These pictures are part of my project “Sylt im Gegenlicht” – “Sylt in the backlight”- which is a photo documentary about the island of Sylt in the North Sea.

 

 

Sylt is a pretty famous destination for vacations in Germany and has very well known eye-catching scenery. My approach is to mask all of the well-known characteristics and expose the subjects in the shadows that are typically outshone by the blinding lights of the typical tourist postcard images. It’s about places, people and their stories that are kind of unseen – kind of an inner view of the heart of the Island.

 

Another special thing about my project is that the reportage is presented in the form of a blog that publishes pictures and stories continuously on the blog’s homepage and on Facebook over the period of 12 months. Compared to a typical reportage this project is online right from the beginning and not just then when all stories have been told. A very important keystone of my project is to communicate the content only digitally through social media during the implementation phase, so I can interact and dialogue with people who participate as the reportage develops.