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Beach Sailor, St.-Peter-Ording, Germany

MARCH 2007 – A beach sailor glides across the beach of St.-Peter-Ording in Germany. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image As you may know, our family had always been fond of St. Peter Ording in Northern Germany. I found images in the archive that date back to 1943. Here’s a more recent image…

Silves, Algarve, Portugal, 1995 (III)

1995 – The red roofs of Silves in Portugal, captured from the historic fortress. Photo © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image The town of Silves is situated in Portugal’s most southern region, the Algarve, which is best known as a destination for a beach vacation. However, unlike most towns, Silves is not…

Lago di Garda, Italy

JUNE 2013 – View across Lago di Garda in Italy in the late afternoon. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image In 2013, we visited the busy town of Lazise at the Lago di Garda in Italy. The weather in Lazise had been just so-so during our stay, but that evening in June…

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Oristano, Sardinia

SEPTEMBER 2010 – A statue has been embedded into the exterior walls of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta in Oristano, Sardinia, Italy. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image Our 2010 trip to the island of Sardinia, Italy, was a photographic feast. When we stayed for a couple of nights near Oristano…

Alfa Romeo Junior, 2025

DECEMBER 2025 – Close-up of the front of a 2025 Alfa Romeo Junior in Munich, Germany. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image Yesterday I picked up our Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon from maintenance. I had to wait a few minutes and enjoyed looking at the countless old and new Alfas on the…

Kamrad, Munich, Germany, 2025 (II)

OCTOBER 2025 – Tim Kamrad performs with his band at the Loop One Festival in Munich Olympic Park. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image A couple of weeks ago we’ve been to the open-air concert of Tim Kamrad (who releases his music simply as Kamrad) and his band at the Loop One Festival…

S.S. 198, near Isili, Sardinia (III)

AUGUST 2010 – Road signs hit by bullets near Isili, Sardinia. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image Sardinia. 2010. As we came from the small Strada Provinciale 10 and approached a T-crossing where the provincial road met the bigger Strada Statale 198. It was really hot, and we were greeted by these road…

Schillerstraße 13, Kiel, Germany, c. 1963 (V)

1963 – Schillerstraße 13 in Kiel, Germany. © Inga Schweim/zanzig.com The story behind the image Over the past couple of days I posted images showing the appartment of Schillerstraße 13 in Kiel, Germany, where my mother lived from about 1957 to 1965. This move from the house in Flensburger Straße had become necessary as it…

Schillerstraße 13, Kiel, Germany, c. 1963 (IV)

JANUARY 1963 – Living room of Schillerstraße 13 in Kiel, Germany. © Inga Schweim/zanzig.com The story behind the image This is the fourth image showing the large appartment of the Schweim family (Edith Eugenie, Editha, and Inga). After my grandfather Otto had died in 1956, the house in Kiel Wik got too big and too…

Schillerstraße 13, Kiel, Germany, c. 1963 (III)

JANUARY 1963 – Home office of Edith Schweim, seen from the living room of Schillerstraße 13 in Kiel, Germany. © Inga Schweim/zanzig.com The story behind the image This is the third image of a mini-series showing the large family appartment where the Schweim family (Edith, Editha and Inga) lived from about 1957 to 1965. The…

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