Photo Projects in Germany

Photo projects in Germany

The photo projects in Germany, which I continue to support on a voluntary basis at my old residence in the artists’ village of Worpswede in the Teufelsmoor, are designed for photography enthusiasts who have been involved for some time and want to continuously expand their photographic knowledge with challenging topics.

7th Masterclass
The Worpsweder Masterclass is a group of dedicated and experienced amateur photographers. They meet once a year to work intensively on a common topic for four days. A selection of photoresults from the 6th Masterclass in February 2025 can be found in the gallery at the bottom of this page.

Fotoprojekte in Deutschland, 7. Masterclass Ein Beispiel für Kommunikation im Tierreich, Haubentaucher beim Balzritual

7th Worpsweder Masterclass

Dates: April 19-23, 2026
Photography Workshop
Start: April 19, 2026, 5:00 PM
Location: Worpswede, Hotel Buchenhof
Photo topic: Communication

Peat Barge Armada:
Only every three years do the peat barges from the Teufelsmoor form an armada. Following the historic peat shipping route, the barges sail from Worpswede on the Hamme and Wümme rivers, sailing to the peat harbor in Bremen-Findorff.

Fotoprojekte in Deutschland, die Torfkahnarmada im Teufelsmoor — Peat Barge Armada 2023

Peat Barge Armada in the Teufelsmoor

Dates: April 23-26, 2026
Photography Workshop
Start: April 23, 2026, 3:00 PM
Location: Worpswede, Hotel Buchenhof

Galleries from the Teufelsmoor

The magical light and the clouds expanding over the vast sky in the Teufelsmoor drew the old masters and founders of the artists’ colony to Worpswede. Windmills and peat barges were part of the landscape even then and are still present today. A click on the image opens the corresponding gallery.

Magical Light
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Zur Galerie mit den Windmuehlen im Teufelsmoor

Windmills
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Zur Galerie mit Fotos von der Torfkahnarmada in Schwarzweiss

Peat Barge Armada
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Participant photos from the last workshops

Have a look at the participant galleries from the last workshops in Worpswede. In the “Winter Light” course, we experimented with high-key and low-key settings. The topic of the 6th Masterclass was “Tracing the Past.” For the last peat barge armada in 2023, our photo topic was “Up close – Faces of an Armada.” In 2025, we were able to show a selection of the resulting images in an exhibition in Osterholz-Scharmbeck. You can get a few impressions of this exhibition in the report Photo Exhibition “Up Close – Faces of an Armada” on the photo blog.

Zur Teilnehmergalerie des Fotokurs Winterlicht im Teufelsmoor

Winter Light
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Teilnehmergalerie der sechsten Masterclass in Worpswede 2025

6th Masterclass – Tracing the Past
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Zur Teilnehmergalerie der Torfkahnarmada im Teufelsmoor im Jahr 2023

Up close – Armada 2023
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