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In support and due the his achievements we have managed to update Marlon Stoeckingers website before the end of the year,thanks to the speed of the Mac... please visit his site at:

http://www.marlonstockinger.com/

A new color scheme due to his success with BMW and an overall new design, more updates will be implemented soon.
Congratulations again to Marlon and a very Happy New Year, from Gunther and his Team.

Today the 29.12 2007 Gunther Deichmann's website has reached more than one million hits this year with over 30,000 visitors.
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/


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I am leaving for Palau and Chuuk Micronesia on the 4th until the 26th of Jan. my blogs will be a bit light during this time.
As mention some time ago there is a major announcement during my stay in Palau and you better believe it, this will rock, absolutely amazing, a very first indeed. I keep you in suspense a bit, I love doing that, so keep your eyes peeled or subscribe to our blog, announcement date is going to be around the 14th of Jan. 2008 direct from Palau.

Click on the image and visit Sam's Tours

One last thing, if you feel up to it visit my site with the Podcast’s for some cool music and some clips created with iLife, just added recently. PODCAST LINK

Happy New Year, take good care and be careful with these firecrackers on the 31st.

GD

A very happy New Year - prost Neujahr - bonne année - onnellista uutta vuotta - gelukkig Nieuwjaar - ath bhliain faoi mhaise - selamat tahun baru - godt nytt år - szczliwego nowego roku - feliz ano novo - gott nytt år manigong bagong taon - sawatdii pimaï - kung hé fat tsoi - xin nian kuai le / xin nian hao - godt nytår - eutichismenos o kainourgios chronos - felice anno nuovo, buon anno - S novim godom - sreno novo leto - Cung Chúc Tân Xuân- yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun

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Christmas is over, the New Year is approaching, as photographers we can help to get the message out there, the survival of our Planet is important for our younger generations. I have seen with my own eyes so many changes over the past 30 years, hence the images below. We have to do something and think about it now, before it is too late.

Mother planet is showing us the red warning light. Be careful, she is saying.
To take care of the planet is to take care of our own house.
Dalai Lama

Happy Holidays and thanks for all your support,
from Gunther, family and team.

A very happy New Year - prost Neujahr - bonne année - onnellista uutta vuotta - gelukkig Nieuwjaar - ath bhliain faoi mhaise - selamat tahun baru - godt nytt år - szczliwego nowego roku - feliz ano novo - gott nytt år manigong bagong taon - sawatdii pimaï - kung hé fat tsoi - xin nian kuai le / xin nian hao - godt nytår - eutichismenos o kainourgios chronos - felice anno nuovo, buon anno - S novim godom - sreno novo leto - Cung Chúc Tân Xuân- yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun

Before...


After...


Too late!

The species extinction rate has increased to one species a day.
Lets make the coming years more greener and protect our environment.
©Gunther Deichmann - more environmental images at: www.deichmann-photo.com

Think...!

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Congratulation to Marlon Stöckinger
(read the official press release from BMW below my intro)

You might ask what has this got do with Photography/Aperture or Mac? Actually a lot...they are fast... very fast.

I have known Marlon since birth he is the son of my good friend Tom Stöckinger, a few month ago we went through thousands of images from Tom using Aperture and I guess more to come now. At that time Tom had a deadline for some images and ask me to go through them, we imported them quickly into Aperture and an hour later it was done, saving his day and he kept his deadline. (all images had been shot in Raw with a Nikon D200)
Marlon got his first iPod a couple of years ago and last year we set him up with a black MacBook, I think this is very cool a Mac user and now the proud winner of the prestigious BMW Formula Scholarship. Marlon loves speed hence his choice for BMW and Mac, it does not come as a surprise I guess.
By the way Marlons sister Audrey is super talented in music and soon we have her working with GarageBand.
There you have it, I mean the connection between the racing, photography, Aperture and the Mac, speeeeeeeeed.
Congratulations again, we are very proud of you, a job well done. Stay tuned or subscribe to this Blog for more info, Marlons new updated website with the color of BMW will be soon online.
Happy Holidays and a great start for Marlon in 2008!
Gunther Deichmann - www.deichmann-photo.com


Press release:

Formula BMW Pacific Scholarship Trials.
December 21, 2007
 
Wootton, Stöckinger and Moss earn Formula BMW Pacific scholarships.
 
