www.oliver-weber.com/excursus-weekend-walk-la-gomera/) - Green and lush, Garajonay National Park (La Gomera) is home to one of the richest and most important samples of laurisilva in the world, a forest formation comprising different plant species that died out in most places on the planet millions of years ago. We enter a forest that is like something straight out of a fairy tale. - [Faces of Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/faces-of-morocco-5/) - Morocco is a land of contrasts, where each city and town tells its own story, (...). Photo (c) Oliver Weber - [Faces of Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/faces-of-morocco-3/) - Moroccan people are considered one of the best examples of how people of different backgrounds, ideologies, religions, and cultures can live together in harmony. - [Myths, Legends and Folklore: Around Flamenco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/myths-legends-and-folklore-around-flamenco/) - Myths, Legends and Folklore - Andalucía in particular, which has a rich history, has some mysterious, spooky and scary stories. Photo (c) Oliver Weber - [Subscribe for More.](https://www.oliver-weber.com/subscribe-for-more/) - And Discover More: Subscribe to get the Latest Posts of the Body of my Photographic Projects. Sent to your Email. Type your email… Subscribe Thanks a lot! - [Faces of Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/faces-of-morocco-4/) - Morocco is a land of contrasts, where each city and town tells its own story (...), - [Faces of Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/faces-of-morocco-6/) - Faces of Morocco VI - YELLOW – (c) Oliver Weber 2024 - [Faces of Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/faces-of-morocco-2/) - Faces of Morocco II – (c) Oliver Weber 2024 - [Published by DODHO PHOTO Magazine:](https://www.oliver-weber.com/publihed-by-dodho-photo-magazine-morocco-by-oliver-weber/) - (c 2024) DODHO PHOTO MAGAZINE & Oliver Weber Some Days before & after the Earthquake in Morocco. Morocco is a land of contrasts, where each city and town tells its own story through its streets, architecture, and people. From the serenity of Asilah, a coastal gem that gazes out over the Mediterranean, to the rich Hispano-Moorish - [Faces of Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/faces-of-morocco/) - Faces of Morocco I - (c) Oliver Weber 2024 Moroccan people are considered one of the best examples of how people of different backgrounds, ideologies, religions, and cultures can live together in harmony. - [Morocco 24 │ The Prayer](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-24-the-prayer-mosque/) - Morocco 24 │ The Prayer - (c) Oliver Weber 2024 A Mosque means many things to many people. For some, it’s a community centre to meet friends and local loved ones. For others, it’s a sanctuary to escape the hustle and bustle of life. While many children attend ‘Madrassah classes’ every evening to learn about and - [Morocco 24](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-essaouira-children/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber 2024 Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber 2024 Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber 2024 - [Morocco 24](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-24-essaouira/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber 2024 Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber 2024 - [Morocco 24](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-24-children/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber 2024 Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber 2024 - [Morocco 24 │ Nike](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-24-nike/) - Morocco │ Nike - (c) Oliver Weber 2024 - [Morocco, Meknès](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-meknes/) - Meknès, Morocco (2023) - (c) Oliver Weber Meknès, Morocco (2023) - (c) Oliver Weber - [Reel: Morocco I](https://www.oliver-weber.com/reel-morocco-i/) - (c) Oliver Weber - [Morocco 2023](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-tetouan/) - Tétouan, Morocco (2023) - (c) Oliver Weber New Story: Some Days before & after the Earthquake in Morocco (Internal Link). - [Somewhere in the Desert of Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/somewhere-in-the-desert-of-morocco/) - Somewhere in the desert of Morocco (2023) - (c) Oliver Weber New Story: Some Days before & after the Earthquake in Morocco (Internal Link). - [ARD │ Das Erste](https://www.oliver-weber.com/ard-reportage-marokko-erdbeben/) - (c) ARD │ Das Erste (2023) Marokko - Deutsche