Fifty-seven photos from Hamburg, Florence and Lucca. Opens on the Elbe
in full colour — one of those Hamburg nights when the river doubles
every light. Then home proper: the Alster at every hour, Speicherstadt,
the harbor from sunset into the black, the Dom fair, December walks.
Florence on the Arno after that, Lucca at Christmas. Ordinary cities
with their lights on, most of the time.
Hamburg · Florence · Lucca
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04.1 — Chapter one · 26 frames
Hamburg.
The Alster at every hour. The red brick of the Speicherstadt. The harbor
from sunset into blue hour. The Dom fair in winter. December lights in the
centre. Six walks through one city.
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Elbe, in full colour.
Hamburg · 22:30
§ 01 · Alster · 14 frames
Alster.
The Außenalster and Binnenalster — 160 hectares of water in the middle of the city. Fourteen views of the same water, from afternoon sun through blue hour to deep night.
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Inner Alster at blue hour.
Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten · 21:45
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Rowers, summer.
Außenalster · 14:20
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TV tower, framed.
Eppendorf · 20:15
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Perfect stillness.
Alster · 20:05
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Spire, at the sun.
Winterhude · 18:40
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Cloud break.
Binnenalster · 13:10
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Sun rays.
Binnenalster · 13:25
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Sailboat.
Außenalster · 17:20
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Overcast.
Außenalster · November
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Villas.
Alsterufer · June
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Willow silhouette.
Außenalster · 21:10
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Through leaves.
Außenalster · 21:45
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Reeds, reflections.
Außenalster · 22:00
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Deep night.
Außenalster · 22:40
§ 02 · Speicherstadt & HafenCity · 5 frames
Red brick, glass wave.
The old warehouse district and its younger neighbour — UNESCO brick on one side of the Oberhafen, the Elbphilharmonie on the other.
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Speicherstadt, sunset.
Oberhafen · 21:08
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Fleet, symmetric.
Speicherstadt · 21:12
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Elbphi, sideways.
HafenCity · 21:30
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Elbphi, closer.
HafenCity · 21:45
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Sandtorhafen, crane.
HafenCity · 21:50
Hamburg never properly turns its lights off. It just waits for the sun.Field note — September
§ 03 · Harbor · 5 frames
The harbor at sunset.
Landungsbrücken, the Elbe, container cranes across the water. The last hour before the city turns blue.
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Michel, with a wheel.
Central Hamburg · 16:40
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Cranes, blue hour.
Burchardkai · 22:10
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Landungsbrücken, last light.
St. Pauli · 20:10
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Tanzende Türme.
St. Pauli · 20:20
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Musicals, from Landungsbrücken.
Steinwerder · 21:40
§ 04 · Dom · 5 frames
Fair, after dark.
Three times a year the Heiligengeistfeld turns into a Volksfest. Swing towers, ferris wheels, neon funhouses, an aerial view.
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Dom, against the contrails.
Heiligengeistfeld · 20:10
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Dom from above.
Winter · 18:35
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Swing tower at dusk.
Spring Dom · 19:50
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Zombie funhouse.
Winter Dom · 22:12
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Dom, bird's-eye.
Heiligengeistfeld · 20:30
§ 05 · Hafen, by night · 8 frames
After blue hour.
The same harbor an hour later. Ferries turning into lit shapes, cranes still loading, the water going from blue to black.
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Ferry, turbine, terminal.
Neumühlen · 22:05
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Cranes, panoramic.
Hamburger Hafen · 21:55
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Cranes, closer, later.
Hafen · 23:10
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Container yard, dead of night.
Burchardkai · 23:35
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Ferries, lined up.
Landungsbrücken · 20:45
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Dockland, ships.
Altona · 21:30
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Boats, sunset.
Elbe · 19:40
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Marina, ten minutes on.
Elbe · 19:50
§ 06 · December, Hamburg · 2 frames
Christmas, in the centre.
Two walks through the Hamburg Altstadt in December. A light pyramid near the Rathaus, a Christmas tree outside the Bucerius Kunst Forum.
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Pyramid, Rathaus.
Altstadt · 18:45
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Bucerius, December.
Altstadt · 19:10
04.2 — Chapter two · 13 frames
Florence & Lucca.
Tuscany in December. Two walks along the Arno and two into the piazze.
The Ponte Vecchio, the Vasari Corridor, a shopping street strung with
orbs. A Christmas market in Lucca, two piazzas lit blue and gold.
§ 07 · Florence · 12 frames
Along the Arno.
The river carries the city. Two walks up and down the bridges, one into an alley strung with Christmas orbs.
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Ponte Vecchio, last light.
Arno · Florence · 19:24
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Rower, under the shops.
Arno · 15:40
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San Frediano in Cestello.
Oltrarno · 14:20
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Vasari Corridor, along the Arno.
Florence · 16:50
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Rowers at dusk.
Arno · 17:30
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Palazzi, above the bridge.
Ponte alla Carraia · 17:45
The Arno carries the city. Slowly.Field note — Florence, December
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Alley with the lights down.
Florence · 22:18
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Via Roma, December.
Florence · 21:40
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Palazzi, reflected.
Lungarno · December
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Ceiling of cloud.
Lungarno · December
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Torre San Niccolò.
Ponte San Niccolò
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From the hills.
Piazzale · 22:30
§ 08 · Lucca · 5 frames
The piazze turn into Christmas.
A Christmas ferris wheel on the outer bastions, two piazzas lit with oversized decorations.
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Ferris wheel, blue.
Lucca · 21:03
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Same wheel, closer.
Lucca · 21:10
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Heart, Piazza San Salvatore.
Lucca · 22:10
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Piazza dell'Anfiteatro.
Lucca · 23:42
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Chiesa San Michele.
Lucca · 00:08
Urban — Three Cities at Night
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Three cities. Fifty-seven photos. Mostly after dark.
