2nd place
silver star award
Daniel Haeker
germany
title
We Used to Weave Ribbons
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entry description
The City of Wuppertal in Northrhine Westfalia in Germany once built a huge part of its economic foundation on ribbon weaving. Today, there are several abandoned weaving factories to be found in Wuppertal, and some look like decades ago, someone decided to pull the plug and then they left the whole machinery untouched ever since. A fascinating document of former industrial wealth.about the photographer
Born and raised in Berlin. Studied law in Berlin, timpani and percussion in Essen, Copenhagen and Duesseldorf. Professional timpanist and percussionist, permanent member of the Wuppertal Symphony. Took up photography in 2007 while on tour with the orchestra, hooked ever since. Main photographic subjects include people, nude, architecture and landscape photography. Avid traveller and travel photographer.back to gallery