Kein Mensch Ist Illegal

[Pete Askew]

As promised in http://www.realphotographersforum.com/forum/threads/stadtmitte-im-bau.21339/#post-165222. Behind me are the apartment buildings being used to house some of those seeking asylum in Germany. This is in the centre of the city and quite a prime location for shops and other amenities.

Leica M9 + 35mm Leica Summilux M f1:1.4. ISO 160, 1/250s at f1:8.0. PP in LR / Nik ColorFX Pro 4.

 

[Pete Askew]

And this was taken by just to the left of the shot above. This is the seating area / gardens just by the apartment buildings.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

In the last shot, is that a church on the left? Housing Muslim immigrants to face a church is interesting...

Thanks for these, Pete. It would be good to go there again once the poor sods are housed and settled.

 

[Pete Askew]

It is but there must be a mosque somewhere in Potsdam I would have thought, if not then there will be in Berlin. They've been using the apartments for seekers of asylum since the late 90s I think and there is quite some organisation around it - I guess they'll need more space soon though and I have noticed a steady trickle of middle eastern folks flowing through the building next door to us of late - mostly families (they rent out rooms on a short-term basis and my guess is the city are using these as well).

 

[Brian Moore]

A study on contrasts those two images, Pete. I think I see the relationship of the two buildings in the 2nd shot. Fine juxtaposition, Pete.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Brian. On the right in the first image is the new library.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Superb Pete the second as a standalone image is very interesting as far as content.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Julian.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I like the last image more than the first, but more so the story you tell by means of the two images and what you convey in writing!

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Ivar. I wasn't planning on posting them originally and it was only because of the question you posed that I did, and then to illustrate the story. So, thanks again.

 

[Detlef Kuhl]

Hi Pete, excellent observation and documentation. The contrast in your photos expresses well the different situation people are in.
I think there is a mosque really close by, near "Am Kanal". But in Potsdam, nearly everything is close by.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Detlef.