Angelika Berndt: Blog https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog en-us (C) Angelika Berndt. All rights reserved. (Angelika Berndt) Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:03:00 GMT Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:03:00 GMT https://www.angelikaberndt.com/img/s/v-12/u393319624-o325606599-50.jpg Angelika Berndt: Blog https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog 120 100 Featured on LIP frontpage https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/8/lip-frontpage  London Independent Photography have published a photo from my ongoing project London Today on their front page.

 

Featured on London Independent Photography frontpage

 

The photo was taken in Greenwich and has since become a historic image as the old book shop is long gone and new development is changing the streets and life style of the neighbourhood.

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt Photography books bookshop Greenwich LIP Living in London London London Independent photography London Today London UK old bookshop old man in bookshop photography reading https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/8/lip-frontpage Sun, 18 Aug 2024 07:59:58 GMT
Instagram @angelikaberndtphoto https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/8/instagram-angelikaberndtphoto Introducing my Instagram page @angelikaberndtphoto

Now almost a year in the making my Instagram @angelikaberndtphoto has become a valuable add-on to my project work. As an additional tool it allows a more spontaneous tell and show of little moments I pick up along the way on my photo studies and daily life.

Designed as an add-on to my photo studies, my Instagram page is set up to resemble a sketchbook and gives you insights into my ongoing skill training and thought processes. On my Instagram page I regularly publish well curated selections of photos I take along the way on my mobile phone. And as the days go by my Instagram page has come to resemble a rich mosaic of impressions, meetings, thoughts and diversity allowing you to gain a good insight into what motivates me, attracts my attention, gives me joy or simply inspires me to play.

 

Please join me on this journey @angelikaberndtphoto

 

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(Angelika Berndt) @angelikaberndtphoto Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography choreographed selections culture culture studies fine art photography fotografia fotografie Instagram international photography Kulturstudien photo art photography publishing on instagram publishing online publisihing on social media social media https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/8/instagram-angelikaberndtphoto Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:17:33 GMT
Exhibition Diversity – Personal structures – Call me how I want https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/5/diversity-rkb The RKB (Ruhrländischer Künstlerbund) have invited me to take part as guest artist in their next exhibition DIVERSITY – PERSONAL STRUCTURES – CALL ME HOW I WANT.

In line with the RKB's principles and based on my idea that my photos are like words, which I can combine in different ways and write into sentences in order to transform an idea or observation into an illustrated statement, I have designed an installation to express the contemporary topic of diversity and cultural tolerance.

My installation PARALLEL REALITIES is a sequence of three photos that illustrate the question about diversity, origin and culture. Hereby my aim is to challenge the viewer to consciously experience their own values and preconceptions and to question their validity. Hereby my work is based on the Gestalt principle that everyone experiences their own truth and therefore multiple truths can exist in the same space at the same time.

Vernissage: Sunday 02 June 2024 from 15.00

Dates: 03 - 30 June 2024
Opening hours: Tue-Fri 12noon - 18.00; Sat, Sun: 14.00 – 17.00

Address: Kopstadtplatz 12, 45127 Essen, Germany

 

Diversity – Ruhrländisches Künstlerbündnis - Expo2024

 

Diversity - Personal structures - Call me how I want

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography art cultural expression culture diversity documentary photography" Essen exhibition Fotografie Germany Gesamtkunstwerk Kunstwerk photography RKB RKB Essen Ruhrländischer Künstlerbund https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/5/diversity-rkb Mon, 27 May 2024 13:30:27 GMT
Solo exhibition at the Pfalzmuseum in Forchheim, Germany https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/5/-pfalzmuseum-forchheim From 24th of May 2024 a selection of my work in Africa will be showing at the Pfalzmuseum in Forchheim, Germany.

The exhibition PEOPLE & CULTURES, Encounters in Africa, is about meeting the people, their relationships, way of living and working, and their relationship to the environment. Combining individual projects, the diversity of the work starts to come together to form a kind of cultural kaleidoscope. And, as the work progresses, contemporary themes such the conflict between tradition and modernity start to find their way into the discussions about the representation and represented.

Specially designed for the Pfalzmuseum, the solo exhibition PEOPLE & CULTURES - Encounters in Africa, spreads over two rooms showing a wide selection of this diverse work.

Since 2015 I have regularly visited different countries in the region, living in remote areas amongst locals to better understand their way of living, traditions and relationships. With the goal to learn about and understand the respective cultural influences and its impact on the people's way of life, this work is about telling their stories with my photos.

 

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(Angelika Berndt) 2024 Africa African culture Afrika Afrika Kulturtage Afrika-Tage Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography Begegnungen in Afrika culture Forchheim Forchheim Kaiserpfalz Fotoausstellung Kaiserpfalz Kultur Kulturtage living in Africa Menschen & Kulturen people Pfalzmuseum photo exhibition https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/5/-pfalzmuseum-forchheim Tue, 07 May 2024 16:40:33 GMT
Exhibiting in Germany at Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/4/exhibiting-galerie-kleebolte Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte is celebrating 30+ years and I am very pleased to inform you that I have been invited to take part in this amazing show of great contemporary art.

 

Dates: March 13 – 21, 2024

Venue: Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte, Wigstrasse 3, Essen-Werden, Germany

 

Angelika Berndt photography exhibiting at Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte

 

For opening times please contact Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte directly.

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(Angelika Berndt) "Kunst im März" "deutsche Künstler" 30 Jahre + 1 Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography Art in Essen China China Today contemporay art deutsche Kunst" Essen Essen-Werden Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte Galerie-Jubiläum German contemporary artists Germany great art Jubiläumsausstellung Kunst in Essen https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/4/exhibiting-galerie-kleebolte Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:36:09 GMT
Carnival in Rio 2024 https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/3/carnival-rio-2024 Carnival, Rio de  Janeiro 2024. The parade of the Champions was one invitation I could not miss and what an amazing experience it was to experience the glorious parades of the six best Samba Schools unfold along the Sapucaí during the warm summer night. This year's winner was the last to perform and Unidos de Viladouro came into the Sapucaí in the early morning hours when the sun was already rising over Rio de Janeiro announcing Sunday morning.

A fine selection of the night's highlights have been published on Instagram. Please follow me @angelikaberndtphoto

 

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro 2014

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2024

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(Angelika Berndt) 20234 Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography Brasil Brazil campea Campeã carnaval carnival carnival champion carnival in Rio desfile das campeas escola de samba photojournalism Rio de Janeiro samba sapucai Unidos do Viradouro https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/3/carnival-rio-2024 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:23:59 GMT
Ambassadors of Joy https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/3/ambassadors-of-joy Coming back to Rio de Janeiro the week after carnival I arrived just in time to be introduced to the Embaixadores da Alegria - the Ambassadors of Joy - who campaign for the inclusion of disabled people in the world's biggest carnival. To gain more visibility they were invited to open the Desfile das Campeãs, the Champion's Parade of the six best samba schools. The parade took place the Saturday after Carnival. And what a joy it was to meet these amazing people, and to be invited to follow them on their parade through the Sapucaí.

 

Embaixadores da Alegria na Sapucai

Sapucaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2024

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(Angelika Berndt) abertura desfile das campeãs ambassadors of joy Angelika Berndt fotografie Angelika Berndt photography Brasil Brazil cadeirante Carnival carnival 2024 carnival in Rio desfile de samba disabled disabled people embaixadores da alegria escola de samba Karnaval in Rio Lu Rufino Rio 2024 Rollstuhlfahrer samba samba school Sapucai https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/3/ambassadors-of-joy Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:18:30 GMT
Back in Pará https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/2/back-in-par The beginning of the year started with a return to the Amazon region to follow on from past projects. After eight years I was back in the region I had travelled so extensively between 2000 and 2007 when working with Anti-Slavery International on a different mission. Now I was back to continue to work in line with my ongoing research about the socio-psychological impact of culture. My goal was to work on a new study aobut life-style of the settlers who have come to the region to have access to land and to live off family farming, to visit some of the cities in the area and to observe other emerging trends. Given that I have worked in the Pará over many years, it was interesting for me to observe how the region had developed, what had changed and what remained the same. Working again with the Pastoral Land Commission, we visted several settlements and cities in the South of Pará and I could gained a good understanding of trends and changes.

 

 

Visiting settlers in the South of Pará.

Pará, Brazil, 2024

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(Angelika Berndt) agriculture Amazon Amazon region Amazonas Amazonas Gebiet Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography Brasil Brazil deforestation documentary photography family farming human rights impact study lify-style Para photography settlers small settlers https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2024/2/back-in-par Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:46:18 GMT
Represented in the LFI.Gallery https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/11/selected-leica-mastershots Following on with my commitment to present my work to a wider audience, my images continue to be shown amongst the Leica Master shots selections and in the LFI.Gallery. This time one of my images from World Bodypainting Festival was selected. Now my work is represented in yet another category as proof to my ongoing commitment to photography and quality.

 

Angelika Berndt's photo World Bodypainting Festival was selected as a Leica Master photographyScreenshot

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Art Austria bodypainter bodypainting bodypainting artitst Bodypainting Festival bodypainting model Klagenfurt Klagenfurt World Body Painting Festival Leica Leica gallery Leica magazine Leica Master Shot Leicas best LFI make up make up artist Staged WBFestival WBFestival 2023 World bodypainting Festival https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/11/selected-leica-mastershots Fri, 10 Nov 2023 18:54:06 GMT
Exhibiting in Rome https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/11/exhibiting-in-rome Following an invitiation by Loosenart, a selection of my work from my project London Today was shown in the international exhibition MONOCHROMES in Rome, Italy, end of September 2023.

 

 

 

From the series London Today

 
 
 
28 September - 09 October, 2023
Opening Thursday 28 Sep / 6:00 pm
Millepiani, Via N. Odero 13, Rome
Exhibition visitable from monday to friday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography art photography black and white photography documentary photography exhibiting in Rome London Today Loosenart Monochromes https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/11/exhibiting-in-rome Sun, 05 Nov 2023 13:31:22 GMT
World Body Painting Festival https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/10/bodypainting-festival Continuing to explore different aspects of urban settings, this time I immersed myself in a very different cultural aspect. Travelling all the way to Klagenfurt in Austria I took part in the World Body Painting Festival to meet and learn about the world of body painting.

Body painting is a human practice I have encountered many times before amongst indigenous cultures and in carnival settings around the world. But then, this was a very special experience, which has allowed me to learn about yet another side of culture, art and people.

 

At the world bodypainting festival

 

 

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At the world bodypainting festival 2023

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography Austria body art body painting body painting festival Klagenfurt WBPF 2023 world body painting festival world body painting festival 2023 https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/10/bodypainting-festival Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:03:28 GMT
Living in London - in temporary accommodation https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/8/living-in-london---in-temporary-accommodation Living in London
In temporary accommodation

Living in London in termporary accommodation was a personal experiment conducted in 2022.

Over several months Angelika Berndt lived in different types of temporary accommodation in different parts of London. Accommodation types ranged from a room in a flat share, to a hostel, a fully furnished attic apartment and a sublet in a family home.

The experiment became as much a trial to find out how it feels to live in these different types of accommodation as it gave insights into the neighbourhoods themselves, their people, the supply chain and transport facilities.

Having lived in Ealing for many years, Angelika soon was to learn what social support, good access to supplies and transport was all about.

The project was recently presented at an Ealing LIP meeting and is available in digital book form. Please get in touch for further information.

 

 

Living in London in termporaty accommodation

 

 

Arriving in London

 

 

Dinner time

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) accommodation Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography documentary photography Ealing LIP journalism living living in London London London Independent Photography Notting Hill photo journalism temporary accommodation https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/8/living-in-london---in-temporary-accommodation Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:02:26 GMT
Selected as LFI Master shot by Leica https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/6/master-shot-leica-jun23 It is an honour to have one more of my photos selected by Leica as a Master Shot. This time the harmonious scene of women and girls gathered on their home terrace making hand-held brooms from local grass Gambia was selected for the Leica Master Shot series.
The scene is set in The Gambia and the photo was made while developing a research for Project Aid The Gambia in 2022 about the local cultures and life-styles.

 

Leica Master Shot category Africa / Middle East Screenshot

 

 

 

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) "Angelika Berndt photography" "family life" family Africa African life-style Angelika Berndt" Buschklinik Gambia home Leica Leica Master Shot LFI LFI master shots life-style master shot Project Aid The Gambia Projekthilfe The Gambia The Gambia https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/6/master-shot-leica-jun23 Sat, 24 Jun 2023 10:47:44 GMT
Summer Open Studio https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/6/summer-open-day Next public event in London showing my work

SUMMER OPEN STUDIO at Vanguard Court Studios

Sat 17 June 11am - 5pm
Sun 18 June 11am – 5pm

Vanguard  Court Studios
Unit 205, 2nd floor
36-38 Peckham Road
London SE5 8QT

Buses: 12 • 36 • 171 • 345 • 436
Nearest stop Vestry Road

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Selected as LFI Master shot https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/4/lfi-master-shots This month my photo from the Rural Living series has been selected as a Leica Master shot for their gallery's selection America | Caribbean.

The photo was taken as part of a research I conducted in Brazil in 2022. At the time I was working with the Iracambi reforestation project in Minas Gerais leading a study about the local culture surrounding the Iracambi project to better understand how the traditional local life-style had influenced the Iracambi reforestation project and vice versa.

 

 

Rural Living in Minas Gerais, Brazil. A project conducted by Angelika Berndt

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography antropology architecture Brazil culture dog house Iracambi landscape Leica Leica Mastershots life-style Mastershots Minas Gerais rural living social documentary social psychology https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/4/lfi-master-shots Tue, 18 Apr 2023 09:44:42 GMT
Published in LFI Gallery https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/1/lfi-gallery One of my photos from the Urban Realities series was selected for the Leica Master shot selection and published in the Leica Gallery Architecture | Cityscape.

The photo was taken in London in 2020 as part of my ongoing studies, in this case exploring how the ever faster changing skyline of London is transforming the city and its urban life-style.

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography art photography black and white city cityscape geometry Leica Leica Gallery lfi.gallery London urban landscape urban photography urban realities https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2023/1/lfi-gallery Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:07:25 GMT
Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes book review https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/10/flip The last edition of fLIP, the magazine of London Independent Photography, published a two page review of my book Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes by Tony Othen. Tony Othen is not only a professional photographer well known for his extensive work with charities in and around London, but also the owner of the The Greenwich Gallery.

 

Angelika Berndt photography featured in fLIP magazine.Angelika Berndt-book

 

 

Double spread book review about Angelika Berndt photography, Fuerteventura. Angelika Berndt-book-2

 

Tony says: " Even when Angelika moves out of town and chooses to help us ‘feel’ the island by treating us to landscapes I still feel the people and the culture beside me'.

 

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(Angelika Berndt) agriculture Angelika Berndt photography book review desertification Europe fLIP Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes global warming landscape LIP London Independent Photography photo book Spain Spanish Culture Spanish landscape The Greenwich Gallery Tony Othen https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/10/flip Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:12:10 GMT
Back at BEAT https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/9/back-at-beat Back in London in time for the Ealing Art Trail I am thrilled to invite you to my next exhibition.
Over the next two weekends I am taking part in a group show with London Independent Photography at the Rickyard.

Contemplating walking aimlessly I took up the challenge to look at my photography from a different angle and found some interesting insights...

Venue: The Rickyard, Walpole Park, London W5 5BS

Dates: Weekends 10–11 Sept and 17–18 Sept 2022

Opens: 12noon – 6pm

 

Look forward to seeing you there!

