11/26/2011

The Myth of Mount Triglav

Last week I had the opportunity to realize a photo essay around the myth of Mount Triglav in Slovenia. The Triglav is the highest peak of Slovenia and the Julian Alps. Its name. The “Three-headed” is surrounded by a complex mythology. Triglav is an ancient Slavic deity, often described as a man with three heads, representing the three kingdoms: heaven, earth and the underworld. There are many legends, one of the most popular is the tale of Zlatorog, the golden-horned chamois, mortally wounded by a young Slovenian hunter. Out of his blood grew beautiful red roses. Before the hunter found Zlatorog, he ate some of these flowers and was instantly healed. The approaching hunter in the end was blinded by the light from Zlatorog´s golden horns and fell of a cliff… But mount Triglav is not only important in legends and mythology, in recent history the mountain became a political and national symbol and is omnipresent in the life of all Slovenes. More histories from the realm of Triglav in the january 2012 issue of Alps Magazine...

11/07/2011

Alp-X Caritas Irschenberg

This evening we showed the pictures of the Alp-X to all the participants. I am happy to announce today that you can see a selection of the photographs, together with an interesting story, in the march 2012 issue of Alps Magazine!

11/01/2011

All Saints´ Day, Agatharied, Germany

All the years taking pictures of traditional rites, celebrations and fiestas - and today I realized that I never witnessed the processions in bavaria and austrian cementeries on All Saints´ and All Souls´ Day to commemorate the deceased who died in the hope of redemption and eternal life. Catholic tradition and theology constructed over the centuries a really all-embracing celebration, unifying all parts and aspects of the community of the church. Here are some pictures of the rosary and the benediction of the graves in the small village of Agatharied in Bavaria...