The statue depicts the Olympic salute, which was used during the Roman Empire. Since World War II, the outstretched arm has been associated with the Hitler salute, but this monument was created in 1928 and has no relationship with Hitler at all.
Latest blog posts
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Remote working
The beginning of 2019 saw a huge change for me; both having an office close to where I live and gaining the freedom to work wherever I want to be. -
Softness of the rain
Often, it’s nature and not the camera which creates a photographic effect. -
Development and community; interview with Matteo Enna
Back in May, Sardinian ”open source evangelist and programmer” Matteo Enna got in touch and interviewed me for his blog. -
26 megapixels in the northern Highlands of Scotland
After buying a Fujifilm X-T3 camera, I took it out into the Scottish Highlands between Garve and Torridon to capture the remote landscape. -
Lightly child, lightly
“It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. So throw away your baggage and go forward. There are quicksands all about you, sucking at your feet, trying to suck […] -
Delivering mockups for WordPress Gutenberg
How to mock up a website design when every page can be built individually and controlled completely by the editorial staff. -
Hiking to the Oberaar glacier
Hiking along the milky Oberaarsee to the ice cave at the terminus of the Oberaar glacier. -
Those damned Reds
I met with a client yesterday at their modern office in a part of central Bern which is a former hipster area and which is plagued by graffiti artists and substance abusers. Although the building is new and freshly-finished with some attractive brickwork, it’s only a matter of time before it, too, will be sprayed […]