 

 

Angelika Berndt exhibiting at the Rickyard in Ealing, London W5Angelika Berndt-BEAT22

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt Photography art photography BEAT BEAT 2022 Ealing Ealing art Ealing Artists ELIP LIP London Independent Photography photo exhibitiion photography exhibition Rickyard The Ealing Art Trail The Rickyard Trickster Walking Aimlessly Walpole Park https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/9/back-at-beat Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:25:37 GMT
Published in Diario de Fuerteventura https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/8/diario-de-fuerteventura And this is what the local press say about my exhibition at Casa Naturalez in the heart of Fueteventura.

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography art Casa de la Naturaleza Casa Naturaleza cultural event cultural event Fuerteventura de Diario de Fuerteventura Fuerteventura imprensa de Fuerteventura international exhibition la Maria Valeron Peña" photo exhibition photography" press Señora Veda de Rio Doce Vega de Rio Palma https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/8/diario-de-fuerteventura Sat, 13 Aug 2022 21:05:57 GMT
Living Spaces – Exhibiting on Fuerteventura https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/8/living-spaces The concept Living Spaces was especially designed for this exhibition on Fuerteventura, bringing together three major projects to introduce the concept of different living spaces that exist thousands of miles apart and in a seemingly parallel universe.

Wandering from Fuerteventura to London and then to China, there is this strange sensation that the changing world we witness in one place, is, in some way, influencing the life-space of the other. 

Combining colour and black & white to show different concepts of understanding and communicating, this exhibition introduces the concept of past and present and changing cultures. 

All three projects Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes, China Today and London Today all have been designed with a similar concept in mind, to look at transformation and persisted traditions in a competitive world.

Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes was developed when Angelika found herself grounded on Fuerteventura during the major European lockdown beginning of 2021. For over two months Angelika roamed the island, uncovering a past and present of dreams and survival.

It is this project and the book launch of the book with the same title Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes that has now brought Angelika and her work back to Fuerteventura.

Living Spaces can be seen at Casa Naturaleza, Vega de Rio Palma, Fuerteventura until the end of August 2022.

Opening times Tue – Sun 11am to 5pm.

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography Casa de la Naturaleza Casa Naturaleza China China Today cultural tolerance cultural understanding development documentary photography Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes LIving Spaces London London Today photo books progress selling photography Spain Vega de Rio Palma https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/8/living-spaces Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:11:17 GMT
New Book: Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/7/new-book-fuerteventura-behind-the-scenes The new book is out now!

Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes tells the story about a Fuerteventura that has seemingly been forgotten, a Fuerteventura, which has existed for many centuries and has long since adapted to the ever-changing climate and influx of different cultures.

With 75 well-presented photographs Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes takes the reader on a discovery journey into an arid landscape where human existence and agriculture have reinvented themselves through the centuries and survived despite the many draughts and scarceness of water. The reader is invited to meet a very different reality and is introduced to the testimonies of broken dreams and past times represented by unused buildings and deserted hotels. It is a narrative that is skilfully woven together with a minimum of words. It produces a visual essay that is memorable.

The book Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes is available as paperback in the usual format

To order your book, please get in touch.

 

 

Photo book: Fuerteventura Behind the ScenesPhoto book

 

In Germany Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes can be purchased at Galerie Kleebolte

and on Fuerteventura the book is sold at Casa de la Naturaleza.

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(Angelika Berndt) agriculture Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography antropology Casa de la Naturaleza cutlure desert-like island draught Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes Galerie Kleebolte holiday island hotels landscape living on Fuerteventura paperback photo book tourism travel travelling on Fuerteventura https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/7/new-book-fuerteventura-behind-the-scenes Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:01:13 GMT
Project work in The Gambia https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/7/project--the-gambia Back from Brazil, I spend the month of April in The Gambia conducting a photo-study for Project Aid The Gambia in Manjay, Buniadu and Jahaly.  Project Aid The Gambia are a well established charity and provide much needed medical assistance and early education in remote areas. My visit coincided with both Easter and Ramadan, which gave me an interesting and diverse insight into how religion defines the local culture and life-style. Living with the staff and within the local communities I joined them in their daily routines to learn about their joys and sorrows and how Ramadan affected the daily routines, work and communal life. The result is an extensive photo-document giving insight into the project work, the local reality and daily routines of the people.      

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Africa Afrika Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography Buniadu Buschklinik Easter education Foto-Dokument Friedensdorf Friedensdorf International Gambia Gambian culture Gambian living Jahaly Kindergarden KIndergarden in Gambia Manjay medical assistance photo study photo-document photography Project Aid The Gambia Ramadan RDI Riverboad Doctors International social documentary The Gambia https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/7/project--the-gambia Sat, 09 Jul 2022 13:31:16 GMT
Back at Iracambi https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/4/Iracambi2022 While in Brazil I was invited back to Iracambi to follow up on my photo research from 2015. Iracambi is a Mata Atlantica reforestation project located in Minas Gerais in an area that is mostly defined by traditional agricultural practices. This year my project was about meeting the locals living around Iracambi and who are engaged in the wider reforestation and renaturalisation effort. The result was an interesting investigation into the history of Rosario de Limeira and the new neo-ruralistas, intellectual people who move from the cities to the rural areas to live their ecological ideals.

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) agriculture Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography Brazil ecology global warming human rights Iracambi Minas Gerais people photo research rainforest reforestation Rosario de Limeira saving the planet traditional agriculture traditional living water protection https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2022/4/Iracambi2022 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 22:37:00 GMT
London Today https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/11/london-today It’s been in the making for several years, London Today was designed to follow on from China Today. The project followed a challenge that was presented to me at a presentation of China Today in London; I was asked whether I could produce a similar project in London. So for years I have been roaming the streets of London. Meeting those still working in traditional professions or executing traditional ceremonies, looking at new development or simply every-day life, I was always concerned to find out more about life and traditons in London. This project is by far not over and the collection continues growing with every kind cooperation of yet another amazing person to take part. But London Today has also matured enough to be finally presented to the public.
Please find here a selection of London Today, Between tradition and growth: a city in transition.

 

 

London Today. Between Tradition and Growth: A city in transition.

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography England Great Britain living in London London London Bridge London Today Royal Horse Guard Sheep drive Sight seeing London traditional London https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/11/london-today Thu, 04 Nov 2021 15:10:52 GMT
Wine harvest in England https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/10/wineharvest2021 Beginning of October I was invited to work for a private client in Herefordshire to document their first wine harvest. Staying with the family in their mansion and joining the staff on their whereabouts, I gained a good insight into the local traditions, the wine culture and the history in the region. This was my first insight into agricultural production in England and it allowed a very interesting comparison to other occasions when I was invited to cover harvest productions on farms in Latin America.

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) agriculture Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography Early Pinot Noir England English agriculture English wines Herefordshire Herefordshire culture Hereforshire tradition West Midlands wine wine harvest wine production https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/10/wineharvest2021 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 16:01:50 GMT
Unlocked - London's tallest outdoor exhibition https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/9/london-tallest-outdoor-exhibition Taking part in London's tallest outdoor exhibition.

Unlocked is an innovative outdoor photo exhibition that was installed on September 11, 2021 across the whole front of the Ealing police station building. Unlocked is a cooperative project of the Ealing LIP group in response to the unreal and surreal experience of a year of different lockdown experiences.
Beginning of 2021 I found myself locked out of Britain during the most severe lockdown Europe and Great Britain experienced. Air traffick came to a near standstill and British Airways was grounded, and I found myself "locked out" on Fuerteventura and did not know then that I was to remain on the island for another two months before finally finding a way to get home to London. The picture exhibited at the front of the police station is from that experience.

 

 

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Generously sponsored by Gogar Services, Fujifilm and Clarion Futures along with crowdfunding and art lovers. We like to thank the Ealing Police to grant us the permission to use their building.

 

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Address: Ealing Broadway Police, 67-69 Uxbridge Road, W5 5SJ, London

 

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt photography art in Ealing BEAT Ealing Ealing Lip Ealing police station ELIP Fujifilm London London Independent Photography London's tallest outdoor photo exhibition photo exhibition photography in Ealing police station unique photo exhibition Unlocked What to see in Ealing what to see in London https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/9/london-tallest-outdoor-exhibition Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:19:33 GMT
Featured in Kulturkalendar https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/8/featured-in-kulturkalendar The German Ethiopian Society have just relaunched their very popular annual Kulturkalendar with a brand new design and I am delighted that they have decided to feature me as their lead artist for 2022.

Over the years I have worked repeatedly with the DÄV (the German Ethiopian Society) and I feel honoured that they have decided to promote my work again.

On sale now, the calendar is very popular and is shipped to over 21 countries worldwide in its Englisch or German version. For all interested to obtain the calendar, please contact the DÄV directly at [email protected]
Please note that all orders need to be placed until the end of August 2021.

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) angelika berndt angelika berndt photography Äthiopien Calendar Calendar 2022 cultural calendar DÄV Deutsch-Ethiopischer Verein Ethiopia Fotokalendar gemeinnützig Kulturbilder Kulturkalendar order now photography https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/8/featured-in-kulturkalendar Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:05:32 GMT
Presenting at Afrika-Tage Düsseldorf https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/7/presenting-at-afrika-tage-d-sseldorf It is a great honour for me to be invited to present my work at the Afrika-Tage Düsseldorf.

On Saturday 31 July and Sunday 1 Aug 2021 I will give a presentation on

Eine fotografische Reise durch die Kulturen – Alltagskultur, kulturelle Toleranz und Völkerverständnis

For further details about time and place please refer to the Afrika-Tage Düsseldorf programm page

https://afrikatage-duesseldorf.com/programm/

 

Taking part at the Afrika-Tage Dusseldorf @Enije@Enije

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(Angelika Berndt) Afrika Afrika Festival Afrika-Tage Afrika-Tage Düsseldorf Angelika Berndt in Düsseldorf Angelika Berndt photography Bilk Deutschland Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Kultur Enija Fotografie Fotografie und Afrika Fotografie und Kultur Fotografische Reise Freizeit Park Ulenberg Germany Kultur Düsseldorf Oboja Adu presenting in Germany talking in Düsseldorf https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/7/presenting-at-afrika-tage-d-sseldorf Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:07:53 GMT
Menschen & Kulturen https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/7/menschen-kulturen Ihr Bildband Menschen & Kulturen bietet einen Gesamteinblick in die Vielfalt von Angelikas Arbeit.
Das Buch stellt eine einmalige Sammlung ihrer bekanntesten Werke dar und ist als handsigniertes Exemplar bei der Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte erhältlich. Bitte für alle Anfragen, die Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte kontaktieren.

 

IMG_3553Menschen & KulturenEin Einblick in fremde Kulturen und Lebensarten.

 

Für Anfragen oder Besuche, bitte die Galerie direkt kontaktieren:
Telefonnummer : 0170 21 76 397
Showroom: Wigstraße 3, 45239 Essen,
Termine nach Vereinbarung!

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt Fotographie Angelika Berndt photography Bildband Bilder von Menschen Fotobuch Fotobuch über Kultur Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte Menschen und Kulturen Menschenbilder Portraitfotografie Voelker Völker Völkerkunde https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/7/menschen-kulturen Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:21:45 GMT
Next exhibition: Pitzhanger Gallery https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/4/next-exhibition-pitzhanger-gallery As London is slowly coming out of lockdown I am delighted to announce that I will be taking part in the Pitzhanger Gallery's first public exhibition.

27 May – 6 June 2021

Pitzhanger Gallery
Mattock Lane, London W5 5EQ

Opening times: Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am – 5pm, Thu 10am – 7pm
Please note that you may have to book a ticket in advance, please click here for further information.
 

In line with the theme This is Ealing, I will be showing work from last year's personal project Corona Diary 2020. This year-long documentary project was already well published during 2020, showing in online exhibitions, featured in the fLIP magazine and attracted a large number of followers on Instagram. Now the project will have its first presentation in a gallery. All photos were taken with and edited on my mobile phone opening a new chapter in my photography practice.

 

 

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The photo was taken in the neighbourhood just outside the local Wickes shop.

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography art photography black and white photography Corona Corona Diary Corona Diary 2020 Covid covid pandemic Ealing England epedemic exhibition Great Britain lockdown London Pitzhanger Gallery Pitzhanger Park public distancing queueing This is Ealing UK Wickes https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/4/next-exhibition-pitzhanger-gallery Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:51:37 GMT
Supporting Project Aid The Gambia https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2021/1/supporting-PAG This year Project Aid The Gambia are celebrating 30 years of medical support in The Gambia and to mark this special occasion PAG have published a calendar for 2021. The calendar features several of my photos and can be purchased directly from Project Aid the Gambia. All proceeds are used to finance much needed medical support for the people in The Gambia.

Please contact Project Aid The Gambia directly at [email protected] to purchase your calendar

 

Supporting medical work in The GambiaPAG Kalender edited

 

Interested to learn more?  Click here to see the full story
Limited edition prints can be bought at Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte.

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Published in fLIP https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2020/12/published-in-flip Corona Diary 2020 is now featured in fLIP, the magazine of London Independent Photography. The project documented the changes imposed during the Covid lockdown in the UK and Germany, following developments since the early beginnings in March 2020 when the pandemic rapidly spread through Europe. Combining photo journalism, self-portrait and art photography, the project gives a very personal and yet universal account of how the Corona pandemic disrupted the economy and changed our daily routines.

fLIP magazine is published and distributed by London Independent Photography.

A wider selection of the project is currently being featured on Instagram as corona_diary_2020 until end of January 2021.

 

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Lockdown in London Corona diary 2020

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography Corona Corona diary Corona pandemic Covid documenting the pandemic fLIP LIP living in London lockdown London London Independent Photography London photography pandemic personal story personal story photo journalism published in fLIP publishing https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2020/12/published-in-flip Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:33:51 GMT
Virtual exhibition https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2020/12/virtual_exhibition
Today I would like to invite you to the one photo exhibition you all can attend regardless where you live in the world.
Showing a selection from this year's project corona_diary_2020, you might be surprised how different the work is from my usual photo projects.
And if you would like to see more, until the end of the year I am showing a wider selection of this project on Instagram @angelikaberndtphoto: corona_diary_2020
 
Please join me on a tour around our virutal photo exhibition
 
 
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New book published in Germany https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2020/9/new-book2020 Available now!

Fresh off the press my new photo book is now available in Germany at Galerie Ludwig Keebolte as a signed limited edition of 200 copies.

Signed books are available at Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte.IMG_3552

To get your copy please contact

Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte

Tel: +49 170 21 76 397

galerie-kleebolte.de

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Exhibiting at The Greenwich Gallery https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2019/12/exhibiting-at-the-greenwich-gallery Creating an echo to my exhibition at St Martins-In-the-Field, Trafalgar Square, selected work from China Today is now showing at the other end of the city at my favourite gallery in town: The Greenwich Gallery.

This is a unique constellation, where exhibits of the same project are showing in different parts of London, recreating the original link and dialogue between cultures and spaces that gave origin to this photo study. Based on the concept to develop a photo story originating from an ongoing dialogue between strangers, the resulting photo study of China Today is the portrayal of a country in transition. The presented work sums up the relationship between the traditional Chinese way-of-life and the emerging modern mega-city.

Designed as a Christmas exhibition, the work will be showing

19 Dec. 2019 – 15 Jan. 2020

At: The Greenwich Gallery

Opening times: Mon–Fri 9am–5.00pm; Sat and Sun 1–5pm (closed on bank holidays)

Address: Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich, London SE10 8RS
Walking distance from Greenwich Station (trains and DLR)


Please pop by and enjoy the exhibition at this lovely gallery.

