TR Photography, Platz der Republik 1, Berlin (2026)

25/01/2021

The following post contains and regards the topic of National-Socialism, Fascism and their personal dimension for me.
In 2018 I started to research and archive the role of my grandparents during the Third Reich and after. Let me be clear right away: they were N***s. They are guilty by moral, ethical and social affiliation and participation in the fascist dictatorship and its deeds. No heroes here, nothing we today would see as a force of good in the world.
In my family this has never been something extraordinary, in fact it was just as it was. To me, this was the history of us all, every German was a part of it and involved. The collective myth of our grandparents and relatives being "secret resistors" or "not having known about anything" and all the other comfortable lies held to be true for too long, are what motivated me to dig into this. This and the fact that a considerable stack of documents, a few pictures and the like, remained after my grandmother died.
The material you're seeing in these pictures are of my grandfather's ownership. Why post this today?
It would be his 100th birthday as the prisoner of war release form (the one over stamped with the big over red SS runes) indicates. I'm the second generation after him. I never met him. I am uncertain whether or not I wanted to. There are many questions, and many I could answer thanks to archives and research. Hence I've taken this on as a personal project. They were nothing special in the fascist system. They were the average well- intended yet convinced supporters and perpetrators of the system. We must be aware of their way from the last glimpses of the Weimar Republic, fully growing up and living in the National- Socialist system as well as their lives after 1945- now more than ever.

23/11/2020

Berlin, Germany- 18. November 2020- Series of five:
A demonstrator wearing a crown leans on a wall in Tiergarten facing the Brandenburg Gate as part of a protest against modifications to a law called the "infection protection law" ("Infektionsschutzgesetz") after a vote on the law in the Bundestag during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic on November 18, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

A demonstrator proudly presents the flag of the Prussian Kingdom standing on a wall in Tiergarten facing the Brandenburg Gate.

The parliamentary faction of the right-wing populist party AfD seen during the debate about the "infection protection law" ("Infektionsschutzgesetz"), refusing to comply with social distancing rules and mask policies in the Bundestag during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

A group of protesters stands tightly together without masks and occasionally flashing and shouting authoritarian and fascist signifiers as police keeps them at arms length with a cordon of dogs, in front of the Brandenburg Gate.

A women entranced in esoteric believes holds an amulet while she stands next to a group of protesters which refuses to comply with pandemic containment protocols and occasionally propagates authoritarian and fascist signifiers in front of the Brandenburg Gate.

The crowd, which gathered to protest, had the intended aim to storm the parliament. The law creates a solid legal framework for restrictions and other measures related to the spread of the pandemic, including such topics as the wearing of protective face masks, the temporary closing of restaurants and bars, limits on personal contact with others, vaccinations and also compensation for time spent in quarantine. All the while Germany has imposed a four-week semi-lockdown with the aim to curb recent record infection rates.

24/09/2020

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 19: Police violently attacks and apprehends a peaceful counter protester trying to disrupt the annual "March for Life" anti-abortion march on September 19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. At least 5,000 people were expected to take part, only about 2500 are estimated to have participated. Police had registered numerous counter-protests.⁠
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Peaceful counter protesters trying to disrupt the annual "March for Life" anti-abortion march on September 19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.⁠
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Peaceful counter protester holding up a sign calling for the anti-abortionist to be removed, in an attempt to disrupt the annual "March for Life" anti-abortion march on September 19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.⁠
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22/09/2020

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 19: Anti-abortionists picking up one cross each as they set out for the annual "March for Life" anti-abortion march on September 19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. At least 5,000 people were expected to take part, only about 2500 are estimated to have participated. Police had registered numerous counter-protests. ⁠
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Protesters gather for the annual "March for Life" anti-abortion march on September 19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. ⁠
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Crosses are laid out prior to be handed out to protesters for the annual "March for Life" anti-abortion march on September 19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. ⁠
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20/07/2020

Series of two from the first pride parade in Marzahn, a peripheral district of Berlin with the highest Russian speaking populous, organised by the Quarteera, an association for Russian speaking LGBT* people in Germany and their friends, taking place on 18. July 2020.

First picture: A women holding a sign reading "Marzahn Ick liebe dir" (Marzahn I love you) spelled in Cyrillic letters.

Second picture: A flag based on the Antifa logo reading 'Anti Homophobe Action' on the rainbow- pride flag, flies to the backdrop of the Soviet-type panel housing Marzahn is known for.

🌈 @ Raoul-Wallenberg-Straße station

06/06/2020

Series of three:
A flag with a raised fist flies over a banner reading "All Black Lives Matter" as people prepare to go silent for eight minutes and 46 seconds in tribute to George Floyd during a protest against racism and police brutality on June 6, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Eight minutes and 46 seconds is the duration Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on the neck of Floyd, thus suffocating him. Similar demonstrations have been taking place across Europe, with over a dozen taking place across Germany today. Floyd's death, as well as the brutal recent response by police against protesters in the USA, have struck a chord with many people of color and others in Europe.