Hilfe für Erdbebenopfer Eine Reportage von Kristina Böker (ARD) über unsere medizinische Unterstützung nach dem verheerenden Erdbeben in Marokko (09/2023). Video Das Erste – ARD: LINK: ARD Mediathek. LINK - New Story: Some Days before & after the Earthquake in Morocco 09/23 (c) ARD │ Das Erste - [KOD Culture Magazine features:](https://www.oliver-weber.com/kod-culture-magazine-features/) - Culture Magazine features: Some Days before & after the Earthquake in Morocco (c) 2024. Kiosk of Democracy Magazine features the series: “Some Days before & after the Earthquake in Morocco" (c) 2024”. The Kiosk of Democracy Magazine is an on-line Platform & Collection featuring International Artists: Art, Documentation, Photography, Text, Drawings and Film with intense content - [New Photo Documentary](https://www.oliver-weber.com/new-photo-documentary/) - New Photo Documentary by Oliver Weber - (c) 2024 The Story: Some Days before & after the Earthquake in Morocco (Internal Link). - [Morocco, 2023](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-2023-2/) - Atlas Mountains, Morocco Earthquake (2023) – Oliver Weber New Story: Some Days before & after the Earthquake in Morocco 09/23 (Link). Atlas Mountains, Morocco Earthquake (2023) – Oliver Weber - [Morocco │ The First Days after The Earthquake in September 2023](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-│-the-first-days-after-the-earthquake-in-september-2023/) - 3 weeks after there Earthquake, Essasouira, (c) Oliver Weber Youssef in his Destroyed House, Atlas Mountains, Morocco Earthquake (2023) – (c) Oliver Weber New Story: Some Days before & after the Earthquake in Morocco 09/23 (Link). - [Morocco, 2023](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-asilah/) - Asilah, Morocco (2023) - (c) Oliver Weber Asilah: a town that gazes at the sea from behind its walls. The name Asilah evokes images of winding streets lined by clean, white houses with freshly painted walls that dazzle when they reflect the sun. You can hear the sea from Asilah because it’s lapped by the - [Morocco, 2023](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-imsouane/) - Imsouane, Morocco (2023) – (c) Oliver Weber IMSOUANE, MOROCCO A small fishing village, located halfway between Essaouira and Agadir, still authentic and not very touristy. Imsouane is however known throughout the world for being one of the most beautiful surf spots in Africa. Imsouane, Morocco (2023) – (c) Oliver Weber Imsouane, Morocco (2023) – (c) - [Gran Canaria](https://www.oliver-weber.com/gran-canaria/) - Gran Canaria 2024 - (c) Oliver Weber Gran Canaria 2024 - (c) Oliver Weber With a total area of 1.560 km², Gran Canaria is the third-largest island of the Canarian archipelago and lies approximately 210 km west of south Marocco’s Atlantic coast. This nearly round island boasts 236 km of coastline, 60 km of which - [Morocco, 2023](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-2023/) - Atlas Mountains, Morocco Earthquake (2023) – Oliver Weber Atlas Mountains, Morocco Earthquake (2023) – Oliver Weber Link: ARD │ Das Erste: Marokko – Deutsche Hilfe für Erdbebenopfer Eine Reportage von Kristina Böker (ARD) über unsere medizinische Unterstützung nach dem verheerenden Erdbeben in Marokko (09/2023). - [Morocco │ The First Days after The Earthquake](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-the-first-days-after-the-earthquake/) - Atlas Mountains, Morocco Earthquake (2023) - Oliver Weber Morocco Earthquake In the days since a deadly earthquake rippled through Morocco's High Atlas Mountain, our help is so desperately needed. From each and every one of us! Atlas Mountains, Morocco Earthquake (2023) - Oliver Weber Atlas Mountains, Morocco Earthquake (2023) - Oliver Weber Atlas Mountains, Morocco - [Chefchaouen, Morocco's Blue City │ But Why?](https://www.oliver-weber.com/chefchaouen-morocco-blue-city/) - Chefchaounen, Morocco (2023) - (c) Oliver Weber BLUE Wander the steep streets, souks and staircases of Chefchaouen, and you'll find yourself surrounded by vibrant blue... Chefchaounen, Morocco (2023) - (c) Oliver Weber Why Blue? CHEFCHAOUEN’S JEWS — WHO LONG SINCE RELOCATED TO CASABLANCA OR ISRAEL — ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN THE ORIGINATORS OF THE - [Tetouan Beach │ Martil, Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/tetouan-beach-morocco-oliver-weber/) - Titouan Beach, Morocco (2023) - (c) Oliver Weber - [New Project: “Morocco Streets” - Part 2 (2023)](https://www.oliver-weber.com/silah-morocco/) - Asilah, Morocco (2023) - (c) Oliver Weber Asilah, Morocco I took MY TORN TROUSERS to the tailor today. Very good work. Thank you - شكرًا. - ["Morocco Streets" published by Dodho Photo Magazine](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-streets-published-by-dodho-photo-magazine/) - Dodho Photo Magazine Morocco "As you wake up to sort of Morocco coming to life, and you drive a two hour journey through the desert as the sun is rising over the sand dunes… I saw landscape, humans and visual stuff that I’ll never forget. It was special." Link: Dodho Photo Magazine Link: Morocco Streets - [New Book: Morocco Streets](https://www.oliver-weber.com/new-book-morocco-streets/) - Morocco "As you wake up to sort of Morocco coming to life, and you drive a two hour journey through the desert as the sun is rising over the sand dunes… I saw landscape, humans and visual stuff that I’ll never forget. It was special." Morocco Streets Oliver WeberPublisher: Photo Art Books (2023)Pages: 5425 x - [Morocco XI](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-11/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber, 2022 Link: Full Story - Morocco 2022 - [The Kiss │ Around Flamenco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/the-kiss-around-flamenco/) - Every country has its fair share of folktales and legends with Spain certainly not being the exception. Andalucía in particular, which has a rich history, has some mysterious, spooky and scary stories – like El Espíritu Flamenco. MYTHS, LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE - ANDALUCIA HAS MANY STORIES TO TELL. Link: Full Story - Around Flamenco. Andalucía – - [Havana I](https://www.oliver-weber.com/havana-i/) - A visit to Havana in the latter half of the 20th century was like going back in time ... . - [Havana II](https://www.oliver-weber.com/havana-2-streetphotography/) - [Havana III](https://www.oliver-weber.com/havana-cuba-oliver-weber/) - [Havana IV](https://www.oliver-weber.com/havana-iv/) - A visit to Havana in the latter half of the 20th century was like going back in time … . - [Havana V](https://www.oliver-weber.com/havana-v/) - A visit to Havana in the latter half of the 20th century was like going back in time … . - [Havana VI](https://www.oliver-weber.com/havana-oliver-weber-6/) - A visit to Havana in the latter half of the 20th century was like going back in time … . - [Havana VII](https://www.oliver-weber.com/havana-7/) - [Havana VIII - Buena Vista Social Club - Omara Portuondo](https://www.oliver-weber.com/havana-buena-vista-social-club-omara-portuondo-flor-de-amor/) - Havana / Buena Vista Social Club – (c) Oliver Weber, 2004 Havana / Buena Vista Social Club – (c) Oliver Weber, 2004 Omara Portuondo - Flor de amor El corazón me palpitaMe rebosa de alegríaCuando recuerdo aquel díaQue por una linda florYo le conquisté el amorA mi lindo guajirito. Le di a mi guajiro una florLa - [Havana IX – Buena Vista Social Club – Omara Portuondo](https://www.oliver-weber.com/havana-buena-vista-social-club-omara-portuondo-9/) - Havana / Buena Vista Social Club – (c) Oliver Weber, 2004 Havana / Buena Vista Social Club – (c) Oliver Weber, 2014 Omara Portuondo - Lo Que me Queda por Vivir Lo que me queda por vivir ser en sonrisasporque el dolor yo de mi vida lo he borradolo que me queda por vivir ser - [Havana X](https://www.oliver-weber.com/havana-cuba-menschen/) - More: Cuba / Blog. - [Havana XI](https://www.oliver-weber.com/havana-11/) - A visit to Havana in the latter half of the 20th century was like going back in time … . - [Morocco X](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-10/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber, 2022 Link: Full Story - Morocco 2022 - [Morocco IX](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-9/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber, 2022 Link: Full Story - Morocco 2022 - [KOD Culture Magazine](https://www.oliver-weber.com/kiosk-of-democrazy-culture-magazine-2/) - Kiosk of Democracy Kiosk of Democracy Magazine published the series “Morocco 2022”. The Kiosk of Democracy Magazine is an on-line Platform & Collection featuring International Artists: Art, Documentation, Photography, Text, Drawings and Film with intense content and with an ethical as well as aesthetical position. Established was the Kiosk of Democracy in January 2012 by Sascha - [Morocco VIII](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-8/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber, 2022 - [Morocco VII](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-7/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber, 2022 - [Morocco V](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-5/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber, 