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Jens Windolf
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Work in analogue and digital graphics, architectural and urban photography. Abstract textures and experimental studies.

#graphicdesign #photography

Photography: www.jnswndlf.com
Graphic design: www.jenswindolf.de
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Me, one year ago, in front of some photos from my "Garage" series at the Julius Neu Gallery in Hamburg.
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analog #hamburg
Me standing in a gallery space wearing a brown (actually, it is green.) jacket, dark sweater, and scarf. Behind him, six framed photographs show cars in parking garages and urban settings, arranged in a neat grid on a white wall.
December 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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City-Hof, Hamburg
City-Hof was a 1958 high-rise complex in Hamburg by Rudolf Klophaus. An early example of postwar modernism, it was vacated in 2017 and demolished from April 2019 for redevelopment.
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analog #hamburg
Street-level view of a closed storefront with faded yellow curtains drawn behind large glass windows. The display window on the left is empty, with bare wooden shelves and peeling surfaces. The façade appears worn and utilitarian, evoking abandonment, stagnation, and a quiet, neglected urban setting.
December 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Arthur Schopenhauer:

Die wohlfeilste Art des Stolzes hingegen ist der Nationalstolz. Denn er verrät in dem damit Behafteten den Mangel an individuellen Eigenschaften, auf die er stolz sein könnte, indem er sonst nicht zu dem greifen würde, was er mit so vielen Millionen teilt.
December 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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I saw this photograph today at Philip Montgomery's exhibition "American Cycles" at Phoxxi in Hamburg and cannot take my eyes off it.
A close-up black-and-white image of a distressed person holding a phone, a tear visible on their cheek as light cuts across their face. „In the »detox« wing of the Montgomery County Jail in Dayton, Ohio, a woman cries while on the phone with a family member. Incarcerated individuals are required to receive »reasonably adequate« care from state prison officials. However, those with opioid dependence are not always provided with methadone or other recovery drugs, resulting in severe withdrawal symptoms.“ Phoning Home, Montgomery County Jail, Dayton, Ohio, 2018 ©Philip Montgomery
December 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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If you are in Hamburg you should visit Philip Montgomery’s „American Cycles“ exhibtion at www.deichtorhallen.de/de/ausstellu...

In my opinion, this is the most touching exhibition in #Hamburg this year.

#society #america #photojournalism #portrait #inequality
December 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Das ist die Ästhetik eines Preisschilds, das schon vor dem Bezahlen kapituliert hat.

#fifa #trump #fifapeaceprize
#billig #wertlos
Nahaufnahme des FIFA PEACE PRIZE 2025. Ein pokalförmiges Objekt mit unregelmäßig strukturierter, skulpturaler Oberfläche auf einem schwarzen Sockel. Auf einer Metallplakette am Sockel steht die Aufschrift „FIFA PEACE PRIZE 2025“.
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Das Foto zeigt das Cover des Romans „Schlafgänger“ von Dorothee Elmiger aus dem Dumont Verlag. Das Cover ist hell gehalten, mit überlagerten geometrischen Rautenformen, die mit kartografischen Mustern und Linien gefüllt sind. Der Autorinnenname steht oben, der Titel mittig in großen Versalien. Am unteren Rand ist das Verlagslogo platziert
December 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Pigeons are beautiful.
#doves
Close-up and rear-angle shots of a pigeon standing on a ledge against blurred apartment buildings and rooftop structures. Close-up and rear-angle shots of a pigeon standing on a ledge against blurred apartment buildings and rooftop structures.
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Watching this staged milking setup makes me think about how we turn everyday labor into spectacle. How far most of us are from the sources of what we consume?

#filmphotography #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analog #hamburg
A staged display featuring the lower half of an artificial cow with molded udders, a metal bucket placed below, a small wooden milking stool, and visible cords on a red floor, emphasizing its constructed, museum-like setup.
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Raoul Hausmann
8.11.25 – 16.3.26
Vision. Provocation. Dada.
#berlinischegalerie #berlin
#raoulhausmann
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Schnee in Hamburg.