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Nineteen-year-old Australian Chris Wootton, Filipino-Swiss karter Marlon Stöckinger, 16, and South African Simon Moss, also 16, have each earned a Formula BMW Pacific scholarship following exhaustive trials held at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit from December 13 to 16.  The trio earn the title of Formula BMW Juniors, and will receive expert coaching and tuition throughout the season from BMW Motorsport professionals.
 
A fourth scholarship has been earmarked for 2007 Formula BMW Junior and Rookie Cup winner Kyle Mitchell of South Africa.
 
The Juniors, who were amongst 25 candidates from 12 different nations taking part in the trials, have each been offered 50,000 Euro (approximately 70,000 USD) of financial assistance towards the cost of a season in the region’s premier entry-level single seater series, as well as a full year in the unrivalled Formula BMW Pacific Education & Coaching programme.
 
Should any of the four be unable to take up their scholarships, David Sera from Australia and Calvin Wong of Malaysia are first reserves.
 
The BMW Motorsport instructors who evaluated the candidates were Formula BMW Asia regular instructor Chris Wassermann of Austria, Enzo Mucci of the United Kingdom, and 2007 FIA GT2 Champion and 2005 FIA World Touring Car Championship runner-up Dirk Müller of Germany.
 
Based in Brisbane, Chris Wootton began his motorsport career at the end of 2004 in the Gold Coast Christmas race meeting.  He achieved instant success becoming rookie of the year in two classes in the 2005 Queensland Karter of the Year, as well as notching up several podiums during his debut season.
 
With motorsport very much in his blood, the Wootton family has been involved in Australian motorsport since the 1960’s in both circuit racing and rallying.
 
Manila-based Filipino-Swiss racer Marlon Stöckinger began his career in 2001 and has notched up an impressive record of karting achievements, becoming Asian Karting Champion in 2006 (125 Open Category and Senior Rotax Max Class), and representing the Philippines in the Rotax Max DD2 World Finals in Portugal that year.
 
South African Simon Moss is another youngster with a motorsport heritage.  His father Terry is a legend in South African racing circles being a former multiple touring and saloon car champion, while sister Christine and brother Tristan were both karting champions.
 
Moss, from Port Elizabeth, also has an impressive karting history (his first win coming in 1996 in “baby” karts), and has more recently progressed to car racing. 
 
The four drivers will have until January 11 to complete all arrangements for their entry to the world of professional motorsport and confirm acceptance of their Formula BMW Pacific scholarships.
 
Background:
Formula BMW is the world’s leading entry-level class in Formula racing.  In 2008 the series will be held across Europe, Asia Pacific and the USA.  Up-and-coming drivers as young as 15-years-old are given the opportunity of entering motor racing with the high-tech, standard FB02 race car.
 
This racing car has been seen on the grid since 2002 and has set standards particularly on the safety technology front.  The single-seater is propelled by a 140 bhp BMW engine up to 230km/h and exceeds the FIA safety requirements for its class.  BMW Motorsport has developed the FORS Formula Rescue Race Seat especially for Formula BMW.  The HANS safety system is also mandatory.
 
BMW Motorsport Director, Mario Theissen: “Formula BMW offers talented young drivers more than just a car.  In the Education and Coaching Programme we have designed especially for them, they learn everything they need to know to hold their own in the big wide world of motor racing.  Formula BMW has shot out of the blocks to become the top entry-level class for Formula racing worldwide.”
 
Note to editors: 
Copyright free Formula BMW images for press purposes are now available. Please register on www.formulabmw-images.com.
Press Contact:
Further information on Formula BMW Pacific www.press.bmw.com

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Photography is light... light is Photography.

Festival of Lights, Berlin


The site is in German and English

Fancy some real night photography? Then this article in English and German may be just right for you. I have received this interesting info from my brother Bernd in Berlin, Germany.
Berlin lights up during the month of October, the next light show is in 2008, if it happens and you travel through Europe why dont you swing by Berlin, watch the show and if you feel up to it try your skills on some real night photography. There is also a photo competition, check out the website for all the details, see the provided links, or click on the image above, the site is in English and German. Thanks a lot Bernd for sharing this with us, very cool shots.
GD

Photo Courtesy © 2007 Bernd Deichmann - Berliner Dom

The Festival

Also this year, the FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS™ turned Berlin into a sparkling metropolis with a firework of illuminations and events for two weeks from 16 to 28 October. World-famous historical landmarks and spots in Berlin, e.g. the Brandenburg Gate, the TV or radio tower, was staged impressively by means of light, events, projections and fireworks. Complementary to the festival there were numerous cultural events dealing with the subject “light”.
The City Foundation Berlin, the Union Investment Real Estate AG, the light artist Andreas Boehlke and the festival director Birgit Zander with her agency Zander & Partner Event-Marketing are the initiators and organisers of the festival.

The lights of the festival are extinct for this year, but next year they will enchant Berlin again in the last weeks of October (from 14 to 26 October).

Visit Berlin! Enjoy this unique festival!

Here you can find the best hotels and low priced rooms.
www.visitBerlin.de

Festival of Lights site:
http://www.city-stiftung-berlin.eu/index.php

Gunther Deichmann's website::
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/

Photo Courtesy © 2007 Bernd Deichmann - Oberbaumbrücke

Das Festival

Mit einem Feuerwerk an Illuminationen und Veranstaltungen verwandelte das FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS™ auch 2007 wieder die deutsche Hauptstadt zwei Wochen lang in eine einzigartige Glitzermetropole. Weltberühmte historische Wahrzeichen und Orte Berlins, wie das Brandenburger Tor, der Funkturm, der Berliner Dom und der Fernsehturm, wurden spektakulär mit Licht, Events, Projektionen und Feuerwerk in Szene gesetzt. Begleitet wurde das Festival von zahlreichen Kunst- und Kulturveranstaltungen rund um das Thema Licht.

Initiatoren und Organisatoren des Festivals sind die City Stiftung Berlin, die Union Investment Real Estate AG, der Licht-Desginer Andreas Boehlke sowie Festivalorganisatorin Birgit Zander mit ihrer Agentur Zander & Partner Event-Marketing.

Für dieses Jahr sind die Festivallichter erloschen, aber im nächsten Jahr werden sie wieder in den beiden letzten Oktoberwochen vom 14. bis 26. Oktober Berlin von Neuem verzaubern.

Besuchen Sie Berlin! Erleben Sie dieses einmalige Festival!
http://www.city-stiftung-berlin.eu/index.php

Die besten Hotels, die günstigsten Zimmer finden Sie hier.
www.visitBerlin.de

A very happy New Year - prost Neujahr - bonne année - onnellista uutta vuotta - gelukkig Nieuwjaar - ath bhliain faoi mhaise - selamat tahun baru - godt nytt år - szczliwego nowego roku - feliz ano novo - gott nytt år manigong bagong taon - sawatdii pimaï - kung hé fat tsoi - xin nian kuai le / xin nian hao - godt nytår - eutichismenos o kainourgios chronos - felice anno nuovo, buon anno - S novim godom - sreno novo leto - Cung Chúc Tân Xuân
yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun

Gunther Deichmann's website::
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/

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To make it more easy for you and if you cant remember all these links we have updated my website, (just a little bit) a new button Commercial (see the red squares) has been added this links you direct to the commercial photography site.
The stock image button has moved and a new background image has been placed, all my stock images are found under the PhotoShelter Collection and on the previous PhotoShelter site. You can click on the images to check it out.
See below the new image and the latest information for you buyers, PhotoShelter is continuous updating and improving their site, and I will update you again when more new info is available.

Available 24 hours a day.

For those of you who have been watching the TV show Survivor Micronesia check out the Blog from the 17 12 07 for our up coming Photo Workshop in Palau with Tony Wu at Sam's Tours, hey and lucky me, I am leaving for Palau and Chuuk Micronesia on the 4th of January. Read below the latest from PhotoShelter....
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
GD.

Latest PhotoShelter info and updates.

LIGHTBOXES
Image buyers may now collect their favorite images into lightboxes, which can easily be shared with others.
PHOTOGRAPHER DIRECTORY AND SEARCH
Image buyers may now search by photographer name, country, and other parameters, as well as browse by image category.
ADVANCED SEARCH
The simple keyword search has been expanded! Now, image buyers may use any combination of parameters in the Attributes tab to structure advanced searches from the outset.