2022 The Feed of Morocco (2) - [Morocco VI](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-6/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber, 2022 - [Morocco III](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-3/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber, 2022 The Hands of Morocco - [Morocco IV](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-4/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber, 2022 The Feet of Morocco (1) - [Morocco II](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-2/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber, 2022 Morocco II Somewhere in the Desert. - [Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/morocco-1/) - Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber, 2022 Morocco Somewhere in the Desert. Morocco - (c) Oliver Weber, 2022 - [Ausstellung / Exhibition - 1 Tag davor: die Hängung.](https://www.oliver-weber.com/ausstellung-exhibition-1-tag-davor/) - Info (Link): Ausstellung / Exhibition - Legally Invisible-Titos Erben - Rudolstadt Festival 30. - [Ausstellung / Exhibition - Legally Invisible - Rudolstadt Festival 30](https://www.oliver-weber.com/jovan-nikolic-exhibition-legally-invisible-rudolstadt-festival-30-oliver-weber/) - Download Flyer: PDF. Ich fühle mich sehr geehrt, dass der Roma-Schriftsteller Jovan Nikolić zu meiner Ausstellung (Legally Invisible) - das Rudolstadt Festival 2022 begleitend - eine Lesung hält. Sein Liedtext "Bubamara" in der Filmkomödie Schwarze Katze, weißer Kater ist weltbekannt. Mein herzlicher Dank gilt den Veranstaltern. LEGALLY INVISIBLE -TITOS ERBEN In einem sind sich die - [For those who like it, it's the best!](https://www.oliver-weber.com/siam-park-tenerife/) - Siam Park, Tenerife - Oliver Weber (2022) Siam Park is a water park in Costa Adeje, a coastal suburb in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Siam Park features a Siamese (Thai) theme.The park was opened by the Princess of ThailandMaha Chakri Sirindhorn. (Source: Wikipedia). - [The Beauty](https://www.oliver-weber.com/las-aguilas-jungle-park-tenerife/) - Las Águilas Jungle Park, Tenerife - (c) Oliver Weber (2022) Las Águilas-Jungle Park is a zoological and botanical park located near the Los Cristianos beach on the Canary Island of Tenerife. Consisting of 7.5 hectares (19 acres) of jungle with over 500 animals, the park contains a number of walking paths with tunnels, suspension bridges, waterfalls, - [You are (not) alone VI](https://www.oliver-weber.com/you-are-not-alone-timanfaya-family-life/) - Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote - (c) Oliver Weber (2021) Link: You are (not) alone. - [You are (not) alone V](https://www.oliver-weber.com/you-are-not-alone-v/) - Timanfaya National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional de Timanfaya) is a Spanish National Park in the southwestern part of the island of Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands. It covers parts of the municipalities Tinajo and Yaiza. The statue El Diabloby César Manrique is its symbol. It is the only Natural Park in Spain which is entirely geological, also Timanfaya National Park represents a sign of recent and historical volcanism in - [You are (not) alone IV](https://www.oliver-weber.com/puerto-del-carmen-lanzarote-boat-trip/) - Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote - (c) Oliver Weber, 2021 Puerto del Carmen (Lanzarote) boat trips are pretty popular among visitors, because it gives the option of exploring two resorts in a day ... like this "You are (not) alone". Note: the photographer you see ... is not me! ;-) More: You are not alone. - [Maksim's Halloween](https://www.oliver-weber.com/halloween-maksim/) - Maksim - (c) Oliver Weber, 2021 Halloween’s origins can be traced back to antiquity. Most point to Samhain, a Celtic festival which commemorated the end of the harvest season and the blurring of the physical and spirit worlds, as Halloween’s forebear. Over the ages, the holiday evolved, taking on Christian influences, European myth and American - [You are (not) alone II](https://www.oliver-weber.com/you-are-not-alone-2-lanzarote/) - Lanzarote - (c) Oliver Weber, 2021 Camels were brought to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura between the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century. The camels were later distributed in the rest of the Canary Islands. After other means of transport came about in the 20th century, the population of camels started to - [You are (not) alone I](https://www.oliver-weber.com/you-are-not-alone/) - Jameos del Agua - Lanzarote The Jameos del Agua are located on the bottom of the La Corona Mountain Volcano (its last eruption was 3000 years ago) on the island of Lanzarote and are considered as one of the most interesting creeks and tube systems on the world. This was formed due to the rain falling from - [You are (not) alone III](https://www.oliver-weber.com/you-are-not-alone-3/) - Lanzarote - (c) Oliver Weber, 2021 Link: Background. - [Dodho Photo Magazine](https://www.oliver-weber.com/dodho-photo-magazine-2/) - While I am enjoying the holidays DODHO PHOTO MAGAZINE has published my photo series "Around Flamenco". Thank you so much. - [A Portraiture of a Portrait](https://www.oliver-weber.com/portraiture-of-a-portrait-king-of-spain/) - Link: Wikipedia. - [Roma Neighborhoods │ Serbia](https://www.oliver-weber.com/roma-neighborhoods-serbia/) - [Legally Invisible │ B/W - a Selection](https://www.oliver-weber.com/legally-invisible-blackandwhite/) - Recent changes in Serbian court procedures for the determination of date & place of birth have helped Roma in Serbia receive proper birth registration, but many have not benefited from the recent changes and continue to be at risk of statelessness because they still face challenges in acquiring documentation and citizenship. Several Roma families created - [Social Life at Beach │ Gran Canaria](https://www.oliver-weber.com/social-life-at-beach-gran-canaria/) - Link: Full Story – Social Life at Beach. - [La Gomera │ Garajonay](https://www.oliver-weber.com/la-gomera-garajonay-national-park/) - Thanks to its geographic location and subtropical climate, the center of La Gomera island preserves an extraordinary jungle site, featuring an abundance of protected species. The forest at Garajonay National Park presents visitors with an image of the earth as it was 60 million years ago. - [La Gomera │ Las Hayas](https://www.oliver-weber.com/la-gomera-las-hayas/) - [Tenerife │ San Isidro](https://www.oliver-weber.com/tenerife-san-isidro/) - [Tenerife │ El Médano](https://www.oliver-weber.com/teneriffa-el-medano-desert-zone/) - [Tenerife │ Lovely Los Abrigos](https://www.oliver-weber.com/teneriffa-los-abrigos/) - [Legally Invisible](https://www.oliver-weber.com/legally-invisible/) - Roma throughout the Balkan Region are some of the most vulnerable people. Though many Roma were born e.g. in Serbia or have lived in Serbia for decades, many continue to be unsuccessful in proving their identity, registering their birth or acquiring citizenship and are ‘Legally Invisible’. Recent changes in Serbian court procedures for the determination - [Around Flamenco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/around-flamenco-3/) - Every country has its fair share of folktales and legends with Spain certainly not being the exception. Andalucía in particular, which has a rich history, has some mysterious, spooky and scary stories – like El Espíritu Flamenco. Sandwiched between the popular Algarve (in Portugal) and the Spanish Costa de Sol, the Costa de la Luz is - [Dodho Photo Magazine](https://www.oliver-weber.com/dodho-photo-magazine/) - Dodho Photo Magazine published the series "Viernes Santo". Link: Dodho Photo Magazine. - [Around Flamenco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/around-flamenco-2/) - MYTHS, LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE – ANDALUCIA HAS MANY STORIES TO TELL. Link: Full Story – Around Flamenco. - [KOD Culture Magazine](https://www.oliver-weber.com/kiosk-of-democracy-culture-magazine/) - Kiosk of Democracy Magazine published the series "Viernes Santo". The Kiosk of Democracy Magazine is an on-line Platform & Collection featuring International Artists: Art, Documentation, Photography, Text, Drawings and Film with intense content and with an ethical as well as aesthetical position. Established was the Kiosk of Democracy in January 2012 by Sascha Windolph (Germany). - [Around Flamenco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/around-flamenco-andalucia/) - Andalucía in particular, which has a rich history, has some mysterious, spooky and scary stories – like El Espíritu Flamenco. MYTHS, LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE - ANDALUCIA HAS MANY STORIES TO TELL. Link: Full Story – Around Flamenco. - [La Gomera │ El Cedro](https://www.oliver-weber.com/la-gomera-el-cedro/) - [Legally Invisible in Black and White │Selection](https://www.oliver-weber.com/legally-invisible-in-black-and-white-selection/) - Roma throughout the Balkan Region are some of the most vulnerable people (...). Link: Full Story - Legally Invisible. - [Around Flamenco │ The