Just in front of the door: To get an assignment for a small photo series about my hometown Stuttgart is great. An open view is the requirement for a successful city portrait. Not so easy when everything is so familiar.

Summer city view from the Schlossplatz in Stuttgart.

City view of the densely populated pedestrian zone Königstraße in Stuttgart.

City view from the pedestrian zone in summery Stuttgart.

City view from the summery Schlossplatz in Stuttgart.


On the top floor of the Stuttgart art museum you have a beautiful view of the many passers-by on the Schlossplatz

A group of tourists looks down from the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart onto the surrounding built-up slopes.

At an event in front of the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, the guests of a café sit directly next to the spectators.

On the Kleiner Schlossplatz , the guests of a cafe sit in the sun.

Portrait of Stuttgart: The golden sculpture of a stag stands on the dome of the Baden-Württemberg Kunstverein.

On the Schillerplatz in Stuttgart.

A dove sits on the bronze sculpture by Friedrich Schiller on Schillerplatz, which was erected in 1839. This monument was one of the first great poet monuments in Germany.

Panoramic view over the Eckensee lake in the city centre of Stuttgart to the parliament building and the television tower which towers above the surrounding hills.

A jogger runs in front of the opera along the Eckensee in Stuttgart.

The large water fountain of the Stuttgart Eckensee against the light.

A goose and ducks on a green meadow surrounding the Baden-Württemberg parliament in Stuttgart city centre.

Stuttgart's market place is an empty area except for a few plane trees around the fountain outside market hours.

The square in front of the market hall in the city centre has been busy with shoppers since the construction of the adjacent Dorotheenquartier.

Flea market under the shady chestnut trees on Karlsplatz.

The Hans-im-Glück-Brunnen is a fountain named after the fairytale figure of the same name in Stuttgart-Mitte on Geißstraße.

Galata fountain at Eugensplatz against the light.

View through the trees and the stone balustrade around Eugensplatz to the city below.

View along the Olgastraße in direction of Wilhelmstraße and Neue Weinsteige with the court district behind.

The famous post-modern architecture of the entrance front of the Neue Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, designed by James Stirling, with its curved green glass front and the metal balustrade in pink.

At the entrance to the Neue Staatsgalerie stands the sculpture Die Liegende by Henry Moore.

At Pariser Platz in Stuttgart.

On the sunlit Pariser Platz in Stuttgart with the building of the municipal library.

At Pariser Platz pigeons fly up after a little girl wants to play with them.

View of the municipal library in Stuttgart

A view over the city of Stuttgart.

In the beer garden in Stuttgart's Schlossgarten, there is a dance every Sunday at noon in the summer.

From the busy Arnulf-Klett-Platz in front of Stuttgart's main train station, you have a direct view of the adjacent vineyards of the Stuttgart winery.

View through the barriers to the construction site of the new underground main station of the Stuttgart 21 project.

Stadtportrait Stuttgart: View into the still open construction site of the new main station, which will later be underground.

The sculptures from the Swabian originals by the entertainer duo Häberle and Pfleiderer.

In the park near the university young people play with the ball.

Grapes hang from the vines of a vineyard near the Pragsattel.

At Pragsattel, the grapes hang directly on the busy main road leading to the city centre.

View from the vineyards below the Burgholzhof in direction Neckar with Wangen, Untertürkheim and the east of Stuttgart.

View of the large intersection at Pragsattel, which connects the city with the Stuttgart districts of Feuerbach and Zuffenhausen in the northeast.

View from Burgholzhof to the crossing at Pragsattel with the city centre in the background.

Walkers in the green Rosensteinpark with its many old trees.

Walkers among the old trees in Rosensteinpark.

The natural history museum Schloß Rosenstein in the Rosenstein Park.

The bridges over the Neckar with the Wasen in the background.

The entrance to the fairground next to the airport.

The water lily pond in the Wilhelma botanical-zoological garden.

A pair of lovers in front of the water-lily pond at Wilhelma.

The Porsche Museum is an architectural highlight of the city.

The Porsche Museum towers above its visitors like a large spaceship.


In the Porsche Museum you can also see the most modern versions of Porsche sports cars.

The Mercedes-Benz Museum with its modern architecture.

On the forecourt of the Mercedes-Benz Museum are a number of historic Mercedes convertibles.

The first Mercedes is on display in the Mercedes-Benz Museum.

One of the most admired objects in the Mercedes-Benz Museum is the gullwing Mercedes Type 300 SL.

The Mercedes-Benz Museum shines in the sun.

Ferris wheel and chain carousel at the Cannstatter Wasen fair.

Night shot of the illuminated rides at the Cannstatter Wasen fair.

Viewpoint with the underlying sea of houses in the city centre.
Client: STERN GMBH.