I stayed over the night on the Hirschberg near Bad Hindelang, Bavaria, Germany. At midnight when I arrived but the sky was full of clouds. However, at the moment I woke up (at 3 a.m.) it was completely clear. It was cold so I couldn't sleep. Finally it was absolutely worth it to stay there :) I want to dedicate this to my friend Melli :) I hope you like it!

Canon EOS 550D, Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX AF 11-16mm f/2.8.

Lightning strike over Lake Pueblo in Pueblo West, Colorado. Taken in July of 2009.

Canon Digital Rebel XSi.

This picture was taken on a sunset at lake Wakatipu, New Zealand.

Nikon D90, Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM, Adobe Photoshop.

Took this while on a trip across the USA. We were visiting Canyonlands National Park in March. This image shows the power of nature.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM.

Taken at Aci Trezza, a town in Sicily, southern Italy. Located on the coast of the Ionian Sea, this village has a long history of maritime activity. Aci Trezza is a popular spot for Italian vacationers during the Summer.

Off the coast of Aci Trezza are three tall, column-shaped islands. According to local legend, these great stones are the ones thrown at Odysseus in The Odyssey. Not far from the coast (about 400m) is the "Island Lachea", identified as the Homeric "island of goats". Today it houses the University of Catania's biology station.

Nikon D7000, Sigma 10-20, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

View of Kata Tjuta (also called Mount Olga), from Uluru in Australia.

Canon Digital Rebel XSi (450D), Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, f/8, 1/160 second exposure, ISO 100.

Shot at the Seattle Aquarium. It's quite hard to focus on such a small fish.

Nikon D700, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G, Apple Aperture 3.2.

The bridge/viaduct in the picture is the Millau Viaduct in the south of France. It is the current record holder for tallest bridge by structural height (343 meters/1125 feet). When you look at the cars you get a feeling of how big this viaduct actually is. I shot this picture on the way back home from vacation. Had to make a massive detour to see it, but was totally worth it. The picture was shot on the 6th of March, 2011. As you can tell from the picture, it was a very hazy day, but with some Adobe Lightroom 4 magic it became much better.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM. Shot at f/8, 1/1250th, ISO 100.

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While having dinner on a boat, sitting in the middle of the Caribbean waters, I took this image.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM lens.

Location: 21.657747, -81.241837

This photo was taken at the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in the Death Valley National Park - a great sandbox for all the tourists that come here. Nevertheless, at the the end of the day, all that's left of them are their footprints in the sand. So I enjoyed the wonderful colors of the sunset on my own :) By the way, all you can hear in a sand desert is your own breath and the pulse in your ear - very interesting effect...

Canon EOS 600D, Sigma 18-50mm DC OS HSM, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.