Kiss](https://www.oliver-weber.com/around-flamenco-the-kiss/) - Link: Full Story – Around Flamenco. - [Lockdown Germany II](https://www.oliver-weber.com/lockdown-germany-2/) - A front yard somewhere in Germany. - [Lockdown Germany](https://www.oliver-weber.com/lockdown-germany/) - [Around Flamenco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/around-flamenco/) - Every country has its fair share of folktales and legends with Spain certainly not being the exception. Andalucía in particular, which has a rich history, has some mysterious, spooky and scary stories – like El Espíritu Flamenco. Sandwiched between the popular Algarve (in Portugal) and the Spanish Costa de Sol, the Costa de la Luz - [COVID-19 │ The Octopus](https://www.oliver-weber.com/covid-19-the-octopus/) - Eventually - years or even decades in the future - COVID-19 could transition into a mild childhood illness, like the four endemic human coronaviruses that contribute to the common cold. But this transition won’t happen overnight. Experts say that SARS-CoV-2’s exact post -pandemic trajectory will depend on three major factors: how long humans retain immunity - [Telling a story about people with photography.](https://www.oliver-weber.com/telling-a-story-about-people-with-photography/) - Today I would like to recall one of my first lectures I did at the California University in 2016: A photographic story isn’t simply for photojournalists, however. Every human being is drawn to stories. 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Roma throughout the Balkan Region are some of the most vulnerable people. Though many Roma were born e.g. in Serbia or have lived in Serbia for decades, many continue to be unsuccessful in proving their identity, registering their birth or acquiring citizenship - [neu](https://www.oliver-weber.com/neu/) - wdwd - [eu6t6teu](https://www.oliver-weber.com/eu6t6teu/) - wunderbar - [Sample Page](https://www.oliver-weber.com/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger - [Customizable Colors and Fonts](https://www.oliver-weber.com/customizable-colors-and-fonts/) - Customizable colors Bild provides quite flexible color settings, enabling you to have a lot of control over the style of your website. Here is how this theme's color settings look in the Admin Panel: You can see that the modest monochrome palette used in this demo can easily be changed to an infinite number of different combinations — from strict - [Easy Galleries with #half](https://www.oliver-weber.com/galleries-showcase/) - With Bild, you can easily create galleries that alternate between one- and two-image rows. No third-party plugins or shortcodes needed. Just use the obvious ‘Bild Gallery’ Gutenberg block. Images you add to these galleries are not cropped, they always keep their aspect ratios. Also, they always fit the height of the screen and thus can - [Typography](https://www.oliver-weber.com/typography/) - The European languages are members of the same family. Their separate existence is a myth. For science, music, sport, etc, Europe uses the same vocabulary. And here comes a blockquote: “All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural ## Portfolio - [Faces of Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/faces-of-morocco/) - Moroccan people are considered one of the best examples of how people of different backgrounds, ideologies, religions, and cultures can live together in harmony. - [Las Fachadas de La Palma](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/las-fachadas-de-la-palma/) - LA ISLA BONITA - LA PALMA (CANARY ISLANDS), ISLAND OF STARRY SKIES, ANCIENT FORESTS, BEACHES AND VOLCANIC POOLS, ALSO KNOWN AS LA ISLA BONITA. ITS LEISURELY PACE OF LIFE AND CLIMATE, SUN-BLESSED 365 DAYS A YEAR, GUARANTEES THE DISCONNECTION OF EVERY VISITOR. - [The Balkans](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/the-balkans/) - In September 2016 a new Photographic Documentation (an ongoing project) guided me through the remnants of old Yugoslavia - to commemorate 16 years without a major attempted genocide in the Balkans. The Balkans have been a crossroads, a zone of endless military, cultural, and economic mixing and clashing between Europe and Asia, Christianity and Islam, - [Legally Invisible](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/legally-invisible/) - Roma throughout the Balkan Region are some of the most vulnerable people. Though many Roma were born e.g. in Serbia or have lived in Serbia for decades, many continue to be unsuccessful in proving their identity, registering their birth or acquiring citizenship and are ‘Legally Invisible’. Recent changes in Serbian