#hamburg #schnee #schneeregen
Screenshot eines Messenger-Chats. Rechts oben eine blaue Sprechblase mit dem Wort „schneiße!“. Darunter links eine graue Sprechblase einer Person namens Romi mit der Antwort „Der schnegen?
November 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Time feels different when nothing in the room moves but the wallpaper and your thoughts. Funny how a simple clock can make a whole space feel suspended.

#filmphotography #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analog #hamburg
A lone vintage wall clock centered on endlessly repeating patterned wallpaper, creating a sense of stillness, nostalgia, and looping time. The repetition of the pattern evokes a meditative, suspended atmosphere, as if the room exists outside ordinary time.
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Meine Tochter Romi bei ihrer ersten Lesung aus ihrem Buch "Setzling" im Jenaer Kunstverein.

Das Buch gibt es hier: sukultur.de/produkt/romi...

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Meine Tochter sitzt an einem kleinen schwarzen Tisch in einem spärlich beleuchteten Raum mit sichtbaren Holzträgern und abgewitterten, weißen Wänden. Sie liest aus ihrem Buch "Setzling".
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Aging metal in a quiet garage always feels like a small time capsule—stories sealed under dust, waiting for someone curious enough to notice.

#filmphotography #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analog #hamburg
Close-up photo of an old car’s roof and back window in a low-light parking garage, highlighting its retro lines.
November 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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An empty corner can feel like a quiet archive—cracks tracing time’s quiet shifts.

#filmphotography #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analog #hamburg
A bare interior corner with pale, worn walls; long horizontal and vertical cracks run across the plaster. Soft, directional light falls from above, revealing uneven paint, subtle stains, and scattered dust on the concrete floor.
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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One step beyond – thinking about a new series (just kidding).

#filmphotography #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analog #hamburg
A small blue indoor step stool with pale treads, placed beside a textured black wall and wooden beam. A metal two-step stool attached to a camper, resting on bright gravel, casting a sharp shadow.
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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In case you don't know the work of Adam Bartos

adambartos.com/western-2012...

#photography #adambartos
A weathered industrial building with faded signage reading ‘A.C. Poettgen & Son Inc.’ stands along an empty street. The façade is pale and worn, with a large closed metal garage door. To the left, a covered area made of corrugated metal shelters an old pickup truck behind a rusted chain-link fence. The scene appears quiet and abandoned, with muted colors under an overcast sky. From "Western", 2012 © Adam Bartos
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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My daughter gave me a piece of art. A knitted strip spells out a blunt German phrase, pairing handmade warmth with abrasive candor. An object that challenges whether craft must ever be polite.

#knitart #textilemessage #germanphrases #artifacts #visualculture #handmadedesign
Conceptual view of a handmade knitted strip carrying bold, confrontational wording. It says „Ein Kopf und ein Arsch“ („A head and an arse“). It says the same like „One heart and one soul.“
November 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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A giant bear suit dancing in the street—an emblem of how surreal cities can feel.

#urbanodd #citynight #streetsc #oddscene
November 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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I don't know if everything that happens in the US is Clownkaesque or Kafclownesque, but it is really hard to bear.

#us #trump
Someone entering a cheaply furnished office in an American department store
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Sometimes, we could learn a thing or two from dogs.
A dog sits in the grass, looking expectantly at a genie who is emerging from a small lamp. A stick lies on the ground between them. The genie appears somewhat drained or resigned. The caption reads: “I mean, I can throw it a third time.” by Asher
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Garage
Hamburg, 2017

#filmphotography #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analog #hamburg
A red-draped car in a concrete garage.
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Domestic stillness as a kind of theatre, where nothing happens but everything is posed to.

#filmphotography #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analog
A photograph of a wooden cabinet with a potted artificial plant and a small grey remote device placed on top, softly lit in a domestic interior.
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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He smiles and says "I will always love you"

#grok #musk #trump
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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He smiles and says "I will always love you"
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM