1975 – Portrait of Inga Schweim (1942-2004) working at her desk in Kiel, Germany. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Shortly before Christmas I usually get sad – my mother died on the 22nd December 2004 at the age of just 62.
So, here’s another shot of her from the family archive, captured in 1975 by one of her colleagues. She had been trained as a secretary and stenotypist and had worked in various companies before starting at a bank located in the city center of Kiel, Germany, in 1972. She would stay there for almost three decades, and I remember visiting her many times after school.
Her desk had a nice view across a large lake (the Kleiner Kiel), the town hall and the city theatre. In the back you can also see the Kiel-Säule, a tall stainless steel sculpture created in 1971 by artist Erich Hauser (1930-2004).
This is how I like to remember her.
P.S.: The typewriter is a garnet red IBM Selectric with typeball and was way faster than traditional typewriters. My mother could really show her typing skills on this machine.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 1975 |
| Location | Kiel, Germany |
| Camera | Kodak Retinette 1B (Typ 045) |
| Image Source | 7.7 x 11 cm print with silk grid |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 3580 x 5186 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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