 

China Today showing at The Greenwich Gallery

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China Today showing in Central London https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2019/11/exhibiting-in-london Exhibiting in St Martins-in-the-Field, Trafalgar Square

China Today: A walk between the past and the future

The photo project China Today is the study of a country in transition. Set between the traditional Chinese way-of-living and the modern mega-city, the project was developed over a period of four years and several visits to Chongqing, Chengdu and surrounding areas.

In line with the strong social and cultural character of the work, a selection of the project is now showing at St Martins-in-the-Field in the Bishop Ho Ming Wah Association & Community Centre. Based just opposite from the National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square, St Martins-in-the-Field is known for its strong support of social causes and the Bishop Ho Ming Wah Association & Community Centre situated in the basement of the church was set up to provide important and necessary support to the many Chinese immigrants living in London. Following the tradition set last year when a selection of this work was exhibited in the Sahne Art Museum in Chengdu, China, this project is again finding a Chinese audience amongst the many visitors of St Martins-in-the-Field.

Dates: 22 Nov 2019 – 28 Feb 2020

Venue: The Bishop Ho Ming Wah Association & Community Centre
Address: St Martins-in-the-Field, Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, London WC2N 4JJ

Viewing: Please call to make an appointment: 020 7766 1141

 

 

China Today, a portrait of a society in change

 

 

 

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Living with Horses https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2019/7/living-with-horses Beginning of summer I engaged in a project of a different kind. Staying in North Germany on a horse farm I immersed myself in the daily activities of a life with horses. Following the every-day tasks of the Joka Farm from dawn to dusk, I learned about the people, the horses and the challenges of small scale farming in Germany. Embedded in the local culture, I met the people, the horses and took part in all activities. The result is a narrative in pictures of the daily joys and challenges of this very different life-style.

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography animal photography animal portraits caring for horses Europe farming friendship with horses Germany horse and men horse care horse photography horse photos horse portraits horse training horses Ingrid Warnke Joka Farm Living with horses made in Germany Pferde Pferde und Menschen Pferdefarm Pferdefotografie Pferdepflege small scale farming small scale farming in Europe training horses https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2019/7/living-with-horses Sun, 28 Jul 2019 20:43:22 GMT
Next exhibition coming up https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2019/5/june-exhibition-2019 My next exhibition is at the Greenwich Gallery

From 17–30 June 2019 a selection of my work from Dessie, Ethiopia, will be showing as part of the 12th Greenwich Annuale.

Venue: Greenwich Gallery

Opening times: Mon–Fri 9am–5.00pm; Sat and Sun 1–5pm

Private View: Thu 20 June 6.30-8pm

Address: Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich, London SE10 8RS
Walking distance from Greenwich Station (trains and DLR)


Please pop by and enjoy the exhibition in this lovely gallery.

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Affordable Art art photography Burn diary charity work children documentary photography documenting Ethiopia Ethiopia exhibitoo foam magazine Greenwich gallery guardian Intercollective Leica Camera UK Leica Fotografie Internatiional Leica Magazine Leica UK lensculture London mangunum photos national geographic noor images noorimgas orphanage panospictures parisphotofair photo exhibition 2019 photo exhibition in Greenwich photo exhibition in London in June photo exhibition London photo exhibiton June 2019 Photo London photobookstore photodocumentary photo-documentary photographmag photography photolondonfair the guardian unseenplatform working with children https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2019/5/june-exhibition-2019 Wed, 29 May 2019 09:51:26 GMT
Now on instagram https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2019/5/instagram Follow me on instagram @angelikaberndtphoto

From now on you will be able to see a wider range of my portfolio and regular updates on @angelikaberndtphoto

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) @angelikaberndtphoto @instagram Angelika Berndt photography Aperture Foundation BJP 1854 Burn diary documentary photograpy faces of Africa faces of humanity Foam Magazine freelance photography Gup human portraits independent photograpy indigenous people instagram international photography Leica Camera UK Leica Fotografie International LensCulture NABU Noor images Noor pictures Panos Panos pictures photodocument Photographer Phroom magazine The Photographer's Gallery Unseen platform https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2019/5/instagram Thu, 16 May 2019 21:49:18 GMT
Working for AHF https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2019/4/dessie-ethiopia In March I was back working in Ethiopia this time with the German help-organisation called Äthiopien-Hilfe Freinsheim. Äthiopien-Hilfe Freinsheim work exclusively in Dessie in the Amhara in the north-central part of the country. Based in Dessie I worked for two weeks on a photo-consultancy project, developing insight into the local culture and many of the difficult living conditions in town. The founders of Äthiopien-Hilfe Freinsheim have a well-established relationship with the people of Dessie as they have worked in town for more than 20 years.

Traditionally Äthiopien-Hilfe Freinsheim have successfully worked with street children and are now considering expanding their projects to include support for those affected by the loss of relatives due to AIDS. The high occurrence of AIDS related deaths in the region means that both young children and the elderly are left to fend for themselves as many of the adults or "middle" generation fall victims to the disease. 

Part of my photo-consultancy was to develop a portfolio that portraits this difficult reality and shows how local communities are dealing with the needs of those left behind in the moment. Working closely with local staff and partners, I walked Dessie's streets for over two weeks and visited many neighbourhoods and homes to meet the helpers and the helped.

 

 

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Working in Brazil https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2019/2/yundu-voices Starting the beginning of 2019 in Brazil I had the pleasure to work with the Brazilian musical trio Yundu Voices in their home town Ubatuba. Working within the local natural environment, the three female singers explored the influence of nature and indigenous traditions to their music.

 

 

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Represented by Galerie Kleebolte https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2018/11/represented-by-galerie-kleebolte Great News!

Since November Galerie Kleebolte are representing a selection of my photos and you can now purchase limited edition prints of my photos from the gallery.

 

For further details, please visit their website.

 


Represented by Galerie Kleebolte

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Published by "Freundin" https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2018/7/published-by-freundin My photo reportage on women, medicine and women's health in Ethiopia has been published by Burda in their German women's magazine "Freundin". The reportage was a collaboration in photo and text with the German journalist Stephanie von Aretin

 

Angelika Berndt photography published in "Freundin", German women's magazine

 

 

Angelika Berndt photography, a reportage on women's health in Ethiopia

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(Angelika Berndt) Aethiopien Angelika Berndt Angelika Berndt photography Burda Burda reportage die Freundin Reportage Ethiopia Ethiopien women Frauen Frauengesundheit Freundin Freundin Frauenzeitschrift Freundin Juli 2018 Freundin magazine Freundin reportage gynaecology Leben & Lieben medicine published by Burda published in Freundin women women in Ethiopia women's health Women's health in Ethiopia women's rights women's rights in Ethiopia working with women https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2018/7/published-by-freundin Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:09:48 GMT
Published by AES https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2018/7/published-by-aes In their Spring 2018 edition of the News File the Anglo-Ethiopian Society have published an eight-page article about my work in Ethiopia.

 

Spring 2018 final 1XASpring 2018 final 1XAPublished by the Anglo-Ethiopian Society

 

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Spring 2018 final 1XASpring 2018 final 1XAPublished by the Anglo-Ethiopian Society

 

To receive a copy of the full article please contact the Anglo-Ethiopian Society.

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Exhibiting at the Greenwich Annuale https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2018/5/greenwich-annuale My next exhibition is at the Greenwich Gallery

From 04–17 June 2018 a selection from my portfolio will be showing as part of the 11th Greenwich Annuale.

Venue: Greenwich Gallery

Opening times: Mon–Fri 9am–5.00pm; Sat and Sun 12–4pm

Address: Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich, London SE10 8RS
Walking distance from Greenwich Station (trains and DLR)

Private View: Thursday 7 June from 6.30 – 8.30pm

Open Studio; weekends 10–11 and 16–17 June


Please pop by and enjoy the exhibition in this lovely gallery.

 

 

 

Woman selecting tobacco in Honduras

 

 

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Exhibiting in China https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2018/4/exhibiting-in-china From 21/04/2018 a selection of my work China Today will be shown at the Sanhe Art Museum in Chengdu, China.

Looking at Social Transitions, the exhibition is a cultural encounter between German and Chinese artists, patronised by the German Consulate, the National Art Center, the Chengdu Photography Center, MR BIG International Art Center, et all.

21/04 – 20/05/2018

Social Transitions

Sanhe Art Museum, Chendgu high tech Zone, Airport Road, Singapore Industrial Park, South Park Road no 2, Chengdu, China.

 

Angelika Berndt photography showing in Chengdu, China

 

If you would like to know more about the China Today project, please click on the link.

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Exhibiting at Salon/17 https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2017/12/exhibiting-salon/17 According to their own observation, this was the most competitive year Photofusion had ever had, with over 600 images submitted for consideration for their annual show. My photo Oil Maker was one 86 images selected for Salon/17.
Oil Maker is part of my photo documentary project China Today.

Salon/17 will run from 9 Dec 2017 – 13 Jan 2018.

LAUNCH PARTY
8 Dec 2017, 18:30 – 21:00

Venue: Photofusion

Opening hours: 10am-6pm Mon-Sat

Address: 17A Electric Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8LA
Walking distance from Brixton tube station

 

 

Oil Maker from my photo documentary project China Today

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Exhibiting at the Old Truman Brewery https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2017/12/exhibiting-in-london From 6 – 12 December 2017 my work will be showing at the Old Truman Brewery in London.

Before the end of year I am back in London and taking part in the LIP 29th Annual Exhibition.

Venue: Old Truman Brewery

Opening hours: Wed-Sun 11am-6pm; Mon 11am-5pm; Tue 11am-3pm

Address: Unit 11, Dray Walk, London E1 6QL

Trains & Tube: Shoreditch High Street, Liverpool Street Station, Aldgate East Station, Old Street

At the LIP 29th Annual Exhibition you can have a glimpse at my documentary work about China today.
The project is presented in Black & White.

 

 

Angelika Berndt photography presenting China Today

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Exhibiting in Austria https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2017/11/exhibiting-in-austria At the Integrationsveranstaltung AES_V7 in Vienna, the AUSTRIAN-ETHIOPIAN SOCIETY are now showing a wider selection of my Ethiopia portfolio.

The event will be held on: 01/12/2017 from 13.00

Venue: WKO [forum] Vienna, Operngasse 17-21, 5. Stock, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Tickets are sold from 12.45 and cost €10,-

During the event the exhibited photos will be auctioned in support of the AUSTRIAN-ETHIOPIAN SOCIETY.

 

Angelika Berndt working in Ethiopia

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Exhibiting in Germany https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2017/11/exhibition-germany-2017 A selection of my Ethiopia portfolio will be exhibited at the Äthiopientag 2017 in Freinsheim, Germany.

Date: 05/11/2017 from 11.00

Venue: Von-Busch-Hof Freinsheim

During the event the exhibited photos will be auctioned in support of the Äthiopien Hilfe Freinsheim.

 


From my Ethiopia portfolio

 

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Taking part in BEAT https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2017/8/taking-part-in-beat My next exhibition is in Ealing!

This year I am taking part in BEAT (Borough of Ealing Art Trail)

The exhibition opens 6 to 16 September and will showcase work I did in London.

Venue: St Mary's Church, St Marys Rd, Ealing, W5 5RH
Walking distance from South Ealing tube station

Opening times: Mon-Thurs 9:30am-5:00pm, Fri 9:30am-8:00pm, Sat 11am-6:00pm, Sun 12:00noon - 6:00pm

Private View: Wednesday 6 Sept from 7 – 9.30pm

 

 

Walking along the road of life

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Exhibiting at the Greenwich Gallery https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2017/8/exhibiting-greenwich-gallery-2017 My next exhibition is at the Greenwich Gallery

From 14 to 27 August selected photos from my project China Today will be shown as part of the 10th Greenwich Annuale.

Venue: Greenwich Gallery

Opening times: Mon–Fri 9am–5.00pm; Sat and Sun 12–4pm

Address: Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich, London SE10 8RS
Walking distance from Greenwich Station (trains and DLR)

Private View: Thursday 17 Aug from 6.30 – 8.30pm

 

 

From my project China Today

 

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Published in Germany https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2017/6/published-in-germany Article about the work of Angelika Berndt photography was published in Germany.

 

The German–Ethiopian Association (Deutsch-Äthiopischer Verein) published a two-page article about my photographic work in Ethiopia in their latest newsletter 06/17.

 

 

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Installing water pumps in Chad https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2017/4/water-pumps Providing water pumps in Tchad's remote areas

 

Chad, 2017. Refugees from the Central African Republic fetching water at a newly installed water pump.

Earlier this year I travelled through Chad with a missionary from the Lutheran Brotherhood. Part of their activities in Chad is to facilitate installation of water pumps in remote areas. Working closely with the community, they support and partially finance the installation of water pumps. In areas where the next water hole is a long walk away and will often provide unhealthy water, this makes a big difference to the communities. The water from the pumps has drinking water quality. In the southern part of the country the pump project also works with refugees from the Central African Republic.

Having had the opportunity to learn more about the people and the subject, I am now interested to continue working in collaboration with similar projects in Africa.

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Working for NABU in Ethiopia https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2017/4/working-for-nabu Women working in a reforestation project around Lake Tana in the North of Ethiopia

 

Lake Tana area, Ethiopia, 2017. Women working in a reforestation project.

Beginning of the year I travelled back to Ethiopia, this time to work again for NABU, the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union. Travelling around the Lake Tana area with the local NABU staff, I documented the many aspects of their reforestation projects which are a collaboration between NABU, the local government and the local population.

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Winner of the Public's Choice Award https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2017/2/public-choice-award My photo Urban Farming won the Public's Choice Award at Photofusion's Salon/16.

 

Winner of the Public Choice Award at Photofusion

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Home made https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2017/1/home-made Harvesting beans in Costa Rica

 

Bustamante, Costa Rica, 2017. Harvesting beans.

Over Christmas and New Year's I visited Costa Rica to look into traditional subsistence farming. Some say that in Costa Rica "children are born with bread under their arms". This saying makes reference to the tradition of family farming which allowed families to live rather self-sufficient in the past. Today there are only few families still living in the old ways while the country is becoming more urbanised and people buy their food supplies in the super markets. In Bustamante some still eat the beans they plant and harvest on their own land.

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(Angelika Berndt) Bustamante Costa Rica Tabarcia bean harvest beans family farming harvest pura vida red beans susistence farming ticos traditional farming traditional life traditional living https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2017/1/home-made Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:17:49 GMT
Exhibiting at Salon/16 https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/12/exhibition-december My next exhibition is in Brixton.

This time my work will be showing at Photofusion where I am taking part in Salon/16.

From Friday 9 December – 28 January 2017 my work will be showing in Salon/16

Venue: Photofusion

Opening hours: 10am-6pm Mon-Sat

Address: 17A Electric Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8LA
Walking distance from Brixton tube station

At Salon/16 you have the chance to have a glimpse at my latest project about modern China.
Making a big step in a new direction, this time I present my work in Black & White.

Launch Party: next Thursday, 8 December from 6.30pm to 9.30pm

 

 

 

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China https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/11/china Chinese family having lunch in their home

 

 

Long Xing, China, 2016. Family lunch.

This was my third visit to China, a country I am becoming increasingly fascinated with. Exploring the question Who is China? I visited the cities of Nanjing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing and surroundings over the last three years. The project is still in the making, so watch this space.

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Back from Ethiopia https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/10/ethiopia2016 Derashe culture in Ethiopia

 

 

Gidole, Ethiopia, 2016. Derashe woman.

Back in London after spending three weeks in Ethiopia where I worked with EthioGuzo and the Cultural Office on a research about the local Derashe culture in and around Gidole town. The Derashe are one of the many different indigenous nations that make up the people of Ethiopia. The Derashe consist of nine clans. Each Clan is organised by their chiefs who report to the Head of Clan. The men always carry the name of the clan while the women marry into their husbands clan. Members of the same clan are not allowed to marry.

