humansofplanetearth – Seite 15 – rene bauer photography

Ombili Project For San People

San people used to be hunters and gatherers. The movie „the gods must be crazy“ gave a strong impression about their life in the Kalahari bush. However, i got aware of the ‚Ombili Project‘ nearby, which was founded to help the San people, who suffer from losing they’re natural habits. On the way to this ‚cultural village‘ i explained my parents what i know about the life of this tribe. Contrary to my expectations and explanations after arrival we’ve seen neither their nomadic huts, nor hunters with poisoned arrows. Instead we got introduced in the huge garden behind solid brick buildings and explained about their success with cattle. The Ombili project turns out to be rather an agriculture school in purpose to give the upcoming generations of San people a new future. Nevertheless there is still a corner in the village to satisfy the visitors with their images of old traditional huts, fire making with a stick and a group who sings wonderful old, traditional songs.

Mai 15, 2016 by Rene Bauer Categories: Africa, gastronomy, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, Nambia, nature, portrait, reportage, travel, Uncategorized, urbanlifeTags: adventure, Africa, agriculture, children, culture, daily life, firemaking, garden, kids, landscape, namibdummies, namibia, nature, nomads, overland, people, portraits, reportage, san, Travel, tribe, urbanlife, Village Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

On The Way To Spitzkoppe

The area called „moon landscape“ and especially the Welwitschia plains are not to miss if you travel towards Spitzkoppe. The oldest plants on earth, welwitschia mirabilis, is odd to see and can reach an age of 2000 years.

Much younger were the kids who sells art crafts next to the streets. My mom shouted „stop, i wanna buy something from those cute children“. It gave me the opportunity for a brief photoshooting. The little ones already knows to look and enjoyed to get pictures in funny poses.

Just right to catch nice evening lights we arrived our camp at Spitzkoppe. A few rocks further, a group of young travelers on adventure tour, were busy to pitch their tents. before they start to roam around, i got few nice shots from the natural rock arch.

Mai 7, 2016 by Rene Bauer Categories: Africa, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, landscape, Nambia, nature, portrait, reportage, travel, UncategorizedTags: adventure, Africa, landscape, moonlandscape, namibdummies, namibia, nature, overland, people, plant, portraits, reportage, spitzkoppe, Travel, welwitschia Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Marangu’s village life

Marangu. There’s not much to say, but only to enjoy that calm, tranquil village on foot of Mt.Kilimanjaro. For a long weekend i could enjoy the hospitality of these friendly people and had a little inside of their daily village life.

April 6, 2016 by Rene Bauer Categories: Africa, humansofplanetearth, landscape, nature, portrait, Uncategorized, urbanlifeTags: Africa, agriculture, culture, daily life, food, kids, kilimanjaro, marangu, mountain, nature, nightlife, overland, people, portraits, reportage, tanzania, Travel Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

best of – PORTRAITS

some of my more recently works in portraits

Januar 11, 2016Januar 11, 2016 by Rene Bauer Categories: humansofplanetearth, portrait, UncategorizedTags: bestof, boy, child, girl, man, nature, outdoor, people, portraits, studio, woman 1 Kommentar

Mauritius – the fun maker

„I like to drive rough and wild by quad bikes, but many groups coming rather for the fun of selfies, than pure adventure“

August 15, 2015August 15, 2015 by Rene Bauer Categories: HOPE, humansofplanetearth, portrait, travelTags: 4x4, action, Africa, guide, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, mauritius, portraits, quad bike, Travel 1 Kommentar

South Africa – party paramedics

„We travel from events to events, from party to party,

to ensure safety for the party people“

August 15, 2015August 15, 2015 by Rene Bauer Categories: HOPE, humansofplanetearth, portrait, travelTags: clinic, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, paramedics, party, portraits, safety, Travel 1 Kommentar

Indien, Pushkar: Blue Lotus Festival

Weihrauch und Duftkerzen umwehen die Nase,

würziger Masala Tee umspült den Gaumen,

farbenfrohe Kostüme wirbeln vor den Augen,

dumpfe Bässe lassen die Haut erzittern

und laut dröhnt der fröhliche Gesang im Ohr.

Mit viel Glück durfte ich sehr kurzfristig als Festival-Fotograf teilnehmen. In sechs Tagen fanden 40 Konzerte mit 350 Musiker auf verschiedenen Bühnen, vor Tempeln und auf der Strasse statt. Daneben wurden Workshops, Filme, sowie Yoga- und Meditationsstunden angeboten.

Das Blue Lotus Festival fand das erste Mal überhaupt statt. Trotz der geringen Besuchermenge, wetterbedingten Schwierigkeiten (wer erwartet schon Regen in der Wüste?) und einigen behördlichen Hürden (die Polizei unterbrach ein Abendkonzert wegen „fehlender“ Bewilligung, das aber nach kurzer Unterredung weitergeführt werden konnte) waren sich alle Beteiligte am Ende einig: Dieses Musikfestival war ein tolles Erlebnis das keiner missen wollte! Schwer in Worte zu fassen und in Sätze zu quetschen, wie diese Musik das Innerste erzittern, der Rhythmus die Füsse schweben und die Farben die Augen blenden liessen.

Ich hoffe die Bilder und Impressionen geben etwas von der Atmosphäre wieder, die für die beteiligten ein unvergessliches Erlebnis bleiben wird.