26. September 2023 / Maike Wittreck
(Werbung/advertisement as I was invited by Lana Tourism) Let us dwell in Summer memories a wee while longer, shall we? We might be on the brink of Autumn here in Europe, but my mind still travels back to that sweet Summer time in Lana, so this is where I’m taking you with this blog entry. [...]
read full article27. Dezember 2022 / Maike Wittreck
(Werbung/advertisement as I was invited by Lana Tourism) As the leaves slowly began to turn and the air had already grown a wee bit cooler, we visited Lana region for the second time this year. We got up to so, so many things (well mostly eating our bodyweight in good food), it would take three [...]
read full article1. August 2022 / Maike Wittreck
(Werbung/advertisement as I was invited by Lana Tourism) You wake up, the sun is gently falling through the curtains and dust is idly dancing in her beams. She warms your face and when you open your sleepy eyes you have to blink a few times to get used to the bright light. And it is [...]
read full article17. November 2021 / Maike Wittreck
(Werbung/advertisement) Some places will captivate you with their snow-capped peaks, others will delight you with native animals that you don’t see at home, and then there are those that stay with you because of the fantastic food. Croatia may not be known for its mountains or its exotic wildlife, but there is something charming about [...]
read full article11. Juli 2021 / Maike Wittreck
(Werbung/advertisement as I was invited by Lana Tourism) Every time Philipp and me need to book a hotel one of us will ask „On a scale from 1 to Schwarzschmied – what’s the hotel like?“ And it’s a legitimate question once you’ve experienced the relaxing way of life in the family-run hotel in Lana, South Tyrol. The [...]
read full article7. Juni 2021 / Maike Wittreck
It’s no secret that I lost a huge chunk of my heart to Aotearoa, New Zealand ever since I stepped off that plane back in 2013. I might be back in Germany now but that slice of paradise on the other side of our Planet is on my mind every. single. day. And this is no [...]
read full article5. April 2021 / Maike Wittreck
When photography isn't fun anymore // Accompanied by some really old Instagram shots. If you were to ask me right this second whether landscape photography was my profession or my hobby I seriously wouldn’t know the answer. While I earn money with weddings or portraits, my landscape work doesn’t really pay my rent. Job? Maybe not. [...]
read full article25. Januar 2021 / Maike Wittreck
(Werbung/advertisement) A few weeks ago SIGMA invited me as a speaker for their online format about all things photography where I got to talk about my landscape and travel photography. During that talk one of the viewers asked what they could do photography-wise during these cold and dull Winter months. Naturally I replied that you should [...]
read full article16. Januar 2021 / Maike Wittreck
While the world had been fast asleep thick clouds had rolled over the landscape, bringing the first dusting of snow of the season. It was still early morning when I made my way up the ridge line, following a path that vanished behind a hazy, white veil in the distance. A dense layer of fog wafted [...]
read full article12. November 2020 / Maike Wittreck
(Werbung/advertisement) All photos were taken with the SIGMA fp (exception: the ones where you can see the wee little camera, obviously) The huts were all booked, the weather forecast had been filled with nothing but sunshine for days and we knew the route by heart. Five days, that’s how long we’d be hiking through the Alps [...]
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