7 luxury cars I had in the studio In addition to hundreds of beautiful sports cars, I have also photographed many “classic” luxury cars over the past decades – here I show you a selection of them The “big Mercedes”, a 600 Pullman, these luxury cars were only for heads of state and big industrialists The whole world is talking about “artificial intelligence” around the clock, so I had to treat myself to some time out and have just spent three days in Paris at the classic car fair, the Rétromobile, where the name really does say it all – it’s all retro. First of all, many of the visitor ..read more

Porsche 356 - the first production car from Porsche Ferdinand Porsche had long been mulling over producing a sportscar, and in 1939, he developed the prototype for the Porsche 356 Porsche 356 (pre-A) Coupé “Geteiltscheibe” Year of construction: 1950 Maximum speed: 142 km/h This famous model from the 50s and 60s would eventually become the Porsche 911. Here are seven variations of this sportscar from my book My Porsche Book – The Legendary 356: PORSCHE 356 – THE BEGINNING OF SPORTSCAR MANUFACTURING Ferdinand Porsche had long been considering building a sportscar variant of the ..read more

Car photography – the best of five decades Five decades of car photography: from the first car in the studio to the MagicFlash and today – an overview Car photography - with twelve years already the camera in the hand I started taking pictures when I was twelve years old, when I was still at school. My father was a wood sculptor, and money was tight at home – who had a need for carved lamps and figures in the post-war years? However, I had noticed something that was a hindrance on top of that: My father never had anything to show when he was negotiating a job. After all, once he delivere ..read more

Vintage car rallies: My six most favorite rallies in the world From the Arlberg Classic to the Mille Miglia to Goodwood – here is an overview of my favorite vintage car rallies There are so many vintage car rallies that you could spend all year going to them. As a fervent motorist, classic car fan, and photographer, I have been to many such events. Here are the six vintage car rallies that I have enjoyed the most, then and now. Vintage car rally #1 – The Arlberg Classic The Arlberg Classic has now been around for ten years. his is the most family-friendly vintage car rally. eople lo ..read more

Greetings from Dubai It is probably the most exclusive Porsche meeting in the world, definitely the largest automobile festival in the Middle East – the Icons of Porsche in Dubai. Around 15,000 people came to see exclusive models, famous racing drivers and innovations from Porsche. Legend of the 1970s: The Porsche 912 was built from 1965 to 1969 – visually almost identical to the 911, but as a somewhat more affordable entry-level model. The Porsche Museum contributed four classic sports cars to the event in Dubai, including the Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar from 1986 and the Porsche 91 ..read more

My first car shoot It all started with a shoot on a remote, small Atlantic island exactly 50 years ago: My pictures ended up in all the travel brochures, Fuerteventura became a vacation destination – and by “jumping over the dunes” I was a car photographer. My first professional car shoot came about by happy accident when I was 21. At that time, I had already completed my training as a photographer and was working in a photo studio in Stuttgart, Foto Krauss, where I mainly took passport photos and sold rolls of film. Then one day a customer came into the store – it was 1972, exactly fif ..read more

GLAS 1700 GT, year of manufacture: 1965, number of pieces: 5013 (Incl. 1300 GT Coupé) Car brands with G: Seven brands you should have heard of Car brands with G are often searched on Google for the crossword puzzle. But did you know that the brands often have a super interesting story? I have compiled seven carmakers with a G and the most important information about them here for you. Car brands with G - glass Glass probably means nothing to you, but the Goggomobil, you know it for sure? Hans Glas GmbH was an agricultural machinery factory in Bavaria, founded in 1883. In the 1940s, d ..read more