Berlin

Even though the Cold War ended more than 25 years ago, you can see remains of it everywhere. The Berlin Wall, the most famous symbol of it, is easily found around Berlin but this is not the only relic that still stands and Martin Roemers is here to show us those decaying testaments of a world that doesn’t exist anymore.

Relics of the Cold War: A Photography Exhibition in Berlin back in 2016

Berlin, Photography
4 min read
23/03/201630/12/2023

These extraordinary and never-before-seen home movies were filmed by a German-American family who visited Berlin and Germany during the Olympic Games in 1936. They give a good idea of what a tourist might have experienced. The film begins with shots aboard the liner Deutschland during the trans-Atlantic crossing, including a visit to the ship's bridge, dancing on deck to music provided by the ship's band, and more.

The 1936 Berlin Olympics: A Family Vacation Movie

Berlin
3 min read
21/03/201605/07/2024

Matthias Makarinus did it again but this time he uses different techniques to show a Berlin you probably never saw before. On his amazing video, he uses time-lapses, hyperlapse, slow motion and some tilt shift to show you how amazing this city really is. He does all that is amazing 4k.

Matthias Makarinus: Berlin as you have never seen before

Berlin
2 min read
11/03/201620/11/2023

It was early June 1945 when LIFE Magazine published an article titled the The Battered Face of Germany showing all the destruction caused by the Second World War in Germany. This article was published not long after the surrender of Germany where, today, we have the Russian German Museum in Karlshorst. In this article you could see amazing pictures made from the air by Margaret Bourke-White who would later be accredited as the first american woman to photograph in the Second World War. Also, the first authorized to fly on combat missions. Her pictures showed the devastation of Germany and show the pattern of destruction caused by Allied air bombing.

Second World War in Germany: The Battered Face of a Country

Berlin, Germany
3 min read
09/03/201601/12/2023

Working in Berlin- What Germany taught me about work

Working in Berlin: What Germany taught me about work

Berlin, Tips and Tricks
9 min read
02/03/201621/12/2023

If you were around Gendarmenmarkt a few days ago, you saw something quite spectacular. World-renowned chinese artist Ai Weiwei turned the columns of Konzerthaus Berlin into something different. Thousands of orange life vests covered the columns turning them into pillars for the refugees that are arriving every day in the greek island of Lesbos. The installation is a part of Cinema for Peace, a fundraiser gala event that happened on February 15, 2016.

Ai Weiwei commemorates Refugees with #Safepassage

Berlin
3 min read
19/02/201611/07/2024

Nordbahnhof Park in the Winter by Felipe Tofani

Beyond the Tracks: Exploring the Nordbahnhof Park in Winter and its Surroundings

Berlin, Germany
6 min read
23/01/201609/01/2026

If you are looking to travel back in time to Prenzlauer Berg in 1993, this short movie from Hannes Stöhr might be one of the best ways to go there. A short trip back into a neighborhood that was still, somewhat, divided between East and West Berlin.

A trip back in time to Prenzlauer Berg in 1993 with Hannes Stöhr

Berlin
3 min read
16/01/201630/12/2023

Neukölln Wind - A movie about a changing neighborhood

Neukölln Wind: A movie about a changing neighborhood

Berlin, Germany
3 min read
08/01/201620/02/2024

Most people don’t know but there is a piece of Africa in Berlin and you can find it in Wedding, a district north of Berlin. There you are going to see the African Quarter of Berlin and we only manage to discover that because we were invited by With Locals to try one of their tours. Once we took a look at what was available, we knew we had to explore Wedding with Henning, our connection with the African Roots of Berlin.

The African Quarter of Berlin

Berlin, Germany
5 min read
28/12/201521/12/2023

To celebrate Anton Corbijn’s sixtieth birthday, C/O Berlin is presenting a retrospective of his work encompassing around 600 photographs, with a lot of never seen before work. At the exhibition you will be able to see the evolution of a self taught novice to a celebrated video director and influential photographer.

Anton Corbijn Berlin Retrospective at C/O Berlin in 2015

Berlin, Photography
5 min read
14/12/201515/07/2026

Berlin 1945, the Second World War was over in Europe but things didn’t look that good for the German capital. The Soviet Army had conquered a city reduced to rubble and under martial law. And the Red Army had Berlin just for them, the American, French and British army would only get there in a few months.

Surviving the Rubble: Berlin’s Struggle After 1945

Berlin
3 min read
18/11/201510/12/2024

From the Stadtschloss to the Third Reich: Berlin in the 1930s

Berlin, Germany
3 min read
16/11/201515/04/2026

Lola Rennt or Run Lola Run is an amazing german movie with a simple premisse. In the movie, a woman must find 100.000 Deutsche Mark in 20 minutes or her boyfriend will be shot.

Where was Run Lola Run filmed in Berlin?

Berlin, Germany
8 min read
14/10/201506/08/2025

Most people, when they visit Berlin for the first time, find time to visit the famous Checkpoint Charlie. This infamous border crossing between East and West Berlin is a classical tourist stop for people interested in the Second World War and the relationship between Communist Germany, the USSR and the Allied Forces that controlled West Germany.

What can you do around Checkpoint Charlie?

Berlin
14 min read
28/09/201501/12/2023

Modulor can be easily described as a piece of heaven for designers, architects and fans of DIY. All of this because Modulor offers more than 30.000 creative products in a space that is way more than a regular crafts shop. Modulor can be considered a pilgrimage place for designers alike in Berlin. And it is.

A Visit to Modulor – A Heaven for Designers in Berlin

Berlin
3 min read
10/09/201514/12/2023

Berlin Dynamic is the name of this amazing video timelapse of Berlin made by Matthias Makarinus between May 2010 and September 2011. He took over 50.000 pictures just to make this beautiful movie that clocks a little under 10 minutes.

Berlin Dynamic by Matthias Makarinus

Berlin
2 min read
22/08/201522/04/2024

There is a bridge south of the Oberbaumbrucke that is not that famous but has one of the best views of Berlin and the Spree river. This bridge is called Elsebrucke, and you can find it in Treptow, close to the Molecule Man. From there you will have the best angle to capture the Oberbaumbrücke with Berlin Mitte in the background with the TV Tower and all the rest. It’s beautiful.

A Quick Tour of what East Berlin used to look like

Berlin
4 min read
07/08/201525/08/2020

Most visitors to Berlin, even those curious about World War II history, miss one of the city’s greatest, most curious, and most impressive memorials, the Soviet War Memorial at Treptower Park. Treptower Park just might be the most impressive and important war memorial you never have heard of, demonstrating how a monument can both educate and facilitate reflection.

Free Self-Guided Berlin Tour: Five Hidden Historical Sights

Berlin
10 min read
22/07/201515/07/2026

The Parliament of Trees: Where Nature Remembers the Berlin Wall

Berlin
4 min read
18/07/201519/03/2024

Berlin Airlift: Surviving the Berlin Blockade

Berlin, Germany
3 min read
30/06/201501/04/2024

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