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(Angelika Berndt) Africa African clans African ethnicities African nations African people Afrika Athiopien Derashe Dirashe Ethiopia Ethiopian ethnical minorities Ethiopians nations Gidole Gidole town South West Ethiopia anthropoloy clan clan system cultural study culture dirashe clans dirashe people dirashe tribe ethnic groups ethnicities indigenous people indigenous people of Ethiopia tribal people https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/10/ethiopia2016 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 13:57:25 GMT
Going back to Ethiopia https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/9/back-in-ethiopia Working with the local population in Ethiopia

 

 

This month I am going back to Ethiopia to work with EthioGuzo in and around Gidole. Visiting the area for the first time my task is to document the local traditions and life-style working closely with the local population. On my way through Addis Ababa I plan to visit the Meskal Festival, a long standing tradition in the country.

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(Angelika Berndt) Addis Addis Ababa Africa African traditions Afrika EthioGuzo Ethiopia Gidole Meskala Meskala Festival indigenous people local population traditions https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/9/back-in-ethiopia Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:39:01 GMT
Out in France attending VISA pour l'image https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/8/visa-pour-limage Visiting VISA pour L'Image

 

From end of August I will be attending the International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan, France. VISA pour l'image has been running since 1989 and is one of the few international photography festivals specialising on photo journalism.

If you are in the area and would like to meet up, please get in touch.

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Exhibiting at the Greenwich Gallery https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/8/9th-greenwich-annuale My next exhibition will be in Greenwich

 

From 8 to 21 of August a selection of my work will be shown as part of the 9th Greenwich Annuale.
This year I will show work from my project Coffee Harvest in Costa Rica and from my Ethiopia project.

Venue: Greenwich Gallery

Opening times: Mon–Fri 9am–5.30pm; Sat and Sun 1–5pm

Address: Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich, London SE10 8RS
Walking distance from Greenwich Station (trains and DLR)

Private View: Thursday 11 Aug from 6.30 – 8.30pm

I hope to see you there!

 

 

Exhibiting in the Greenwich Gallery

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Cranbrook Estate, London East End https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/7/cranbrook-estate Crambrook Estate, West London, UK

 

London, 2016. Cranbrook Estate, East End.

Continuing to photograph the urban environment and close to home, earlier in the year I spend a weekend in London's East End working closely with Laura Nobel and Robert Clayton exploring the Cranbrook Estate, studying its dream to create affordable housing for all, and meeting some of its occupants, who told me about the English working class reality and their history.

The Cranbrook Estate is a housing estate designed by Francis Skinner, Douglas Bailey and Berthold Lubetkin and was first opened in 1963.

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Working with Element Arts https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/6/dance-photography Working withe Element Arts in London

 

London, 2016. Ella Mesma Company

Working in the urban environment and close to home, this Spring I was invited back to work with Element Arts. Covering the event Roots of Rumba at the RichMix in East London, I spend two days with the performers of the Ella Mesma Company and their many guests. The event was funded by the Arts Council and show-cased ten different dance performances with participants from around the world, including Tierra Morena from Sweden, Myriam Cadri from the USA and Luanda Pau from Cuba.

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(Angelika Berndt) Arts Council Dance performance Element Arts Ella Mesma Company Erika Vanessa Gil Latin Dance Latin Dance Festival Latin Dance in London Latin dance London culture and events London dance Lunda Pau Myriam Cadri RichMix Roots of Rumba Rumba Salsa Tierra Morena arts London dance London dance performance in London dance photography documentary photography international dance performance in London performances London https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/6/dance-photography Thu, 30 Jun 2016 20:33:18 GMT
Hot Spring https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/5/hot-spring Boy sitting in a hot spring near Bonga in the Kafa region

 

Ethiopia, Kaffa, 2015. Boys bathing in hot spring.

While working for NABU in the Kaffa region I visited the hot spring off the beaten track near Bonga. The hot spring is very popular with the local population who believe it has healing powers. Depending on the individual case, people may visit for a day or stay for up to two weeks. The boys were enjoying a more shallow part of the river, where the water is hotter.

If you would like to see more photos of this set, please click here.

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(Angelika Berndt) Africa Afrika Bonga Bonga region East Africa Ethiopia Ethiopian indigenous people Ethiopian natives Ethiopian traditional culture Ethiopian traditions Hot Springs Kafa Kaffa Manja Menja Minja NABU Naturschutzbund Deutschland Ost-Afrika boys healing healing hot spring healing water hot spring hot spring near Bonga indigene Voelker indigenous people inspired by Salgado inspired by Sebastiao Salgado living off the forest local population local population of Bonga locals minority sacred sacred water traditional culture traditional way of life traditions https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/5/hot-spring Fri, 06 May 2016 16:29:58 GMT
Menja Pottery https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/4/menja-pottery Menja woman making an injira plate

 

Ethiopia, Kaffa, 2015. Menja woman producing an injira plate.

While working for NABU in the Kaffa region I met women from the Menja (also known as Manja) minority. The Menja are a minority who still follow their old tradition and life-style and depend on the local forests for their livelihood. As their culture is different from that of the Kafecho majority, they continue to be marginalized and discriminated against.

When I visited some Menja families near Bonga, the women had gone into the forest to pick clay so they could produce injira plates which they would sell on the nearby market. Injira is Ethiopia's main food, a sour flatbread used to scoop up meat and vegetable stews.

If you would like to see more photos of this set, please click here.

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Africa Afrika East Africa Ethiopia Ethiopian indigenous people Ethiopian natives Ethiopian traditional culture Ethiopian traditions Kafa Kaffa Manja Manja women Menja Menja minority Menja women NABU Naturschutzbund Deutschland Ost-Afrika discrimination indigene Voelker indigenous people injira injira plates inspired by Salgado inspired by Sebastiao Salgado living off the forest minority minority women natives pottery traditional culture traditional pottery traditional way of life traditions women working women https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/4/menja-pottery Mon, 04 Apr 2016 11:19:25 GMT
Wild Coffee in Ethiopia https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/3/wild-coffee-in-ethiopia Woman picking wild coffee

 

Ethiopia, Kaffa, 2015. Woman picking wild coffee.

Working for NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) in Ethiopia last year, the assignment was to document the local communities who live with and off the local cloud forest in Kaffa, a region in the Southwest of the country.

The region is best known for its wild coffee forests and is believed to be the birthplace of coffee. In one of the coffee forests is an old coffee tree, said to be the Mother of Coffee. And while the forest is protected and kept alive, the coffee bushes grow wildly in the extensive forest and the local population enter the forest in small groups to harvest the coffee as needed for home consumption or to sell at the closest local market.

My journey to study the coffee harvest had started at the beginning of the year in Costa Rica and now, towards the end of the year, I found myself across the ocean, in a very different reality, looking at the same subject from a very different angle.

If you would like to see more photos about Ethiopia's Wild Coffee, please click here.

If you like to learn more about the Coffee Harvest in Costa Rica, please click here.

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Exhibiting in Japan https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2016/1/exhibiting-in-japan My portrait of Pawanã Crody Kariri Xocó will be on show in Japan from 13–28 February 2016 at The Reminders Photography Stronghold Gallery in Tokyo as part of the Portrait Saloon Tokyo. The portrait was created during our meeting in Brazil in 2016 and it shows a different aspect of my work, a visual interpretation that challenges the boundary between photography and art prints.

 

The exhibition runs from Sat 13 Feb – Sun 22 Nov 2016 in Tokyo, Japan

Opening is on Saturday 13 February 2016 at 4pm

Venue: The Reminders Photography Stronghold Gallery Tokyo

For details, please check here

 

 

Exhibiting in Japan

 

 

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Exhibiting at Harris & Hoole https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/12/exhibiting-at-harris-hoole Coffee Harvest is back in Ealing!

A selection from my photo documentary project about the coffee harvest in Costa Rica will be showing at Harris & Hoole in Ealing.

Beginning of 2015 I immersed myself for several weeks in the activities of the coffee harvest in Costa Rica to learn all about the people, the plant and the environment that produce one of the most celebrated coffee beans.

Address: Harris & Hoole, 12 The Broadway, London, Ealing W5 2NH
Nearest tube: Ealing Broadway

Opening hours: Mon – Sat 07am–6.30pm; Sun 9.30am–5pm
The exhibition will be ongoing.

 

 

Coffee harvest in Costa Rica

 

 

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Back from Ethiopia https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/12/harvesting-ethiopia Harvesting in North Ethiopia

 

Ethiopia, 2015. Harvest time in North Ethiopia

Just got back into London after spending four weeks working and travelling in Ethiopia. My projects led me from North to South and in many areas my visit coincided with the harvesting time.

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Family farming in Minas Gerais https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/12/family-farming  

 

 

Brazil, Minas Gerais 2015. Family farming.

Silvio is a small-scale farmer in Limeira, Minas Gerais. On his little plot of land he plants herbs, greens and vegetables which he sells to local customers. Apart from being very charming, his produce is organic and delicious - yes I tested it. He is slowly expanding his little business and as his reputation builds can live off the sales of his produce.

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Brazilian farmers Minas Gerais ecology family farming farming health healthy eating herbs lettice local farmers local people meeting the locals organic organic farming salads small-scale farming sustainability sustainable farming traditions https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/12/family-farming Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:15:00 GMT
Transatlantic Rainforest https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/11/transatlantic-rainforest A moment in the Mata Atlantica, the transatlantic rainforest of Brazil.

 


Brazil, Minas Gerais, 2016. Transatlantic Rainforest.

While photographing the Iracambi project I had many opportunities to visit the rainforest and could spend time in and around the forest to notice its wonders. The transatlantic rainforest once grew all along the Brazilian coast and formed a kind of green belt that drew water from the clouds as they arrived from the sea and provided much needed drinking water for the Brazilian hinterlands. As the rainforest slowly disappears from the Brazilian map, droughts are becoming more common.

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Iracambi Iracambi project Mata Atlantica Minas Gerais ecological project ecology forest rain rain forest rainforest reforestation safe the rainforest transatlantic rainforest working of the rainforest https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/11/transatlantic-rainforest Fri, 27 Nov 2015 16:15:00 GMT
Exhibiting at the Portrait Saloon https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/11/portrait-saloon-Nov15 My portrait of Pawanã Crody Kariri Xocó will be on show from 19 November as part of Portrait Salloon at the Embassy Tea Gallery. This portrait was created during our meeting earlier this year in Brazil. In this exhibition I show a different aspect of my work, a visual interpretation that challenges the boundary between photography and art prints.

The exhibition runs from Fri 20 Nov – Sun 22 Nov 2015

Opening night is on Thursday 19 Nov 2015 at 6.30pm

Venue: The Embassy Tea Gallery
195-205 Union Street, London SE1 0LN
Nearest tube: Southwark and Borough

I hope you enjoy the exhibitions.

Portrait Pawana Crody Kariri Xocó

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Coffee harvest showing in Queensway https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/11/coffee-harvest-Nov15 Coffee Harvest is coming to Queensway

Café com Arte will be showing a selection of my photos from my photo documentary project Coffee Harvest until the end of this year.

Beginning of the year I immersed myself for several weeks in the activities of the coffee harvest in Costa Rica to learn all about the people, the plant and environment that produce one of the most celebrated coffee beans.

Café com Arte is hosted by Casa Brasil
Address: Queens Way Market, 23–25 Queensway, London W2 4QJ
Nearest tube: Queensway and Bayswater

Opening hours: 11am – 8pm
The exhibition will be on display from Sat 14 Nov until the end of the year.

Please come and join me on the Opening Night, 13 Nov 2015 from 6.30pm

I look forward to seeing you on Friday!


 

Coffee Harvest in Costa Rica

 

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Fighting herons https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/11/fighting-herons Fighting birds

 

 

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 2015. Fighting herons.

While working on a project with fishermen in Brazil, water birds became a common sight as they sit around the edges waiting for a bite while the fishermen clean out their catch. It seemed though that the Herons were quite territorial and rarely would tolerate another of their kind close by. When two met it would not be long before a fight would break out. This is a little sequence of the Heron's quarrel over territory and fish.

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Lagoa Rio de Janeiro fighting birds herons herons fighting white herons https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/11/fighting-herons Fri, 06 Nov 2015 10:30:00 GMT
Exhibiting at the Artisan https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/10/exhibiting-at-the-artisan From Tuesday 20 October 2015 a selection of photos from my project Coffee Harvest in Costa Rica will be exhibited at Artisan. The presented photos are part of my ongoing project to photographically research and document traditional work processes in Latin America. For the photo documentary project Coffee Harvest in Costa Rica I spend Christmas and the beginning of 2015 on coffee plantations in Costa Rica, where I followed the rhythm of the coffee harvest and the day-to-day routines of the workers. In my work I focus on photographing what I have come to call “invisible” culture, i.e. day-to-day aspects of the local culture and life that are simple routines which no longer attract much attention.

The exhibition runs from Tue 20 Oct–19 Nov 2015 @ Artisan in Ealing, 32 New Broadway, Ealing, London W5 2XA

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm, Sat  8:30am-5:30pm, Sun  9:00am-5:30pm

 

Coffee harvest in Costa Rica

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(Angelika Berndt) Arbeiter Artisan Costa Rica Farm Frauen Kaffeeernte Kinder Maenner Photo Month art in West London children coffee coffee excellence coffee farming coffee harvest coffee harvest in Costa Rica coffee plantations documentary photography every-day in Costa Rica excelent coffee exhibiting in West London farming invisible culture photo exhibitions in West London the Artisan Cafe the Artisan coffee shop women workers https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/10/exhibiting-at-the-artisan Tue, 20 Oct 2015 09:14:55 GMT
Portrait of a worker https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/10/portrait-of-a-worker Work hand in front of his house in Minas Gerais

 

We had met the previous day on Iracambi where I was staying for the week to document their reforestation project. He was a worker on the farm. Today was Sunday and his day off and he was cleaning the front of his house. I was passing by after a good hike in the forest and stopped for a chat.

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Iracambi Iracambi Reforestation project Limeiras Minas Gerais farm hand peao portrait portrait of a worker portrait of worker in Brazil reforestation reforestation of the Mata Atlantica trabalhador trabalhador rural worker https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/10/portrait-of-a-worker Fri, 09 Oct 2015 13:45:00 GMT
Mico monkey https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/9/mico-monkey  

 

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 2015. Mico monkey baby.

The little Micos, or common marmosets, can be found in bigger and smaller groups all around the Pão de Açucar (Sugar Loaf) and Urca. And I find it hard to resist taking a few photos. As they are regularly fed by visitors, they are quite used to humans and have become rather tame. And they have grown strong in numbers. These days I am back in town for a few weeks and look forward to adding a few more pictures to my collection.

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Affen Affen am Zuckerhut Brasil Brasilien Brazil Marmosets Micos Pao de Acucar Sugar Loaf Urca Zuckerhut common marmoset grey mico mico babies micos na Urca monkey babies monkeys os micos da Urca pequenos micos the Sugar Loaf micos young monkeys https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/9/mico-monkey Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:00:00 GMT
Little friends https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/9/little-friends  

Playing in the streets of City of God, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPlaying in the streets of City of God, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

Brazil, Cidade de Deus, 2015. Children's play.

While visiting the City of God, a chanty town near Rio de Janeiro, I met these charming girls. One of the girls had been given a puppy as a present from her dad and they were happily playing in the streets. I enjoyed watching the innocence of their play and, remembering where I was and how much violence this community had survived, I realized they were showing me what peace looks like.