court procedures for the determination - [Morocco Streets](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/morocco-2022/) - Morocco “As you wake up to sort of Morocco coming to life, and you drive a two hour journey through the desert as the sun is rising over the sand dunes… I saw landscape, humans and visual stuff that I’ll never forget. It was special. So I tried to capture - to freeze - my - [Some Days before & after the Earthquake in Morocco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/some-days-before-after-the-earthquake-in-morocco-09-23/) - Starting in the medieval city of ASILAH I took my torn trousers to the tailor. Very good work! Thank you – شكرًا Asilah: a town that gazes at the sea from behind its walls. The name Asilah evokes images of winding streets lined by clean, white houses with freshly painted walls that dazzle when they reflect the - [El Espíritu Flamenco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/el-espiritu-flamenco-2/) - There are a wide number of adjectives to describe the Art of Flamenco: vibrant, agile, spontaneous, exciting, intense, dramatic. The series is dedicated to my Dad († September 22, 2017). The frenetic rhythm and the vibrations of the dance steps, the passion reflected in the faces of the dancers and singers. The heartbreaking music that - [Fidel's Children](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/fidels-children-havana/) - So five days later I am back again. Feeling the native not a tourist be. Plans already to visit again. As long as Havana takes me again. Poem (c) by R. Pinchen. Photographs (c) by Oliver Weber. - [Around Flamenco](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/around-flamenco/) - Every country has its fair share of folktales and legends with Spain certainly not being the exception. Andalucía in particular, which has a rich history, has some mysterious, spooky and scary stories - like El Espíritu Flamenco. Sandwiched between the popular Algarve (in Portugal) and the Spanish Costa de Sol, the Costa de la Luz - [Social Life at Beach](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/social-life-at-beach/) - Introduction by Michael Werner (2013), Editor in Chief of Two Way Lens Oliver Weber’s evolving series "Social Life at Beach" is a wonderful documentary about the touristic life on the Canary Islands of Spain. Every year hundreds of thousands of tourists, mostly from Germany, England and meanwhile also from Russia, take over the Canary Islands - [Semana Santa](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/semana-santa/) - Ceremony of the funeral of god's son Jesus. With the arrival of spring comes Easter week. It has centuries of history behind it and is one of Spain's most authentic and emotive celebrations. The streets of the vast majority of Spain's cities, towns and villages become the stage for religious fervour and devotion, combining grief - [Marrakech](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/marrakech/) - [Legally Invisible in Black and White](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/legally-invisible-in-black-and-white/) - Roma throughout the Balkan Region are some of the most vulnerable people. Though many Roma were born e.g. in Serbia or have lived in Serbia for decades, many continue to be unsuccessful in proving their identity, registering their birth or acquiring citizenship and are ‘Legally Invisible’. Recent changes in Serbian court procedures for the determination - [Matanza](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/matanza/) - The ritual of slaughtering a pig (Matanza) was once of great importance for the rural populations of Spain. This annual event would ensure the larder was stocked with meat for the coming year, and that the calories needed to carry out all that hard manual farm work were at hand. Taking place in winter when - [Captain Flint](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/captain-flint/) - It is a Sunday in April. A strong, gusty wind on the Canary island of La Gomera. I am sitting in a dark living room. Time seems to stand still. Around me furnishings in the style of “Rustic German” dating from the 1970s. Hunting trophies, a skeleton, a treasure chest, swords and books. I am - [Magical Forest](https://www.oliver-weber.com/proj/magical-forest/) - Green and lush, Garajonay National Park (La Gomera) is home to one of the richest and most important samples of laurisilva in the world, a forest formation comprising different plant species that died out in most places on the planet millions of years ago. 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