Essence das land des lächelns Since 1998

Since 1998

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Stars like Madonna and U2 have used this bizarre area as a backdrop for their music videos

In this puristically designed postcard book

At the beginning of his project it looked as if there would hardly be any stores left within a few years and in fact many record stores have disappeared over the years

Essence das land des lächelns Since 1998Unmistakable beauty and diversity Since 1998, Jan C. Schlegel has been traveling regularly to remote places that are largely cut off from tourism and the Western world. On his tours, the artist observed the rapid loss of traditions and increasing changes in people's lifestyles due to globalization. The unstoppable changes awakened the photographer's urgent desire to portray people, capture impressions and preserve the traditional ways of life of these