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Can't wait for this years autumn season to begin! Looking forward to some decent hiking in the Central German Uplands of Harz and Saxon Switzerland National Park. :) This one is from last year. Taken in the middle of Leipzig on my way to work. Continue reading →

2012 International Photography Awards Announces Winners of the Competition Dave Derbis was Awarded: Honorable Mention in Nature - Landscapes category for the winning entry "Pala Reflection." ABOUT IPA: The 2012 International Photography Awards received nearly 18,000 submissions from 104 countries across the globe. IPA is a sister-effort of the Lucie Foundation, where the top three winners are announced at the annual Lucie Awards gala ceremony. The Foundation's mission is to honor master photographers, to discover new and emerging talent and to promote the appreciation ... Continue reading →

A beautiful double rainbow, nice storm light and clouds featuring a little mountain stream and this green valley near Flesspass in Switzerland.   For those of you interested in some additional information behind the photo... we had not planned to end up there on the Flesspass surrounded by thunderstorms with only one hour until sunset on 2300m. At this point we were pretty lost and did not know where exactly we were going to. We started our eight hour hike in the early afternoon and planned to be back at the car before it gets dark. First everything went well. We hiked our way up to 2730m ... Continue reading →

Just uploaded a little documentary film about our landscape photography tour along the beaches near Sintra, Portugal in 2012. Video: Portugal Tour Video 2012 Photos: Portugal Gallery Continue reading →

Some days ago I did a little timelapse film in Leipzig, the city I am currently living in. You can watch the video here. Continue reading →

Another absolutely great article from Guy Tal. "... So, no matter what “it” you look at, it’s all about… absolutely nothing. No matter who you are, what you do, where you live, what you love, what you are passionate about, what you photograph, or what you think “it” is all about – it’s not. Except, that is, to you and to those you touch, right here, right now. Take a few steps back and any “it” is ... Continue reading →

Happy to placed 1st in Panoramios January 2012 competition, category landscape. :)   Link: www.panoramio.com/winners/?date=1-2012 Continue reading →

Thanks to a exhibition of some of my photos in the "Krautwells" in Magdeburg there is a little article published about my photography in the magazine DATES, Issue 03/2012. Here is a link: issuu.com/dates_magdeburg/docs/md_0312/9 Article: "Landschaften genießen und erleben ist mitunter schwer. Der Fotograf und Webentwickler Dave Derbis bietet mit seinen Bildern eine erstaunliche Hilfe" "Nur ein paar Meter von der Otto-von-Guericke-Straße entfernt lockt die große Freiheit. Hat man erst einmal die Hektik der Hauptstraße ... Continue reading →

Today Matthias Haltenhof published an interview with me about my photography (german only) on his blog. If you're interested you find the article here.   "Dave habe ich während meines Studiums kennen gelernt. Zusammen haben wir schon unzählige Fototouren unternommen. Es war interessant, diesmal einen Freund zu interviewen. Auf seiner Website gibt es weitere Arbeiten von ihm zu sehen..."   www.matthiashaltenhof.de/blog/?p=535 Continue reading →

This article was first published on capturingthelandscape.com. Editor’s Note:  If you ask any passionate landscape photographer what their dream location is, I’m fairly certain the majority of them would probably say Iceland.  For those who might be wondering why, then let this incredible photograph be your answer – I for one, cannot take my eyes off it! Stephen Dickey In September 2008 I was on a one week trip through Iceland with four guys from an independent ‘brand communications’ company from the UK, plus three Icelandic guides. The ... Continue reading →