manuel braun

Photo inspiration: My car.

I joined Matts idea of talking about photography inspiration.
It’s about places or things you often take photos of. Photo taking wonts and patterns.
More details at: holgarific.net

For me it’s my car. Not as a thing. More as a place.
Just going for a ride, without knowing where it will lead you.
Turning on a great record in the car. I love music.
I am sure we all do. But for me there is no better way to listen to music than in my
car. Letting the world pass you by, see the reflections of the sun on the street, rolling the windows down and let the wind go through your hair and putting on your sunglasses because of the blinding sunset.

Going for a ride is the best relaxation for me. I can leave all the busy things from
work behind me. I can let my mind flow along the streets and get new ideas.
It’s always a deep fresh breath for my soul.

But of course all this driving around leads you to great places, to great moments and great light situations. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because of going with the
flow. Haha “Going with the flow” sounds so ‘69, just like “give me your hand and follow your inner light”.
But I hope you know what I mean.
What I wanted to say is: what could a photo-taking guy like me more wish for than
“great places, moments and light situations”. To say it with Matts words: My car is always “a safe bet to get me something”.

But it’s not only the driving arround. Parking the car up on a hill, watching the stars
and having good conversations is at least just as good. Or spending whole nights in there ‘cos you are
on a two/three days trip! It’s always fun.

And don’t think that I am kind of a dangerous and fast driving guy. No!
I am more the putting-my-hand-out-of-the-window-and-making-waves-with-my-hand-in-the-airflow guy.