So a while ago there was a Pro-Life protest in Vienna - so i got curious and had a look.
a discussion between demonstraters against the pro-life protest and a pro-life partisan.
arguing if an embryo is a human being or a "bunch of cells".
people getting ready for the protest.
it seemed like a common thing that Pro-Life has their own documentation footage. they were filming and photographing the people of the counter demonstration.
It's called "Pro-Life" not "Happy-Life".
they installed an inflatable embryo.
beside police controlling the situation, Pro-Life brought their own securities.
"Austria needs every child". Just like back in WWII.
one of my favourite photographers in vienna. it's my third shot of him now. he's always on the right(-wing) side..
Pro-Life activist facing Pro:Woman activists.
more youngsters joined the area.
the protest was organized by the austrian party "the christs".
generations of Pro-Life.
an APA (austrian press agency) photographer on a break. the moment i took this shot she told me if i'm ever going to publish it - she's going to sue me. funny statement from a press photographer. won't go into details about the little chat we had. (she appears in my first photo of this blog entry too, at work - also no comment on that). i'd rather clean toilets at McDonnalds than shooting for APA.
i could try to translate - but it just doesn't really make sense. something like "stop the killing death of the smallest !!!"
"ready to rock life"
a couple of doctors from bavaria came to vienna to join the protest. on their website they offer to cure homosexuality too by the way.
co-driver
a woman, amused about the counter demonstration.
i didn't really go for capturing the posters of fake embryos next to 1euro coins like the APA would... but this slogan made me think for a second. "Children are the future - social care for pregnant women".
of course i agree that pregnant women should receive support by the state - but women are just as much mothers as men are fathers. both should care the same about a child. parties like "the christs" support the family structure of a woman staying at home and caring for the children, while the father keeps the job an earns the money and that model is long outdated. this is a complex topic and my blog is a photoblog - but i wanted to add my opinion here for once.
a woman being interviewed by ORF (austrian public TV).
it was no surprise that the questions were noncritical - because nobody wants to be confronted with the facts and answers that would provoke.
it got more crowded after a while
that's probably not the way to get your message spread to the world - but it made me capture it at least!
someone's really pro life.
praying for the unborn.
a woman in a conversation with Ewald Stadler, an austrian rightwing politician - therefor the two photorgaphers doing their job.
Stadler interviewed for Pro-Life. I left after an hour taking photos inside the protest.
random scene in the supermarket. it took her quite a while to decide for the right ham. i asked her what ham she went for because she seemed to be very picky about it. she ignored me.
someones list.
back home.
on a coffee with Angela. we had a shoot the other day. she's an actress in vienna.
crossing a park by bike - i had a closer look.
really had troubles framing that one on the leica.
i liked that installation.
i don't know what happened. i just thought the scene was cute.
Miriam getting a new cut.
the sleeping chairs ensemble
good choice mate!
Gefahr = Caution
those three guys were walking towards me. they used all the space for them - classic shabby behaviour. the one that turned around bumped into me - like he wanted to. so i turned around and asked what's wrong.. they stoped. i walked towards them and aked what's their aim today, having a fight ? i left and took that frame.
lunch with Nina.
in love with your job?
dry fish anyone ?
the glasses quartett.
a friend of nina who joined us spontaniously.
passing that scene on my walk home.
first district.
looks like a movie set - but wasn't. f2.0 1/8th at kodak plus-x.
that was half a second exposure time. i just liked that corner.
man and erich lessing's shadow.
classic
coffee with Susanna.
family reuinion after my cousin's first day in school.
trying my glasses.
school also started for them.
Daniel in the car on the way to the Oktoberfest, Munich. (Photos from there when my new website goes online ~1month)
Nope - not sisters, but BFFs. Miriam and Anna (who visited us from germany for a couple of days).
had problems capturing that moment. it's ok - could be better.
Sebastian in daylight!
the most captured scene that day.
yeah - i'm taking your photo!
i just captured that one by walking by them.. pushing my bike on the other hand... i like how there are different kinds of hair and different types of grass in the back.
