The Theatre of Light

I live in what I call the ‚Theatre of Light‘.

Some context. The place I live in is a small village in a rural area of Germany. The area is known as the Nethegau and is located in the Weserbergland region of central Germany. If you’d look at a map of Germany you’d find us right there in the middle of that map. What makes this area special is the lack of infrastructure and the beautiful hills and valleys with their fields, forests and rivers. It’s an area where the Brothers Grim conceived and collected many of the fairy tales that are still well known today.

While I love this area for its natural beauty I love it even more for the quality of light. Our village is surrounded by hills on three sides and a river flat on the other. This gives it the appearance of an open-air theatre. Because of the geographical location near two hill ranges and the various river valleys, we enjoy ever-changing atmospheric conditions leading to constant changes in the quality of light. You never know today what you’ll get tomorrow and there are many subtle to dramatic changes throughout the day. In other words, it’s rarely boring and a boon to photography. Having said that, on a dull, grey day this area can also look dull and grey, but then someone turns on the lights and the whole area just looks magic.

As I’ve been privately calling this area the ‚Theatre of Light‘ I have decided to start a project with that name. Above are the first images as part of that new series.