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Cidade de Deus City of God Rio de Janeiro brincando na rua cachorrinho children criancas criancas brincando dog favela girls little dog playing playing in the streets puppy https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/9/little-friends Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:30:00 GMT
City of God ballerinas https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/8/city-of-god-ballerinas City of God ballerinas, Brazil, 2015.

 

City of God ballerinas is part of my project with Casa de Santa Ana, a day-care centre for the elderly in the Cidade de Deus or City of God as the neighbourhood became known after the international success of the movie with the same name. Cidade de Deus is a poor neighbourhood or shanty town situated south of Rio de Janeiro. In recent years Casa de Santa Ana started using the open space of their function room to offer classes for children from the community. Inviting both the elderly and the young brings a nice energy to the day-centre and for many of the girls being able to have ballet classes allows them to fulfill a dream. If you like to see the story, please click on the link to the photo essay.

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Cidade de Deus City of God ballerina ballet ballet for the poor children discipline favela favelas girls having a chance learning learning discipline learning in the favelas pobres poor poverty projeto Casa de Santa Ana violence https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/8/city-of-god-ballerinas Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:45:00 GMT
Mother with Child https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/8/mother-with-child Mother with child, Honduras, 2014

 

One of the photos exhibited at the 8th Greenwich Annuale was Mother with Child. The photo was taken in Honduras while I was working on my project about 'invisible culture'. In the project I explored those aspects of a culture that underline every-day interactions and are considered so "normal" that the local population no longer notice them but these interactions are nevertheless an integral part of a community's or country's culture. Mother with Child was taken south of Tegucigalpa while visiting members of a local community.

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(Angelika Berndt) 8th Greenwich Annuale Angelika Berndt Greenwich Greenwich Annuale Greenwich Galery Honduran Honduran home Honduranisch Honduras Kinder Kinder in Honduras Maria and child Tegucigalpa child das Maria Bild dogs feeding the child home honduranische Bevolkerung indigenous population invisible culture local animals local population local populations of Honduras milk bottle mother mother with child https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/8/mother-with-child Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:47:31 GMT
Exhibiting at the Greenwich Annuale https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/7/greenwich-annuale Next upcoming exhibition.

I'm taking part in the 8th Greenwich Annuale with work from my Honduras and Costa Rica projects. None of the shown photos have been exhibited before.

The exhibition runs from the 3rd to the 16th of August at the Greenwich Gallery

Opening times Mon–Fri 9am–5.30pm; Sat and Sun 1–5pm

Address: Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich SE10 8RS
Walking distance from Greenwich Station (trains and DLR)

Private View is on Saturday 8 Aug from 6.30 – 8.30pm

I hope to see you there

 

Exhibiting at Greenwich AnnualeGA8 Poster small revised to print

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Annuale Greenwich Greenwich Gallery Greenwich Group LIP London London Independent Photography art in England documentary photography exhibiting in London exhibition photo exhibition https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/7/greenwich-annuale Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:43:59 GMT
Getting old in the City of God https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/7/city-of-god Casa de Sta Ana, getting old in the City of God

 

 

Casa de Sta Ana, getting old in the City of God

 

 

Casa de Sta Ana, getting old in the City of God

 

 

Casa de Sta Ana, getting old in the City of God

 

Another project I was privileged to work with while in Brazil, was Casa de Santa Ana in Cidade de Deus, or City of God as the community became known throughout Europe and the USA after the success of the movie City of God that left most of the world believing that City of God was a place of young people, drug lords, drugs, parties and sex.

Casa de Santa Ana is a day centre for the elderly buzzing with activities. The house offers medical support, activities, food, and a space where people can meet, be together and feel at home. I visited Casa de Santa Ana several times over a period of 2 months.

If you like to know more about the project, please click here.

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Iracambi Forest and Farm https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/7/iracambi Iracambi Forest and Farm project in Minas Gerais

 

 

Iracambi Forest and Farm project in Minas Gerais

 

 

Iracambi Forest and Farm project in Minas Gerais

 

 

Iracambi Forest and Farm project in Minas Gerais

 

While working in Brazil I visited the Iracambi project in Minas Gerais. My first visit to Iracambi was some years back and since I had returned on different occasions. This time I spend a week on the property working with the founders, staff and volunteers to develop a visual profile of the Iracambi project. Iracambi have set themselves the target to create a space where farming and reforestation co-exist. One part of  Iracambi is an NGO working with volunteers who come from around the world and do all kinds of work and research in the forest and streams. The reforestation project is an integral part of the property and over the years the Mata Atlantica, the Atlantic Rainforest, has successfully re-grown bringing along a great diversity of flora, fauna and much needed drinking water. Now that the first target is reached and the forest regrown on the property, Iracambi work with the local farmers, land owners and surrounding National Parks to encourage reforestation and create a migration belt allowing the Atlantic Rainforest to slowly stretch across the region, connecting from one property to the next. If you would like to learn more about the project please click on this link.

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(Angelika Berndt) Atlantic Rainforest Brasil Brasilien Brazil Brazilian rainforest Iracambi Iracambi where farm and forest meet Limeira Mata Atlantica Minas Gerais Rosario de Limeira Urwald brasilianischer Regenwald brasilianischer Urwald environment environmental projet projects in Minas Gerais rainforest reforestation reforestation project volunteering volunteering in Brazil volunteering in Minas Gerais volunteers working with the forest https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/7/iracambi Fri, 03 Jul 2015 17:15:00 GMT
Gari - street cleaners in Rio de Janeiro https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/6/gari---street-cleaners-in-rio-de-janeiro Gari - the street cleaners of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

 

Gari - the street cleaners of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

 

Gari - the street cleaners of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

Between projects and while walking along the beaches and public places in Rio de Janeiro I could not help noticing the beautiful orange uniforms worn by the street cleaners. The “gari”, the street cleaners, work for Comlurb, the company that uses a bright orange as the brand colour for their employees' uniforms. The many "gari", men and women working for Comlurb keep Rio and its beaches tidy. Many of the women, especially the younger women, seemed to take good care of their looks, were done up nicely and look very pretty as a result. Spending time in the streets I started talking to some of them, and found out how much pride these women take in their job.

“Not everyone can work for Comlurb. You have to take part in a ‘concurso’, a public test, and only the best get selected." “It is a good job. We work for the council and have all our working rights guaranteed.” ”We get a lot of respect from the public.” ... were some of the comment they made. And when I mentioned that I thought they had done themselves up very nicely, some replied: “You have to make an effort, don’t you?”

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Comlurb Rio de Janeiro Strassenfeger Strassenkehrer cleaning cleaning the streets journalism keeping Rio tidy limpando o Rio lixo lixo na lixeira rubbish rubbish collectors street cleaners uniforms woman at work women women workers work uniforms working in the streets https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/6/gari---street-cleaners-in-rio-de-janeiro Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:15:00 GMT
Rio Police https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/6/brazil-police Police in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

 

Police in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

 

Police in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

 

Police in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

Barely back from Costa Rica, where I spent Christmas and the beginning of the year documenting the coffee harvest and family farming, beginning of March I left town again to work in Brazil on several documentary projects over the period of three months.

Visiting Rio de Janeiro for the first time after the World Cup, I was curious whether I would notice any significant changes to the city. The first thing I noticed was the strong police presence in the streets of the so-called Zona Sul, the more touristy neighbourhoods. Having grown up in Brazil during the military dictatorship, I am used to the presence of armed police and security guards. But then ... I could not remember seeing so many police in the streets. In March, at the end of the Brazilian summer, the police seemed to be everywhere. Here a police car parked on a corner, there riding on the horses, on the beach, on bikes ... wherever I looked, I noticed the presence of the Military Police (the police force that patrols the streets). Curious, I went out to meet them and learn more about who they are and how the Military Police are organised ...

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(Angelika Berndt) Aterro Brasil Brasilien Brazil Flamengo Flamengo beach Ipanema Ipanema beach Polizei Polizeiauto Rio de Janeiro beaches cars horses keeping Rio safe military police patrolling patrolling Rio de Janeiro patrolling the streets police police force police patrolling policia policia de choque policia militar policia montada policing Rio de Janeiro public safety safer Rio de Janeiro safety tourism tourism in Brazil tourism in Rio de Janeiro https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/6/brazil-police Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:48:39 GMT
Kariri-Xocó https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/5/kariri-xoco-family Povo Kariri-Xoco, Alagoas, Brasil

 

Paraty, Brazil, 2015. Cacique and son, Kariri-Xocó.

Meeting the chief Pawanã Crody Kariri Xocó and his son in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. A group of the Kariri-Xocó who are originally from the state of Alagoas in the Northeast of Brazil had come to Rio de Janeiro state to introduce the wider public to their traditional culture and continued struggle for survival. Today the Kariri-Xocó survive in a mixed community which includes members from various surviving indigenous ethnicities and quilombos from the Northeast.

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(Angelika Berndt) Alagoas Armazen Paraty Brasil Brasilien Brazil Indianer Paraty Rio de Janeiro cacique chief father and son filho de cacique folclore groupo de indios indians indigene Voelker indigenous peoples from the northeast indios indios brasileiros indios do nordeste ingenous peoples land struggle in Brazil survival surviving tribes traditional culture traditional life-style traditions https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/5/kariri-xoco-family Thu, 14 May 2015 09:00:00 GMT
Kariri Xoco https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/5/kariri_xoco Kariri Xoco, indigenous nation from Alagoas

 

Paraty, Brazil, 2015. Cacique Pawanã, Kariri-Xocó, indigenous nation from Alagoas.

This photo was taken while meeting some of the members from the Kariri-Xocó in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro. The Kariri-Xocó are from the northeast of Brazil and live in the state of Alagoas. Some of their members travel around Brazil to introduce the general public to their culture and continued struggle for survival. The name Kariri-Xocó was adopted some 100 years ago when the Xocó, who found themselves driven off their land by invading farmers, sought refuge with the Kariri on the other side of the river to survive. Today the Kariri-Xocó survive as an impoverished community which also includes survivors from other indigenous tribes and quilombos.

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(Angelika Berndt) Armazem Paraty Brasil Brasilien Brazil Brazilian culture Indianer Kariri Xoco Kultur Parity Rio de Janeiro Traditionen aldeia aldeia indigena brasilianische Indianer brasilianische Kultur brasilianische Traditionen culture folclore folklore indigene Völker indigenous peoples kariri povos indigenas traditional living traditions xoco https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/5/kariri_xoco Wed, 06 May 2015 15:16:58 GMT
Celebrating Saint George Day https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/4/saint_george_rio_de_janeiro Saint George celebrated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A group of street artists bringing the story of San George alive.

 

 

Saint George celebrated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A group of street artists bringing the story of San George alive.

 

 

Saint George celebrated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A group of street artists bringing the story of San George alive.

 

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013. Street performance in celebration of Saint George Day.

In celebration of Saint George Day, a group of street performers re-enacted the story of Saint George in the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Walking through the streets in the old part of the city centre the actors got a lot of attention from the local population.

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Centro Fotos aus Rio Fotos von Rio Kunst in Rio de Janeiro Künstler Rio 2013 Rio Centro Rio City Centre Rio de Janeiro Saint George Saint George Day San George Sao Joao Staßenkünstler Teater art in Rio artists on stilts brasilianische Kunst central Rio performance performance in Rio de Janeiro photography in Rio stilts street art street artists street theatre teatro theatre theatre in Rio https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/4/saint_george_rio_de_janeiro Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:05:00 GMT
London De-construction https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/3/london-de-construction London Deconstruction shows the de- and construction work going on in the city

 

 

London Deconstruction shows the de- and construction work going on in the city

 

 

London Deconstruction shows the de- and construction work going on in the city

 

 

London Deconstruction shows the de- and construction work going on in the city

 

London, England, 2015. London deconstruction.

Following up on my earlier observations about Changing Shanghai I could not help but notice that London is undergoing a similar process. From the East to the city to the West, buildings are being taken down and it is difficult to walk through the city without hearing the by-now all too familiar sound of mechanical noise that alerts us to demolition and construction.

 

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(Angelika Berndt) England London London is changing London under construction changes city cityscape construction work demolition demolition work innovation landscape reconstruction urban https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/3/london-de-construction Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:15:00 GMT
In Memorian - Nanko G. van Buuren https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/3/nanko-van-buuren Nanko Geerdines van Buuren

 

 

Nanko Geerdines van Buuren

 

 

Nanko Geerdines van Buuren

 

Villa Alianza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013. Nanko Geerdines van Buuren.

Always interested to get involved with another human rights project, I first met Nanko in 2008 while living in Brazil. Since, a visit to the IBISS projects in the 'Zona Norte'  was a regular on my agenda when in Rio de Janeiro. For many years I teamed up with Nanko and followed him into the remote and poor areas of Zona Norte, many of which continue dominated by the drug lords. It was a shock to learn about his death while back in Rio de Janeiro. He will be missed dearly.

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(Angelika Berndt) Boca do Lixo Brasil Brazilien Complexo do Alemao Dutch IBISS IBISS Brasil IBISS Brazil IBISS Foundation Nanko Nanko G. van Buuren Nanko Geerdines van Buuren Nanko van Buuren Rio de Janeiro Soldado Nunca Mais Villa Alianza a Dutch man in Rio children and sports defender of human rights founder of IBISS from Holland human rights poverty in Brazil poverty in Rio sports https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/3/nanko-van-buuren Fri, 13 Mar 2015 22:45:00 GMT
Exhibition at the Artisan extended https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/3/artisan_ealing Great news, the exhibition at the Artisan has been extended to run until 13 March 2015. You have another week to see Working Women at the Artisan in Ealing.

The exhibition runs from Sat 14 Feb–6 Mar 2015 @ Artisan in Ealing, 32 New Broadway, Ealing, London W5 2XA

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm, Sat  8:30am-5:30pm, Sun  9:00am-5:30pm

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Published in The Prisma https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/3/published-in-theprisma The multi-cultural newspaper The Prisma published an article about my photography and projects in both, English and Spanish.

Here are the links to the newspaper article

English:
www.theprisma.co.uk/2015/02/28/angelika-berndt-and-the-invisible-culture/

Castellano:
www.theprisma.co.uk/es/2015/02/28/angelika-berndt-y-la-cultura-invisible/
 

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(Angelika Berndt) Angelika Berndt photography Brasil Brazil Honduras Honduras news Honduras photography Latin America The Prisma The Prisma multi-cultural newspaper article children culture human rights indigenous people invisible culture photography social aspects of Latin America society women women and children of Latin America https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/3/published-in-theprisma Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:17:11 GMT
Exhibiting at Artisan https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/2/exhibiting-at-artisan From Saturday 14 February 2015 a selection of photos from my project Working Women will be exhibited at Artisan. The presented photos are  part of an ongoing project to photographically research and document traditional processes in Latin America. In Working Women I look at the roles women’s work plays in society and economy. In my work I focus on photographing what I call the “invisible” culture, i.e. aspects of culture that manifest themselves in day-to-day moments and the working life.

The exhibition runs from Sat 14 Feb–6 Mar 2015 @ Artisan in Ealing, 32 New Broadway, Ealing, London W5 2XA

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm, Sat  8:30am-5:30pm, Sun  9:00am-5:30pm

 

Selection of the Working Women project exhibited art Artisan in Ealing

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(Angelika Berndt) Artisan Artisan Coffee House Artisan coffee Artisan coffee shop Artisan coffee shop Ealing Ealing Ealing LIP Ealing London Independent Photography Ealing photographers Ealing satelite England Honduras London London Independent Photography West London angelika's photos arts arts in Ealing arts in London cigar making cigar manufacturing cigars cuban cigars exhibiting at Artisan exhibiting at the Artisan coffee shop exhibiting in Ealing making of cigars manufacturers photography photography from Honduras photography in Ealing portraits portraits of women portraits of working women smoking tobacco tradional life traditional life-style traditions women women working women working in Honduras workers https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/2/exhibiting-at-artisan Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:30:00 GMT
Coffee https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/1/coffee Coffee harvest in Costa Rica

 

 

Costa Rica, 2014, 2015. Coffee harvest.

Just back from Costa Rica where I spend Christmas and New Year documenting the coffee harvest. This season the coffee harvest was several weeks late and coincided with Christmas and the New Year. More pictures about the harvest, the people and the processes to follow soon.

 

 

Coffee harvest in Costa Rica

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(Angelika Berndt) Arbeiter Costa Rica Costa Rican coffee Kaffee Kaffee aus Costa Rica Kaffeepflanze Kaffeepflanzen Kaffeernte Leute Menschen Rainforest Foundation Rainforest Foundations certified Volcafe agriculture best quality coffee cafe cafe de Costa Rica cafe en Costa Rica certified coffee coffee coffee harvest coffee plantations coffee plantations in Costa Rica cosecha del cafe cosechando cafe el grano de oro harvest harvesting harvesting coffee highland coffee highlands la planta del cafe modern agriculture people workers https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/1/coffee Fri, 30 Jan 2015 10:06:06 GMT
Changing Shanghai https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/1/changing-shanghai Changing Shanghai, changing China

 

 

Changing Shanghai, changing China

 

 

Changing Shanghai, changing China

 

 

Changing Shanghai, changing China

 

Shanghai, China, 2014. Changing Shanghai.

Like most cities in China, the visual and culture of Shanghai is fast changing with new ambitious building projects rising fast everywhere in the city. The old is being demolished and replaces with modern buildings and design, changing the living spaces and social structures of the city.

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(Angelika Berndt) China China heute China today Chinese Gruesse aus China Shanghai building building work in Shanghai change changing Shanghai cityscapes in China landscape landscapes in China made in China modern China modern Shanghai modern urban China news from China photographing China skyscrapers travelling in China travelling in Shanghai urban China visiting Shanghai https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2015/1/changing-shanghai Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:00:00 GMT
Nanjing bikes https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/11/nanjing-bikes The art and fashion of biking in Nanjing.

 

 

The art and fashion of biking in Nanjing.

 

 

The art and fashion of biking in Nanjing.

 

 

The art and fashion of biking in Nanjing.

 

Nanjing, China, 2014. Nanjing bikes.

A project that was little published last year is a photographic research I made about the every-day culture, emerging social and cultural tensions in modern-day urban China on the example of the "bike culture" in Nanjing. Over the summer I had the opportunity to visit China. What stood out for me was how fast the urban culture was changing and the tension this created between the traditional Chinese life-style and the new affluent urban ambitions. In China the bike has been a traditional and well-established means of transport and it seemed to me that the bike, it's use and transformation illustrated well how the daily lives in China were changing. "Nanjing bikes" became a complex project that reflects my observations about this emerging tension about survival and adaptation. Please click on the link for the story.

 

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(Angelika Berndt) China China der Umbruch China today Chinese Chinese culture Chinese modern culture Chinese traffick Fahrradfahren Fahrraeder Nanjing Nanjing city Nanjing culture bicicleta bike accessories bike culture bikes biking changing China living on bikes men and bikes modern China motocicleta motor bike moving China push bike transport in China transportacion travel and China travel in China travelling through China visiting China visiting Nanjing women and bikes https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/11/nanjing-bikes Sat, 03 Jan 2015 08:45:00 GMT
Building with adobe https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/12/building-with-adobe Building with adobe

 

 

Making adobe bricks

 

 

Building a house with adobe bricks

 

 

Building with adobe

 

El Paraíso, Honduras, 2014. Traditional brick-making and housebuilding in the south of Honduras.

Adobe is a sun-dried brick. In Honduras it is still common that families make their homes of adobe. The bricks are handmade of clay and left to dry in the sun for two days. This process leaves the brick hard and ready to use. Families showed me houses made of adobe that had been family homes over two and more generations and were over 100 years old.

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(Angelika Berndt) DIY El Paraiso Handarbeit Hausbau Hausbau in Honduras Honduran homes Honduras Traditionen Traditionen in Honduras adobe building houses clay clay bricks house building house making making bricks manual labour men sun-dried bricks the art of brick making the art of home making traditional family homes traditionelles Honduras traditions workers working men https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/12/building-with-adobe Mon, 22 Dec 2014 08:00:00 GMT
Lenca indigenous peoples https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/12/lenca-indigenous-peoples Lenca indigenous people of Honduras

 

 

Lenca indigenous people of Honduras

 

 

Lenca indigenous people of Honduras

 

 

Lenca indigenous people of Honduras

 

Intibucá, Honduras, 2014. Lenca indigenous people of Honduras.

Intibucá is home to the Lenca people. The Lenca are known for their love of strong colours. The traditional garments were made of cloth woven by the Lenca women. Today the Lenca live mostly from family farming and sell their produce at the nearby market in Esperanza.

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(Angelika Berndt) Esperanza Frauen in Honduras Frauen indigener Völker Handarbeit Honduran Honduraner Hondurans Honduras Honduras 2014 Intibuca Leben in Honduras Lenca Lenca cloth Lenca dress Lenca indigenous peoples Lenca indigenous women Lenca traditions Lenca women Leute Reisen Traditionen arbeitende Frauen cloth making hondureño indigenas indigene Völker indigenous peoples indigenous peoples' traditiions indigenous traditions indigenous women living in Honduras made in Honduras news people people of Honduras photographing Honduras portaiture portraits portraits of Lenca women portraits of indigenous women the other Honduras traditional lives in Honduras traditions traditions of Honduras travelling in Honduras women https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/12/lenca-indigenous-peoples Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:30:00 GMT
Lenca Traditional Weaving https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/11/lenca-traditional-weaving Lenca traditional weaving, Honduras, 2014

 

 

Lenca traditional weaving, Honduras, 2014

 

 

Lenca traditional weaving, Honduras, 2014

 

 

Lenca traditional weaving, Honduras, 2014

 

Intibucá, Honduras, 2014. Lenca indigenous women weaving their traditional cloth which is used to make their traditional garments.

The Lenca indigenous people traditionally were known for their weaving and to produce cloths that stand out for their vibrant colours. After this tradition became almost extinct, it is now being revived and young women are going back to learning how to weave and combine the patterns to produce the outstanding cloths.

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(Angelika Berndt) Frauen bei der Arbeit Frauen in Honduras Frauenarbeit Handarbeit Honduran Honduraner Hondurans Honduras Honduras 2014 Intibuca Leben in Honduras Lenca Lenca cloth Lenca indigenous peoples Lenca indigenous women Lenca traditions Lenca women Leute Reisen Traditionen arbeitende Frauen cloth making hondureño indigenas indigene Völker indigenous peoples indigenous traditions indigenous women living in Honduras made in Honduras news people people in Honduras photographing Honduras portaiture portraits portraits of weaving women portraits of working women the other Honduras traditional lives in Honduras traditions travelling in Honduras weaving weaving in Honduras weben women women weaving women working working women https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/11/lenca-traditional-weaving Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:55:14 GMT
Exhibiting at Espacio Gallery https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/11/photomonth_east_london Working women project taking part in Photomonth East London in November 2014 at Espacio Gallery

 

Taking part at the 3rd annual Central Group LIP exhibition and Photomonth East London presenting photos from my project Working Women. The presented photos are  part of an ongoing project to photographically research and document traditional processes and manual labour in Latin America. In Working Women I look at the roles women’s work plays in society and economy. In my work I focus on photographing what I call the “invisible” culture, i.e. aspects of culture that manifest themselves in day-to-day moments and the working life.

The exhibition runs from 20–25 November 2014Espacio Gallery, 159 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG

Opening times: daily 1-7pm (incl. weekends), Tue 25 Nov 1-5pm

 

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Central America Central America in London Honduran Honduran women Honduras Photomonth East London about women in Honduras documentary photography female workers women women in Honduras women working workers workers in Honduras working Honduras working women https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/11/photomonth_east_london Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:12:43 GMT
From the archives - Japan https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/11/japan_streets The streets of Japan - Tokyo and Kyoto characterised in three photos.

 

 

The streets of Japan - Tokyo and Kyoto characterised in three photos.

 

 

The streets of Japan - Tokyo and Kyoto characterised in three photos.

 

Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, 2013. As a photographer I consider working with my archive as important as working on new projects.

This set is from my visit to Tokyo and Kyoto September last year. Less published, I make landscape and street photography part of my project work because it gives literally the wider picture and shows the characteristics of a city, area or place. Looking at my own take on street photography was inspired by the season on street photography – On Our Streets at the Greenwich Gallery.

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(Angelika Berndt) Ginza Greenwich Gallery Japan Japan today Japaner Japaner und Japan Japanese urban life Kyoto Tokyo cities city-scapes Japan geishas geishas in Ginza landscape Japanese cities looking at the wider picture modern Japan modern cities modernity mono rail on our streets public transport season on street photography street photography street photography in Japan trains urban urban Japan visiting Japan visiting Kyoto visiting Tokyo https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/11/japan_streets Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:45:00 GMT
Hondureño – People of Honduras https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/10/people_of_honduras Hondureño - People of Honduras

 

 

Hondureño - People of Honduras

 

 

Hondureño - People of Honduras

 

 

Honduras, 2014. Following the success of my recent exhibition Hondureño - People of Honduras, these are three selected photos from the exhibition showcasing the diversity and culture of Honduras. Hondureño - People of Honduras was well received both by the local Latin American and wider population.

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(Angelika Berndt) Central America Honduran Honduras Kultur Kultur Latein Amerikas Las Americas Lenca Lenca indigenous people Traditionen Latein Amerikas Zentralamerika children cultural culture diversity fabricacion de rosquillas food honduranisch indigene Völker indigenous nations indigenous people mujeres ninos photos of Honduras rosquillas tradiciones tradiciones de Honduras traditional Honduras traditions women https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/10/people_of_honduras Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:11:40 GMT
Exhibiting at Canning House https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/9/people_of_honduras Solo exhibition at Canning House

Hondureño - People of Honduras

22 Sept–19 Oct 2014   Mon–Fri 10am–5pm

Canning House, 14-15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS

 

 

Hondureño – People of Honduras is part of an ongoing project to photographically research and document traditional lifestyles and working processes in Latin America. With my photo project Hondureño – People of Honduras I aim to celebrate the diversity and efforts of the people of Honduras.

 

Opening of the exhibition Hondureño - People of Honduras at Canning House

 

Giving a talk at the opening of the exhibition Hondureño - People of Honduras and celebration of the Independence Day of Honduras at Canning House with the Ambassador of Honduras, Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps and CEO of Canning House.

Exhibition was commented in Tiempo and critiqued in Fresh Eyes on London

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(Angelika Berndt) Ambassador of Honduras America Amerika Arbeiter Arbeiterinnen Belgrave Square Canning House Central America El Paraíso Embassy of Honduras Frauen Honduran Ambassador Honduran Embassy in London Honduran people Honduraner Hondurans Honduras Hondureño - People of Honduras Independence Day Independence of Honduras Kinder Knightsbridge Männer National Day of Honduras Völker Latein Amerikas Zentral Amerika children documentary photography indigene Völker indigenous people indigenous people of Honduras men people of Honduras photo journalism portraits of Honduras travel women working working men working people https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/9/people_of_honduras Wed, 17 Sep 2014 07:45:00 GMT
Exhibiting in St Mary's Church https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/9/exhibiting-in-Ealing Pipipan indigenous boy

 

This is a special occasion for a special exhibition. For the first time ever, St Mary's Church has opened it's doors for a photo exhibition.

The exhibition runs from 1–3 September, 2014

St Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Ealing W5 5RH

Mon–Sat 9.30am–5pm; Thurs evenings open until 9pm

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(Angelika Berndt) Anglican church Brasil Brasilien Brazil Ealing LIP London London Independent Photography Nordeste Nordosten Brasiliens Northeast Pernambuco Pipipan Pipipan indigenous people St Mary's Church black and white photography boy church exhibiting at St Mary's church exhibiting in London indigene Völker indigene Völker Brasiliens indigenous indigenous boy indigenous people of the Northeast of Brazil indigenous peoples photo exhibition pipipan povo indigina povo indignena https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/9/exhibiting-in-Ealing Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:38:55 GMT
Saying it in Black & White https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/8/black-white Black & White photography

 

Landless Movement, Pernambuco, Brazil, 2013.

Working in black & white. Going back to the origins of photography, I started working in Black & White to give my photographic expression a new angle. This photo was taken during a march of the Landless Movement in Pernambuco, Northeast of Brazil.

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(Angelika Berndt) Armut B&W Black Black and white photography Brasil Brasilianer Brasilien Brazil Frauen Kinder Landless Movement MST Nordeste Nordeste do Brasil Nordosten Brasiliens Northeast Brazil Pernambuco White children development marching marching in Brazil photography" poverty rural areas rural areas in Brazil women https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/8/black-white Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:36:48 GMT
Exhibiting at the Greenwich Gallery https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/8/exhibiting-greenwich-gallery Exhibiting at the Seventh Greenwich Annuale

 

Back at the Greenwich Gallery joining the Seventh Greenwich Annuale with work from my Honduras project on women and manual labour.

The exhibition runs from 4–17 August 2014 @ The Greenwich Gallery, 
Linear House, Peyton Place, London SE10 8RS
 

Opening times: Mon – Fri 9am - 5.30pm; Sat & Sun 12pm - 4pm



 

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(Angelika Berndt) 2014 7th Greenwich Annuale Central America Greenwich Greenwich Annuale Honduras London Seventh Greenwich Annuale exhibiting in Greenwich exhibiting in London exhibition farm workers female farm workers manual labour tobacco tobacco farm tobacco farming woman woman worker women women worker women working worker working working in Honduras working on a farm working on a tobacco farm working women https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/8/exhibiting-greenwich-gallery Sun, 03 Aug 2014 17:15:00 GMT
Brocade weaving https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/7/brocade-weaving Brocade weaving in China

 

Nanjing, China, 2014. Brocade weaving.

Traditional weaving frames to produce the elaborate Chinese brocade. The frames are very complex and have two working platforms.

 

Brocade weaving in China

 

 

Brocade weaving in China

 

 

Brocade weaving in China

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(Angelika Berndt) China Chinese Chinese women Chinese work Chinese workers Nanjing art brocade brocade making brocade weaving made in China manual labour manufacturing silk the art of brocade the art of weaving weaving women women workers https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/7/brocade-weaving Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:45:00 GMT
Out in Nanjing https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/7/china_nanjing Street vendor in Nanjing

 

Nanjing, China, 2014. Street vendor selling nectarines and peaches.

Back from China after two amazing weeks of exploring the urban culture of Nanjing, the city that is transforming itself to host the Youth Olympics in 2014. As the pavements become new and shiny and the skyscrapers spring up on all ends of the city, street vendors continue to earn their living in the most traditional way.

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(Angelika Berndt) China Chinese Nanjing Youth Olympics Youth Olympics in Nanjing agriculture fruit men modern China nectarines peaches selling China street vendor working working Nanjing working men young people in Nanjing https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/7/china_nanjing Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:35:43 GMT
All new Galleries page https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/6/all-new-galleries-page Introducing all new Galleries pageLenca indigenous women. Honduras, 2014.

 

Introducing an all new Galleries page on my website. The Galleries page is designed as a wider show case for my work and many photos are displayed publicly for the first time. Each gallery will allow you to see different aspects of my photography and diversity of my projects. To find out more, please click here.

Photo: Lenca indigenous woman, Honduras, 2014.