Seamus aka ~Treamus on DA was here for a weekend. our irish friend had some wicked stories to tell.. wedding photography over there seems to be just as good as here.. lol.
i more or less wasted half the roll that day. my light meter was crazy - because the batteries were getting empty. i first trusted the leica but later underexposed 2 stops by intention, cause i couldn't believe what the camera asked for.
guess what's special about this photo ! it's scan IMG20000.jpg hehe.
i saw that couple "underexposed" two stops - so right with these batteries... and later when i scanned, saw that arm on the right popping out! i love when that happenes. kindersurprise!
just when Seamus and i talked about missing expressions and emotions in most streetshots you see nowadays, i took that frame.
i don't know what the baby was trying to do - but it amused me.
i didn't know who was waiting for me, just the next car behind in the parking line, when taking this frame. (yeah it's Seamus in the reflection)
like i said.. just the next car those two fellas were waiting.
waiting for the tram
i rarely do a panning shot like that... but i liked the simplicity and the white, grey and black elements so i gave it a try (1/4th)
developing some bw rolls.
first 21/4 voigtlander shot.
everything needs to be in relation.
on the way to oktoberfest?
i wish i had more time or a better standpoint to take that shot... but i think the moment got captured.
back to the roots. R.I.P
Seamus let me use his 21/4 voigtlander for a day. a fun lens but not for street in general i think. maybe for crowded scenes - but definitely not a lens for every shot. still, when you need it - it's awesome.
first shot with that lens. i guess she bought a fake shirt. 21 is so wide. they could smell my last night's booze breath.
21 makes everything looks so NYC ;)
made me think of hollywood boulevard.
that was 0,5m.
i first took a shot of these three because i liked the message - young girls trying to seem adult. later i saw them again in that street and took this frame because it really adds to the aesthetics of the frame.
21/4 was a bit too slow here. still could capture it somehow.
having a slice of pizza.
21mm - too wide this time?
back to 35mm. some women having a laugh.
walking around the darkroom area - finishing the roll to develope. still life #1
still life #2
at a friend's concert.
sunday. breakfast with Anna and Miriam. the light was nice - took some frames.
my fav frame.
cocos lassi. great stuff.
the light lately was great for photos.
telling Nina that i've got a 21 attached - so she needs to come closer!
i was waiting for him to look up. 21/4@0.6m i think.
probably my favouite shot with that lens. definitely wouldn't have worked out with the 35 that good.
this shot is about a triangle.
downtown.
what i like about that shot - you can see her eyes closed underneath the glasses. gonna print this 12x16 or 16x20 even one day. 21 looking good here.
we had ice-cream and i was waiting at this corner, when i saw a possibility for a good photo. so i was waiting for someone to pop up twice in the frame (left in the reflection and right on the pavement). i took some frames and then saw these three walking towards me.
lunetterie is french for "eyeglasses shop" so that's also why this one is my favourite frame from that scene. also only possible because of the 21mm - thanks Seamus !
that scooter has a nice name "PX125" ;)
back to 35mm. macho dog a bit scared.
hexe = witch
Anna and i were walking around the first district. We both stopped there and wondered if anyone ever uses these public scales downtown - and the next couple that came across bloody used it! now that was a coincidence!
whatever this security camera is supposed to film.
don't shoot one handed when you need a straight horizon...
texting each other?
fashion victim
eyeliner
black and white
hats off!
in a shopping mall, we had a look in the kid's section. Anna with her favourite doll.
last frame - random still life again - finishing the roll for developement.
always a joy to check out!
hope you’re well!
Comment by chris — October 3, 2009 @ 4:19 pmwhat Chris said:)
Comment by kira — October 3, 2009 @ 4:26 pmSo that’s how you finish up a roll.
Definitely looking forward to your new website and the photos from oktoberfest!
Comment by Sonny Thakur — October 3, 2009 @ 4:34 pmWhen I was in Paris in 2004, I bumped into someone on the streets and the guy invited me to swing by Mannheim as they have beer gardens there that have a similar feel to it year round. I was with my folks and sister so I couldn’t stray away but that would have been an adventure.
why are austrian press photographers so paranoid about their photos being taken?
i like the photos - the horse carriage and the woman walking below it are in my top three, very cool look to them, but my #1 favorite is the superstar hairstyle with the 21! so sexy.
Comment by Arthur — October 3, 2009 @ 4:38 pmkraunker scheiß, saugeil!
vor allem die in der nacht ziemlich in der mitte
Comment by simon — October 3, 2009 @ 5:07 pmpro-life war jetzt nicht so arg spannend…dafür sind bei den “random” streets ein paar echte sahnestücke dabei.
cheers
Comment by philip — October 3, 2009 @ 5:11 pmCool shots of Seamus!