A protester stands with a raised arm while others kneel during the eight minutes and 46 seconds in tribute to George Floyd during a protest against racism and police brutality on June 6, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. The death during the arrest of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man in Minnesota, has brought tens of thousands out onto the streets during a pandemic that is ebbing in Asia and Europe, but spreading in other parts of the world.

A protester holds a placard reading "Black Lives Matter" at Alexanderplatz square during a demonstration in solidarity with protests raging across the US over the death of George Floyd on June 6, 2020 in Berlin. The death during the arrest of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man in Minnesota, has brought tens of thousands out onto the streets during a pandemic that is ebbing in Asia and Europe, but spreading in other parts of the world.

@ Alexanderplatz Berlin

20/05/2020

Today is world bee day! Series of five from the archive:

1. A queen bee (marked with a yellow dot) seen on a honeycomb amongst worker bees in Berlin, Germany, 27 June 2018. The pictured hives are located in central Berlin, where urban beekeeping has become a trend while bees are globally under massive environmental and parasitic danger.

2. Honeycomb with bees held up against the sun to check the cells in Berlin, Germany, 27 June 2018.

3. The beekeeper surveying a honeycomb, checking for mites or other diseases in Berlin, Germany, 27 June 2018.

4. The beekeeper swapping honeycombs to aid the development of the hives in Berlin, Germany, 27 June 2018.

5. Worker bee filling a cell of a honeycomb in Berlin, Germany, 27 June 2018.

@ Berlin, Germany

09/05/2020

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 08, series of 3:
Flowers, vodka and a cigarette laid down and offered to the fallen as part of commemoration at the Soviet World War II memorial in Schönholz on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II during the novel coronavirus crisis on May 08, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. The memorial in Schönholz is burial ground for 13000 soldiers of the red army.

A Russian family lays flowers at the Soviet War Memorial in Schönholz on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II during the novel coronavirus crisis on May 08, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Small ceremonies are taking place across Berlin today to mark the anniversary after large ceremonies were cancelled due to lockdown measures to contain the spread of the virus.

An elderly couple rests in the adjacent forest after visiting the Soviet War Memorial in Schönholz on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II during the novel coronavirus crisis on May 08, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

@ Soviet War Memorial (Schönholzer Heide)

02/05/2020

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 01- Series of 6:
1. Police arrests a participant on May Day during the novel coronavirus crisis on May 1, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. May Day protests are taking place across Germany today, though as gatherings are limited by authorities to a maximum of 20 people per gathering due to coronavirus lockdown measures, many small protests are taking place instead of traditional, large-scale marches.

2. Activists demonstrate while maintain social distancing on May Day during the novel coronavirus crisis on May 1, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

3. A masked person faces the police, demonstrating while maintain social distancing on May Day during the novel coronavirus crisis on May 1, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

4. A couple kisses as they demonstrate on May Day during the novel coronavirus crisis on May 1, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

5. An activists with a sign reading "No Quarantine for Human Rights" demonstrates while maintain social distancing on May Day during the novel coronavirus crisis on May 1, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

6. Police shakes down and arrests two participant as they demonstrate on May Day during the novel coronavirus crisis on May 1, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

@ Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany

28/04/2020

Series of three.

BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 27: Tenth graders await to enter the school building alone to ensure compliance with pandemic protection measures at the Hannah Hoech community school on the first day of a partial reopening of the school since March during the coronavirus crisis on April 27, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Schools nationwide are slowly beginning to reopen, with first priority given to pupils facing end-of-year exams. Overall Germany is introducing an easing of lockdown measures in order to allow economic activity to increase.

2. A teacher wearing a protective mask leads a class of tenth grade students at the Hannah Hoech community school on the first day of a partial reopening of the school since March during the coronavirus crisis on April 27, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

3. A student wearing a protective mask attends a class of tenth grade students at the Hannah Hoech community school on the first day of a partial reopening of the school since March during the coronavirus crisis on April 27, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

(Photo by Till Rimmele/Getty Images)

@ Campus Hannah-Höch/ 1. Gemeinschaftsschule Reinickendorf

02/04/2020

A deserted sidewalk at night with markings indicating safe movement patterns in front of a drug store on March 30, 2020, in Berlin, Germany. These ubiquitous signs and markings on the ground are placed to enable the populous to maintain the recommended distance to avoid or at least slow the spread the COVID19 virus.

25/03/2020

A television camerman wearing a protective mask films the simultaneously ongoing parliamentary debate while standing alone as a precaution against infection, as a vote passes a massive federal financial aid package to shore Germany up against the effects of the coronavirus on March 25, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. The Bundestag passed a package worth EUR 165 billion today.

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