MICROSITE DESIGN TWEAKS
We've added a slidestrip function to facilitate browsing through the screen resolution images within a given folder. Additionally, based on buyer and photographer feedback, the image size listed is now the uncompressed file size and includes the pixel dimensions.
NEW WORK ALERTS
Buyers can now "subscribe" to an individual photographer's work. Any of your subscribers will be email -alerted on a monthly basis if you have made new images live in the PhotoShelter Collection.
BREAKING NEWS FLAG FOR NEWS+ IMAGES
You may now designate News+ images as "breaking news." These Breaking News images will be given priority in the News+ queue.
SEARCH RESULTS PAGINATION MODIFIED
Our search results display has been updated to include a drop-down menu of pages, so buyers may now jump to a particular page of results instead of scrolling through each page to find the images they were seeking

HIGH RESOLUTION DOWNLOAD
We are now offering high-resolution download capability to highly qualified buyers (e.g. major ad agencies, design firms and established magazines). Each buyer requesting unwatermarked comp images will be personally reviewed by our Director of Photography before granting this ability, and all requests will be carefully tracked. Providing high-res files is standard at this level of purchasing.

Merry Christmas and a greener 2008


A very happy New Year - prost Neujahr - bonne année - onnellista uutta vuotta - gelukkig Nieuwjaar - ath bhliain faoi mhaise - selamat tahun baru - godt nytt år - szczliwego nowego roku - feliz ano novo - gott nytt år manigong bagong taon - sawatdii pimaï - kung hé fat tsoi -
xin nian kuai le / xin nian hao - godt nytår - eutichismenos o kainourgios chronos - felice anno nuovo, buon anno - S novim godom - sreno novo leto - Cung Chúc Tân Xuân yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun


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If you in Manila for the Holiday Season why dont you take the opportunity and drop by the Power Mac Center in Greenbelt Makati, for the last session of the year, an intro into "Photography and the Mac" and for the more advanced a "one on one session on Aperture", for details please contact the Power Mac Center @ training@powermaccenter.com or www.powermaccenter.com
Looking forward to see you. "Happy Holidays" Gunther Deichmann

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© Gunther Deichmann

I have just received word and given confirmation about the final dates on the Photo Workshop in Palau Micronesia with Sam's Tours.
The confirmed dates are: April 22nd to 27th 2008. Tony Wu one of Asia's best underwater photographers ( editor of Fins Magazine) and Gunther Deichmann well renown for his landscape and surface shots (also a certified Apple Pro trainer for Aperture) have organized this exciting event at Sam's Tours. More details will be announced shortly, for reservations and bookings please contact Dermot Keane from Sam's Tours at:www.samstours.com
For other workshop details go to: www.gdphotoworkshop.com, more details and info will be posted soon on this site.
For information on Tony Wu please go to:http://www.tonywublog.com/
Fins Magazine: http://www.finsonline.com/
Plan your trip now for an exciting Photo Workshop above and below in Palau Micronesia, shoot with Tony Wu at Blue Corner and other great dive sites, journey with Gunther Deichmann to some of the best locations above in Palau and learn the digital workflow after the shoot. For our Mac/Apple friends there is a big surprise waiting for you at Sam's very, very soon this will be announced on this Blog and at : http://www.deichmann-photo.com/blog.html
Here is another interesting link for all your diving requirements:: alliancediving.com
With the Survivor show just finished, what better place then to shoot Palau Micronesia, the Pearls of the Pacific.

© Tony Wu - learn from the best

© Gunther Deichmann- even aerials can be arranged


© Tony Wu - a smile for you


© Gunther Deichmann, Sam's Tours Palau -
your base, the premier dive center


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Religions must serve humanity, not the other way around.
Mother planet is showing us the red warning light. Be careful, she is saying. To take care of the planet is to take care of our own house.
The Dalai Lama


© Gunther Deichmann - Protect our remaining Mangrove forests.
Click on the image for more environmental images.
Let's hope for a greener and more environment
friendly planet, we can make a difference
if we try a bit harder.
Merry Christmas and a greener 2008


A very happy New Year - prost Neujahr - bonne année - onnellista uutta vuotta - gelukkig Nieuwjaar - ath bhliain faoi mhaise - selamat tahun baru - godt nytt år - szczliwego nowego roku - feliz ano novo - gott nytt år manigong bagong taon - sawatdii pimaï - kung hé fat tsoi -
xin nian kuai le / xin nian hao - godt nytår - eutichismenos o kainourgios chronos - felice anno nuovo, buon anno - S novim godom - sreno novo leto - Cung Chúc Tân Xuân yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun


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