That APA photographer.. reminds me of the time I got pushed three times by a ‘pro’ at a protest (http://www.tanya-n.com/?p=87) and when I confronted her she got arsey about me ‘being in the way’. Apparently she couldn’t say ‘please move’. So I took a pic of her when I bumped into her later, to piss her off - too bad I got it out of focus but what the hell:
http://tanya-n.com/Burma/burma30b.jpg
Why are female photographers such bitches? Don’t think I’ve ever had a bad experience with a male.. on the contrary they’ve always been polite!
Comment by Tanya — October 3, 2009 @ 9:46 pmNice shots, but I have just one question. How did you manage to focus on the kid wearing your glasses?
I like the scene where the posh women are walking down the stairs past the trashy looking guy sitting on the stairs with his head in his hands. Oh, and the scene with the guy working on the tram tracks is real funky.
Comment by jono — October 4, 2009 @ 1:34 amThere’s something missing in this post…
Comment by QuinTor — October 4, 2009 @ 2:46 amI just didn’t see anything that caught my heart.
Oh well…
Have an awesome day Koller :)
nice post Severin!
Love how you capture decisive moments and it is neat to see the pro-life protest within Vienna
Comment by throughHislens | sean — October 4, 2009 @ 4:23 amgreat documentary and portrait shots. you seem to have a busy life with lots going on. i envy you ;-)
looking forward to your new site..
Comment by max h — October 4, 2009 @ 8:20 amSeverin, when you get yourself in front of beautiful people I think it’s sometimes difficult to resist developing crushes viewing the the photos you end up making.
And, nice adventures.
Comment by Travis — October 4, 2009 @ 10:12 amLove the shot of Daniel in the car. And those of Anna at breakfast!
Comment by Suzan — October 4, 2009 @ 10:56 amMein erster comment in deinem Blog, und ich bin richtig neidisch…da sind wieder mal einige richtig richtig gute Bilder dabei.
Bin jetzt schon wieder gespannt auf den nächsten Blogeintrag und auf deine neue Website.
Mach weiter so…
Comment by Thomas — October 4, 2009 @ 3:36 pmMfG Thomas
The comment “There’s something missing in this post…I just didn’t see anything that caught my heart.” by QuinTor exactly hits, in my view, what I feel is not expressed well in Chris Week’s video about the street photography. He says that pictures are everywhere and it doesn’t matter whether you live in LA or somewhere else. In fact, it matters cause in big cities and places with vivid social life you can shoot several rolls a day capturing “weirdness” of the place and most shots will be self-explanatory while in other places, the same amount of shots would need rather lengthy explanations what’s going on in the picture. I’m not saying that one or the other environment is responsible for producing better photographs, however, the amount of energy needed to capture something that would catch viewer’s attention is signigicantly smaller in places like LA. At least judged by the average mid-european eyes thrown into one such “weird” places.
besides that, nice shots again (with a bit lengthier descriptions :-) ). like to get into the stories inside though.
Comment by soldjem — October 5, 2009 @ 6:41 amIt’s called “Pro-Life” not “Happy-Life”. :-))))))
Love your shots with Seamus’ 21mm.
Comment by Irene McC — October 5, 2009 @ 7:20 pmwie üblich fantastische shots! die “pro-life” sache is ja mal wild…
Comment by haemma — October 7, 2009 @ 11:02 amGreetings from Prague.
Good to see the pictures up so soon. Had a great few days hanging out in Vienna.
Comment by Seamus Travers — October 8, 2009 @ 11:25 amThe 21 was put to good use, better than anything I ever done with it, cant wait to develop the shots from your 35mm.
Whats cool about this post is I was there for about half of the images made.
my fav is the black / white image, mainly because of the title but also because it reflects main parts of your work and its aesthetics quite well.
Comment by fr. — October 8, 2009 @ 1:46 pmHi. I love your pics. II saw some poker pictures in a danish magazine “Ace Madazine” where you have been taken some shots in Las Vegas under the WSOP 2008. I was wondering if its possible to buy a couple of them by you. It is for personal use only.
Comment by klaus kildeberg — October 9, 2009 @ 12:22 pmGenial
Comment by Igor Klajo — October 10, 2009 @ 7:52 ammy fav is your last foto. is so josef sudek. :)
Comment by nora. — October 18, 2009 @ 12:27 pmwhat kinda camera do you use?
i really enjoy looking at your fotos…it inspires me :)
Comment by david — January 8, 2010 @ 6:53 am