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(Angelika Berndt) Brazil Cabo Verde Cape Verde Costa Rica Honduras International Women's Day Japan Landless Movement MST Tokyo Tsukiji fish market children cigars culture demonstration digital gallery elderly fish markets fisher boats fishing indigenous peoples men old people people portraits portraiture show case tobacco traditions travel women workers https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/6/all-new-galleries-page Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:07:28 GMT
Tabacalera https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/5/tabacalera Female worker on a tobacco plantation in Honduras

 

Honduras, 2014. Worker processing tobacco on a tobacco farm in Honduras.

A selection of the project is published in Tabacalera

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(Angelika Berndt) Arbeiter Arbeiterinnen Arbeiterinnen in Honduras Central America Ernte Honduras Landarbeiter Tabak Tabakernte Tabakfarm Zentralamerika Zigaretten Zigarren cigar making cigarettes cigars fazenda de tabaco female worker harvest manual labour producción de tabaco produção de tabaco smoking smoking industry tabacalera tabaco en Honduras tobacco tobacco farming tobacco harvest tobacco plantation trabalhadoras trabalhadores woman woman worker women workers worker workers working Honduras working on farms https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/5/tabacalera Sat, 31 May 2014 08:13:24 GMT
Exhibiting at the PM Gallery https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/5/pm-gallery-2014 Rain-Art, a London project

 

Back at the PM Gallery for their 8th Ealing Open exhibition with Rain-Art.

Rain-Art is a series I developed over the winter months which shows a different approach to my work with the camera. Rain-Art is about expressing my experience of the dark, rainy winter season.

The exhibition runs from 24 May to 21 June, 2014 @ PM Gallery, Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing W5 5EQ

Opening times Tue – Fri 1–5pm; Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm

 

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(Angelika Berndt) 8th Ealing Open Ealing Ealing Open Ealing Open 2014 Ealing art Ealing artists Ealing photographers London London art exhibition London winter PM Gallery Rain-Art Walpole Park West London abstract art abstract photography abstracts art exhibition art in England exhibition photography winter winter times https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/5/pm-gallery-2014 Fri, 23 May 2014 07:00:00 GMT
Women washing in river https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/5/traditional_honduras Woman washing cloths in the riverCortês, Honduras, 2014. Women washing cloths in the local river. For those who have no access to running water this is still a common way of life.

 

Cortês, Honduras, 2014. Women washing cloths in the local river. For those who have no access to running water, this is a regular task.

 

Woman washing cloths in the riverCortês, Honduras, 2014. Women washing cloths in the local river. For those who have no access to running water this is still a common way of life.

 

 

Woman washing cloths in the riverCortês, Honduras, 2014. Women washing cloths in the local river. For those who have no access to running water this is still a common way of life.

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(Angelika Berndt) Cortês Honduras Rio Branquito living local population traditional way of living traditions washing women women washing in the river women working working women https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/5/traditional_honduras Thu, 08 May 2014 04:29:34 GMT
Lenca indigenous woman in traditional dress https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/4/lenca_indigenous_people Lenca indigenous woman in traditional dress, Honduras.

 

Indibuca, Honduras, 2014. Lenca woman in traditional dress. Just back from three weeks in Honduras, I'm currently working on several stories I followed up on while in the country. One of them was a visit to the Lenca indigenous peoples in Indibuca.

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(Angelika Berndt) Honduran traditions Honduras Indibuca Indigenous people Indigenous peoples of Honduras Lenca Lenca indians Lenca traditions development human rights people of Honduras the Lenca traditional dress traditional people of Honduras traditions https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/4/lenca_indigenous_people Wed, 23 Apr 2014 18:41:49 GMT
Boruca - Indigenous people of the 21st Century https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/3/boruca-indigenous-people Boruca indigenous people of Costa Rica.

 

Costa Rica, Bruncajc, 2014. Making the transition between traditional lifestyle and the demands of the 21st century, the Boruca indigenous people of Costa Rica cultivate their traditions and believes while developing eco-tourism and art making to generate a sustainable income.

 

Boruca indigenous people of Costa Rica.

 

 

Boruca indigenous people of Costa Rica.

 

 

Boruca indigenous people of Costa Rica.

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(Angelika Berndt) Boruca Boruca art Boruca indigenous people Costa Rica eco-tourism eco-tourism in Costa Rica indigenous art indigenous art of Costa Rica indigenous cultures indigenous people of Costa Rica traditions of Costa Rica https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/3/boruca-indigenous-people Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:30:00 GMT
New-born piglets https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/3/new_born_piglets Breeding pigs in family farming in Costa Rica. New born piglets.

 

Costa Rica, Tabarcia, 2014. Family farming and pig breeding. New born piglets in a pig stable in Costa Rica.

 

Breeding pigs in family farming in Costa Rica. New born piglets.

 

 

Breeding pigs in family farming in Costa Rica. New born piglets.

 

 

Breeding pigs in family farming in Costa Rica. New born piglets.

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(Angelika Berndt) agricultura familiar agriculture family farming family farming in Costa Rica farrowing free-range new born piglets new born pigs pig breeding pig farming pig farming in Costa Rica piglets piglets and family farming raising pigs https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/3/new_born_piglets Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:38:05 GMT
Catch of the day https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/2/costa_rica Fisherman fishing at the Pacific coast in Costa Rica

 

Costa Rica, Pacific coast, 2014. A local fishing at a remote beach in Costa Rica.

 

Fisherman fishing at the Pacific coast in Costa Rica

 

 

Fisherman fishing at the Pacific coast in Costa Rica

 

 

Fisherman fishing at the Pacific coast in Costa Rica

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(Angelika Berndt) Costa Rica Costa Rican fishermen Costa Rican locals culture of Costa Rica fishermen fishermen in Costa Rica fishing fishing in Costa Rica home in Costa Rica indigenous population local fishermen locals locals fishing natives remote beaches visiting Costa Rica https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/2/costa_rica Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:25:09 GMT
Boruca art https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/2/boruca-art

 

Costa Rica, Bruncajc, 2013. Lourdes is a member of the So Cagrú indigenous women's art group at Bruncajc. The Boruca indigenous peoples have build a reputation for their fine art work and mask-making, combining traditional skills and forms with new designs and paintings. Mastering this skill has allowed the Boruca to build a reputation for their unique artwork, and a sustainable income for their people.

 

 

 

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Boruca Central America Cost Rica Costa Rica art Pacific Pacific coast art indigenous art indigenous art-making indigenous people indigenous women mask making masks sustainability sustainable income traditional art women women's project https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2014/2/boruca-art Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:48:37 GMT
Shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year Award for 2013 https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/12/tpoty Shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year Award for 2013.Descendents of 'Coronel" Paulinhos. Essay shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year Award for 2013 in the category Vanishing and Emerging Cultures.

 

Great news! My photo essay was shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year 2013 in the category Vanishing & Emerging Cultures.

The essay shows the descendents and house of Colonel Paulino (Pernambuco, 1838-1920) who was a very rich and powerful landlord. The history of the Northeast of Brazil was defined by the legendary “Coroneis”, who owned farms the size of European countries and reigned supreme. The photo essay shows the descendents and what is left of the former legendary wealth.

 

Shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year Award for 2013.Descendents of 'Coronel" Paulinhos. Essay shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year Award for 2013 in the category Vanishing and Emerging Cultures.

 

 

Shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year Award for 2013.Descendents of 'Coronel" Paulinhos. Essay shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year Award for 2013 in the category Vanishing and Emerging Cultures.

 

 

Shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year Award for 2013.Descendents of 'Coronel" Paulinhos. Essay shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year Award for 2013 in the category Vanishing and Emerging Cultures.

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Brazil 2013 Brazil's hinterlands Coronel Paulinhos Nordeste Nordeste 2013 Nordeste do Brasil Nordosten Nordosten Brasiliens Northeast Northeast of Brazil Paulinhos Pernambuco Sertanejos Sertao Sertão TPOTY Travel Photographer of the Year Travel Photographer of the Year Award coroneis coronel draught 2013 familia de Coronel Paulinhos fazenda fazendeiro land owner landlord powerful landlords seca 2013 vanishing cultures https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/12/tpoty Thu, 26 Dec 2013 10:15:00 GMT
Traditional Kyoto https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/12/tatami_mat

 

Kyoto, Japan, 2013. Sitting on the floor in his workshop in the front of his shop in Gion, Kyoto, the traditional tatami mat maker first hand-washes and evaluates every stem before weaving them together as a mat.

 

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Japan Japão Kyoto arts & crafts arts & crafts in Japan craftsmen mat mat maker old Japan tatami tatami mat tatami mat maker traditional Japan traditional Kyoto traditional crafts traditions traditions in Japan https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/12/tatami_mat Sat, 21 Dec 2013 11:45:00 GMT
Published in "Children Can Do 2014" https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/12/working_with_children Crescer e ViverCrescer e Viver

 

Children Can Do was produced as a celebration of how children make the world a better place. The photo chosen for the 2014 calendar is from my work with Crescer e Viver, a social circus based at Praça Onze, in the heart Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Crescer e Viver use circus activities to help children and teenagers from the local favela develop a sense of self-worth and can-do-it mentality.

The calendar was endorsed by the Rt Hon Lord Mayor Alderman Roger Gifford and launched at Mansion House in London.

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Children Can Do Crescer e Viver Lord Mayor Mansion House calendar charity charity work children for children social circus working with children working with the poor https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/12/working_with_children Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:30:00 GMT
Traditional Tokyo https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/12/traditional_tokyo_chouchin

 

Tokyo, Japan, 2013. Chouchin are traditional handmade Japanese paper lanterns. In this shop the artist was writing on the lamps which is a traditional way of decorating the chouchin in Japan. Chouchin are used in Buddhist temples and on the entrances of restaurants and shops. The craft of chouchin stems from China and dates back to the 6th century.

 

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Azakusa Japan Japanese crafts Japanese traditions Japanese writing Tokyo arts & crafts chouchin chouchin lamps chouchin painting chouchin tradition hand-made hand-painted lamp lamp painter made in Japan paper lamps traditional Japanese lamps traditional Japanese paper lamp traditional craft https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/12/traditional_tokyo_chouchin Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:40:14 GMT
Exhibiting at the Art Pavilion https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/11/Art-Pavilion-London Dona CarninhaDona CarninhaDescendente de Dna Sesinha e Dona Rosaria, escravas do Coronel Paulinho

 

The presented work while relating to the present bears an echo from the past. Dona Carninha and her family can trace their ancestry back to the first slaves brought to the estate of Colonel Paulinhos, a powerful landlord in the hinterlands of the state of Pernambuco. Exploring the idea of how the past is still present and influencing today's social reality in the Northeast of Brazil, the exhibit invites the viewer to slow down, take a moment to enter the presented reality.

 

The exhibition opens Nov 19 – Dec 01, 2013

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Art Pavilion, Mile End, Clinton Road, E3 4QY; off Grove Road, nearest tube: Mile End

Tue–Sat 12–6pm; Sun 1–5pm

 


 

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Art Pavilion Brasil Brasilien Brazil LIP LIP Central London London Independent Photography Nordeste Northeast Sertao Slowing Down Exhibition descendents of slaves legacy of slavery quilombos slavery slowing down https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/11/Art-Pavilion-London Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:42:07 GMT
Tuna auction at Tsukiji Fish Market https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/11/tsukiji-fish-market Tsukiji Fish MarketTsukiji Fish MarketTuna auction at Tsukiji Fish Market.

 

Tokyo, Japan, 2013. Tsukiji Market is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world. An estimated 2,000 tons of marine products are handled in Tsukiji Fish Market every day and the tuna auction is a very important part of the market's early morning routines. Once the tuna is layed out in the auction house and valued, the licensed buyers inspect all fish before the bidding starts.

 

Tsukiji Fish MarketTsukiji Fish MarketTuna auction at Tsukiji Fish Market.

 

 

Tsukiji Fish MarketTsukiji Fish MarketTuna auction at Tsukiji Fish Market.

 

 

Tsukiji Fish MarketTsukiji Fish MarketTuna auction at Tsukiji Fish Market.

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(Angelika Berndt) Japan Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market auction fish fish auction fishing fishing industry sashimi tuna tuna auction tuna consumption tuna sale wholesale fish market https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/11/tsukiji-fish-market Sat, 09 Nov 2013 20:06:07 GMT
Dam Project Rio Una https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/10/dam-project-Brazil Dam buildingDam buildingAs the dam project develops the village has to go.

 

Mata Sul, Northeast Brazil, 2013. As part of the dam project for Rio Una, small communities like Engenho Verde have been told to leave the area. For the little community this means to leave behind the only home they have known. Some families have lived on the property for generations and this is the only reality they know. As the little community struggles to come to terms with the impact of the dam project, each family has to decide where to go from here.

 

Dam buildingDam buildingAs the dam project develops the village has to go.

 

 

Dam buildingDam buildingAs the dam project develops the village has to go.

 

 

Dam buildingDam buildingAs the dam project develops the village has to go.

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Dammbau Dammprojekt Rio Una Einwohner Engenho Verde Nordeste Northeast Northeast of Brazil Pernambuco Rio Una affected communities communities dam project daming Rio Una local communities https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/10/dam-project-Brazil Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:17:39 GMT
Queen's competition at the London School of Samba https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/9/rainha_da_bateria Queen of the Bateria of the London School of Samba

 

This summer saw another amazing season of samba in London. The competition for the Queen of the Bateria for the London School of Samba was one such event which celebrated the passion for the Brazilian dance in London. The competing dancers showed amazing skills and great passion throughout the competition. This year's event was held at Floripa and the competition was fierce. It was another amazing show of samba and competence. In the end the judges and audience made their choice. For another year, London School of Samba has a new Queen of the Bateria.

 

Queen of the Bateria of the London School of Samba

 

 

Queen of the Bateria of the London School of Samba

 

 

Queen of the Bateria of the London School of Samba

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(Angelika Berndt) Brazilian culture in London Floripa Latin Dance in London London School of Samba Queen of the Bateria Queen of the Bateria competition Rainha da Bateria Samba in London Southamerican dance in London competição da rainha da bateria dance in London dance photography escola de samba escola de samba em Londres samba samba dancers samba em Londres seleção da rainha da bateria https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/9/rainha_da_bateria Sun, 08 Sep 2013 06:34:04 GMT
Uppsala's historic marks https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/8/uppsala_sweden Uppsala

 

This selection is part of a photo project I did in Uppsala, Sweden, where I explored the city's long and significant history by looking at its architecture and building styles. Uppsala is located about 70 km from Stockholm and became home of the Archbishop of Sweden in 1164. In 1477 the Uppsala university was founded making Uppsala the oldest centre for academic education in the country. The city's historic moments were marked by significant building projects and varying building styles, giving the city a unique visual identity.

 

Uppsala

 

 

Uppsala

 

 

Uppsala

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Fyris River Sweden Uppsala Uppsala Dom Uppsala building work Uppsala cathedral Uppsala colours Uppsala shyline Uppsala summer Uppsala's architecture architecture https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/8/uppsala_sweden Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:36:44 GMT
Exhibiting at the Sixth Greenwich Annuale https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/8/greenwich_annuale Dona Carninha

 

Dona Carninha is the descendent of Dona Zézinha and Dona Rosária who were slaves of Coronel Paulinho. I met Dona Carninha while researching the reality of Quilombos (communities of descendants of slaves) in the Northeast of Brazil. Being able to trace her ancestry back to the first slaves Coronel Paulinho brought to Fazenda Varzinha dos Paulinhos, his vast estate in the hinterlands of Pernambuco state, Dona Carninha had a very painful and powerful story to tell. And despite her blindness, Dona Carninha had a very clear vision of the world around her.

 

The exhibition opens 8-22 August 2013

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The Greenwich Gallery, Peyton Place, London SE10 8RS

Mon–Fri 9am-5.30pm; Sat-Sun 12-4pm

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Coronel Paulinho Nordeste Northeast Brazil Pernambuco Quilombos Sertão Sklavenhandel Sklaverei Varzinha dos Paulinhos descendants of slaves história do Sertão slavery traditional populations transatlantic slave trade https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/8/greenwich_annuale Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:00:18 GMT
Sugar cane harvest https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/7/sugar-cane Sugar cane

 

Sugar cane harvest in Mata Sul, state of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. Sugar cane dominates the landscape of the so-called Mata Norte and Mata Sul (North Forest and Sul Forest), areas which traditionally were overgrown by the Transatlantic Rainforest and, over the past centuries and decades, have become completely dominated by sugar cane plantations. Sugar cane production in the area has a long tradition of aggressive expansion and slave labour and to this day, echoes of its past influence the present. In the past years I have visited the area repeatedly to learn about the ecological and social impact of the sugar cane production and the relationship traditional local populations have with their job and the farms they work on.

 

Sugar cane

 

Worker cutting the sugar cane stems.

 

Sugar cane

 

The sugar cane fields after the harvest.

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Landarbeit Landarbeiter Nordeste Northeast Brazil Pernambuco Zucker Zuckerrohr Zuckerrohr Ernte açucar cana de açuçar sugar sugar cane sugar cane cutters sugar cane harvest sugar harvest trabalhador rural trabalhadores workers https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/7/sugar-cane Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:19:44 GMT
Rainha da Bateria photo makes front pages https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/7/LSS-Rainha-da-Bateria-competition Published

 

My photo from the London School of Samba's last year's Rainha da Bateria competition was published on the front page of the Brazilian Post and Vamos London.

 

Published

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Brazilian Post LSS Rainha da Bateria competition Latin dance London London School of Samba Queen of the Bateria Queen of the Bateria selection Rainha da Bateria Rainha da Bateria selection Samba Samba in London Unidos de Londres Vamos London dance competition dance in London dance photography dancing nightclubs London https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/7/LSS-Rainha-da-Bateria-competition Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:51:14 GMT
Published by Floripa https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/7/published-by-floripa Published

Floripa, this year's venue for the London School of Samba's Queen competition, chose one of my photos to advertise this year's event on their website. The photo is one of the series I took during last year's competition and shows the newly crowned Rainha da Bateria 2012/2013. I have worked with the London School of Samba since 2006, documenting many of their rehearsals, performances and Queen competitions.

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(Angelika Berndt) Brazilian dances LSS LSS Queen of Bateria Competition LSS Rainha da Bateria competitiion Latin dances London School of Samba Queen of the Bateria Queen of the Bateria competition 2012 Queen of the Bateria competition 2013 Rainha da Bateria dance dance competition dance photography dancing samba samba https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/7/published-by-floripa Mon, 08 Jul 2013 16:49:32 GMT
Drought in the Northeast of Brazil https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/7/drought Drought

 

Although I visited Pernambuco before, this was my first visit to the Sertão, a region in the hinterlands of Northeastern Brazil which is renowned for its recurring droughts. The Sertão is a dry land with not many water reserves and if the annual rain does not come, those surviving of subsistence agriculture suffer the dire consequences. In preparation of my visit I heard that there was an ongoing drought but we only became aware of the full extend when we started to visit local families. We learned that the drought had been ongoing for two years and that it was entering its third year. Leaving the local population with not much alternatives, those who could had left for urban centers and jobs elsewhere. Those who stayed watched helplessly as animals and vegetation slowly died.

 

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Dürre Dürre in Brasilien Norheast of Brazil Pernambuco Pernambuco drought 2013 Sertao Sertão drought drought in Pernambuco lack of water seca seca 2013 seca no nordeste without water https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/7/drought Mon, 01 Jul 2013 18:18:25 GMT
Venice https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/6/venice Venice

 

Currently working on a piece about Venice, the city where the streets are paved with water and the past informs the present.

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(Angelika Berndt) Gondolier Italia Italien Italy Venecia Venedig Venice boats die Gondeln von Venedig gondola gondolieri rivers water ways https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/6/venice Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:17:00 GMT
Exhibiting at the PM Gallery https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/5/pm-gallery-2013 Small Adventures

 

Exhibiting at the PM Gallery

In Small Adventures I explore a different way of interpreting photography, presenting an image that goes beyond 'taking a photo', and, within the presented visual reality, challenging the boundaries between photography and art. As a result the exhibited art blurs the line between the two disciplines, leaving the onlooker wondering if they are looking at a painting or a photograph.

The exhibition opens 17 May – 9 June, 2013, @ PM Gallery, Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, London W5 5EQ
Opening hours: Tue - Fri 1–5pm, Sat 11am-5pm

 

Small Adventures

 

 

Small Adventures

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Ealing Ealing LIP Ealing London Independent Photographers Ealing artists Ealing group show Ealing photographers LIP London London Independent Photographers London photographers PM Gallery Small Adventures abstract photography abstracts art in Ealing art in London art photography colour photo-art photography in Ealing https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/5/pm-gallery-2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:08:00 GMT
LSS Costume Launch https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/5/samba-costumes London School of Samba

 

Working with the London School of Samba this Saturday at their annual launch of their carnival costumes for the Notting Hill Carnival. The event took place at the Guanabara night club, London.

 

London School of Samba

 

 

London School of Samba

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(Angelika Berndt) Guanabara Guanabara night club Karneval Latin dance London Carnival London School of Samba Notting Hill Carnival 2013 Samba in London carnaval carnival dance dance performance performance samba samba performance samba performance in London samba school https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/5/samba-costumes Tue, 14 May 2013 09:18:00 GMT
IBISS - Working within the community https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/5/IBISS-foundation IBISS

 

Visiting IBISS in April, my photographic research of the IBISS projects this time lead me visit Cidade dos Porcos, a neighbourhood next to Morro do Alemão in the Zona Norte of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. IBISS were building a football pitch, so the community would have their very own place where to train, compete, meet and let some steam of. Speaking to the locals around, everybody seemed very excited about the prospect to have a space for play, sports and recreation.

 

IBISS

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(Angelika Berndt) Brasil Brasilien Brazil Cidade dos Porcos IBISS IBISS Foundation Morro do Alemao Nanko G. van Buuren Rio de Janeiro Stichting IBISS Foundation Zona Norte community community life development football football pitch local life neighbourhood sports https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/5/IBISS-foundation Thu, 02 May 2013 11:52:00 GMT
Published in fLIP https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/3/flip fLIP - The magazine of London Independent Photography

 

In March my story 'Meeting IBISS' and photos were published in the Spring Edition of fLIP, the Magazine for London Independent Photography. fLIP is published three times a year, distributed to all LIP members and sold in all majour Galleries.


Published in fLIP

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(Angelika Berndt) IBISS IBISS Foundation London Independent Photography London photography articles about Rio de Janeiro fLIP https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/3/flip Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:35:00 GMT
Celebrating 8 May (International Women's Day) with the women of the MST https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/3/MST-landless-movement MST - Landless Movement

 

Pernambuco, Brazil. As part of the celebrations of the International Women's Day, March 8, the Landless Movement in Brazil (MST) organised several marches all over the country, many closing highways in different parts of the country. Near Recife some 400 women marched from Usina Maravilha to the city of Goiana to protest against the ongoing violence in rural areas and to voice their demand for land reform.

 

MST - Landless MovementMST - Landless MovementThe women of the Brazilian Landless Movement marching in protest on 8 May 2013, the International Women's Day.

 

 

MST - Landless Movement

 

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(Angelika Berndt) 8 May 8 de Maio 8. Mai Brasil Brasilien Brazil CPT Comissão Pastoral da Terra Dia Internacioanl da Mulher International Women's Day Internationaler Tag der Frauen Landless Movement Landreform MST May 8 Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra Pastoral Land Commission Pernambuco reforma agrária rural areas trabalhadoras rurais https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/3/MST-landless-movement Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:21:00 GMT
Dale Grimshaw - the making of a mural https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/2/dale-grimshaw-street-art Dale Grimshaw painting

 

Over the weekend I worked with the well-established London artist Dale Grimshaw. For two days, while Dale was creating his mural in Clifton Street London EC2A, I worked on a photographic research about his art and artistic working style.

 

Dale Grimshaw painting

 

 

Dale Grimshaw painting

 

 

Dale Grimshaw painting

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(Angelika Berndt) Clifton Street Dale Grimshaw London London art London artist London street artists Signal Gallery art documentary photography making of a mural mural mural painting street art urban art https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/2/dale-grimshaw-street-art Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:31:00 GMT
Brazilian-style carnival in London https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/2/carnival-in-london London School of Samba

On February 1st, 2013, the London School of Samba echoed the Rio de Janeiro carnival with Brazilian style show at the Guanabara night club, London WC2B. This is the seventh year I have been working with the London School of Samba transforming dance into photographic art.

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(Angelika Berndt) Guanabara Guanabara night club Karneval Latin American dance London School of Samba carnaval carnaval 2013 carnival carnival 2013 carnival in London dance dance photography event photography samba samba dancers samba in London https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/2/carnival-in-london Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:24:00 GMT
Kensington Symphony Orchestra https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/1/kensington-symphony-orchestra Kensington Symphony Orchestra

 

Working with the Kensington Symphony Orchestra.

 

Kensington Symphony Orchestra

 

 

Kensington Symphony Orchestra

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(Angelika Berndt) Kensington Symphony Orchestra London arts London culture The Arts arts classical music music https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2013/1/kensington-symphony-orchestra Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:01:00 GMT
Published on the web https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/12/element-dance-company Element Dance Company

 

Element Dance Company chose my photo of one of their salsa dancers for their home page.

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(Angelika Berndt) Element Dance Company London London dance Salsa Salsa in London dance dance photography dancers https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/12/element-dance-company Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:51:00 GMT
Element Dance Company https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/12/dance-photography

 

Working with the Element Dance Company capturing their professional dancers during a performance of Salsa at a venue in Central London.

 

Element Dance Company

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Element Dance Company England London dance photography dancers performance salsa salsa in London https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/12/dance-photography Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:07:00 GMT
Cape Verde book out now https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/9/cape-verde-islands Cape Verde Islands

 

Following the success of the photographic research of some aspects of the islands Sal and Santiago, a selection of the photos was published in a book called Impressions, Cape Verde. The book can be bought over the internet and is available at Blurb. Please click on the link for more information.

 

Cape Verde Islands

 

Cape Verde Islands

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(Angelika Berndt) Cabo Verde Cape Verde Ilha do Sal Kap Verden Maria das Dores Sal Santiago community fishing island life islands landscape publishing social life https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/9/cape-verde-islands Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:17:00 GMT
IBISS - Working within the community https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/9/ibiss IBISS

 

Back in Rio de Janeiro visiting the Brazilian charity IBISS and the communities they work with in the so-called Zona Norte. This is my third visit to the area and IBISS projects. Each time getting to know and to document a bit more of the reality of the 'other' Rio.


IBISS

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Armut Brasil Brasilien Brazil Brazilian charity IBISS IBISS Foundation IBISS project Kinder Menschenrechte Rio de Janeiro charity children direitos humanos families favelas human rights jouth projects poverty slums https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/9/ibiss Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:26:00 GMT
Astanga Vinyasa Yoga https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/8/moving-prayer Yoga

 

Over the weekend I worked with Jezz Genny and her regular yoga group photographically exploring the many forms and postures within Astanga Vinyasa Yoga. Jezz had requested a photoshoot to have a visual representation of 'Astanga Yoga in action' to promote her teaching.  A selection of my artwork was published on the Moving Prayer website.

 

Astanga Vinyasa Yoga

 

 

Astanga Vinyasa Yoga

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(Angelika Berndt) Astanga Vinyasa Moving Prayer body body form body movement exercise movement physical exercise working with the body yoga https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/8/moving-prayer Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:20:00 GMT
Queen's competition at the London School of Samba https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/8/samba-in-london Rainha da Bateria

 

The London School of Samba held their annual competition for the Rainha da Bateria this week at Bar Salsa. After a challenging competition and an amazing show, there could only be one winner.

 

Rainha da Bateria

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) England London London School of Samba Queen competition Rainha da Bateria carnaval carnival parading performance samba samba dancers https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/8/samba-in-london Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:59:00 GMT
Pembrokeshire https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/6/pembrokeshire

 

Exploring the wild beauty of southwest Wales, my research lead me into Pembrokeshire which is best known for its Coast National Park. Both coast line and hinterland offered amazing views, beautiful nature and interesting insights into the local culture.

 

 

 

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(Angelika Berndt) Coastal Nature Park Pembrokeshire Wales Wales in June coastline country side culture environment hinterland nature southwest Wales wilderness https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/6/pembrokeshire Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:35:00 GMT
Dance in Focus https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/5/dance-in-focus

May 2012. Participating at the Dance in Focus project organized by the English National Ballet. Developing a new take on dance photography inspired by Chris Nash. The resulting work was selected for a group show and is part of an ongoing exhibition. The photos were exhibited at London Town Hall, the National Library and continues to be exhibited at public venues around the UK.

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(Angelika Berndt) 2012 Big Dance Chris Nash City Hall Dance in Focus England English National Ballet London ballet dance photography https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/5/dance-in-focus Mon, 21 May 2012 17:53:00 GMT
Cape Verde https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/4/cabo-verde

 

During a visit to Cape Verde, I photographed the many aspects of fishing and the community on Sal Island. Cape Verde is an island country consisting of ten islands situated in the central Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Western Africa near Senegal and Mauritania. On Sal Island fishing is an important commercial and community activity. Daily the fishers would go out early in the morning and on return the community would come together on the local pier to clean out, sell and buy the catch of the day. A selection of the photos was published in the book "IMPRESSIONS Cape Verde". Please click on the link for more information.

 

Cape Verde Islands

 

 

Cape Verde Islands

 

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(Angelika Berndt) 2012 Africa Afrika Cabo Verde Cape Verde Ilha do Sal Island Sal landscapes Landschaften Leute local people pessoas Sal Santa Maria das Dores Santiago sea and sand social documentary sun https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/4/cabo-verde Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:33:00 GMT
Exhibiting at OPEN Ended https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/4/open-ealing-arts-project

 

Taking part in the OPEN ENDED exhibition. My documentary project at OPEN Ealing Arts Project ended with the OPEN Ended exhibition. In the exhibition I'm showing a selection of the photos taken during my nine month engagement with the OPEN project. During the period I became the "photographer in residence" of the OPEN project and worked with the public, the artists and the performers to document the relationship people have with the Arts. A selection of the photos resulting from this work can be seen at this link.

 

Open Ealing

 

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(Angelika Berndt) A West Ealing Arts Project Arts arts project Delivering Arts for Ealing Delivering arts to Ealing Ealing Ealing arts Ealing arts project educational London Open Open Ealing Open Ealing Arts Project promoting the arts public project West London https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/4/open-ealing-arts-project Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:03:00 GMT
London Villages Project https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/3/london-villages-project

 

London, March 2012. One year project exploring living at the Barbican with the perspective that the Barbican Centre could be looked at as a an "urban village". The project was celebrated with a public exhibition at the Goldsmith University, London, and published in a book with the same name, The London Villages Project. A London Villages Project archive was set up to give the project a permanent space and the exhibition was shown in several places around wider London.

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(Angelika Berndt) 2012 Barbican Barbican Centre Central London city centre England Goldsmith University London London Independent Photography London Villages Project street photography the Barbican urban reality urban villages village https://www.angelikaberndt.com/blog/2012/3/london-villages-project Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:47:00 GMT