Junot

In the spotlight

_{The real photo I took vs. the AI remix 🔼 Slide up to see what the robots did with it! 🤖}

9.6 km / 6.0 miles 🚶

Wuppertal 🇩🇪

Wuppertal is a city in western Germany. It's known for its Schwebebahn, a suspension monorail dating from 1901.

The story

On my way back from Essen, I made a stop in the always-lovely city of Wuppertal. Since it was another scorching hot summer day and I wanted to travel light, I brought along the good old Samsung camera. It’s amazing that a camera more than 10 years old can still produce such stunning images – a true hidden gem for street photography!

The gear

Camera:
Samsung NX Mini

Camera lens:
Samsung NX-M 9mm f/3.5 ED

Film simulation recipe:
Classic (color 0, saturation +2, sharpness -2, contrast +2), white balance: Auto WB (G:0, B:0, A:0, M:0), +1/3 EV

The pictures

June 28, 2025

In the spotlight

8.2 km / 5.1 miles 🚶

Essen 🇩🇪

Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the ninth-largest city of Germany. Essen lies in the larger Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and is part of the cultural area of Rhineland. Because of its central location in the Ruhr, Essen is often regarded as the Ruhr's "secret capital".

The story

A stroll through the city of Essen – this time in muted colors on a hot, sunny day, in contrast to the two earlier black-and-white sessions on colder days.

The gear

Camera:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
KodaKolor

The pictures

June 24, 2025

In the spotlight

271 km / 169 miles 🚗 🚶

Alligator Bay 🇫🇷

Alligator Bay, formerly known as the Reptilarium du Mont-Saint-Michel, is a French zoological park located near Mont-Saint-Michel, in the commune of Beauvoir, in the Manche department of the Normandy region.

The story

Visiting Alligator Bay – home to incredible reptiles, turtles, dragons, snakes, gators, and crocs!

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Kodak Royal Gold 400

The pictures

June 22, 2025

In the spotlight

293 km / 182 miles 🚗

Maulévrier-Sainte-Gertrude 🇫🇷

Maulévrier-Sainte-Gertrude is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

The story

Sunset on the edge of a beautiful forest in France – perfect for some contrasty black and white shots!

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Kodak Tri-X 400

The pictures

June 13, 2025

In the spotlight

4 km / 2.5 miles 🚶

Tongeren 🇧🇪

Tongeren is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, in the southeastern corner of the Flemish region of Belgium. Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium, as the only Roman administrative capital within the country's borders.